EHS Specialist

About the role

The EHS Specialist will use established procedures and work under general supervision of the Operations Manager to implement and maintain company policies adhering to local, state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations. This role is involved in the design and development of facilities, work areas and work procedures and implements environmental, health and safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all environmental, health, and safety regulations; maintain and update EH&S procedures, programs, and required environmental permits.
• Cookout and conduct safety audits, incident investigations, ergonomic evaluations, storm-water inspections, and emergency supply checks; advise management on safety improvements and incident-prevention strategies.
• Plan and deliver EH&S training, including new-hire safety orientation, hazardous materials communication, and industrial hygiene assessments; maintain SDS and related documentation.
• Manage hazardous waste handling, storage, labeling, inspection logs, transport coordination, disposal activities, and regulatory reporting; identify improvement opportunities to reduce waste.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate impacts; maintain effective quality and compliance through routine site checks and participation in the Emergency Response Team.
• Support cross-functional EH&S tasks and perform additional responsibilities assigned by the EH&S Manager or management.

Requirements

Level II: 2-5 years of relevant environmental, health and safety work experience.
Bachelor's Degree Required. Preferably in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineer/Health, or Occupational Safety and Health.
Excellent working knowledge and understanding of federal, state and local regulations
A basic understanding of industrial chemicals and their properties.
Ability to use Windows based suite of software programs including MS Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Excellent communication skills
Willingness to investigate potentially hazardous situations
Demonstrated ability to conduct stand up presentations
Demonstrated ability to interact with internal and external contacts.

Qualifications

• Prefered certifications in First Aid, CPR, AED, Emergency Response, Powered Industrial Trucks, Fall Protection, DOT, HAZWOPER, ASP, CPE, CEPS CIH, CHMM.

Skills

Must have a basic understanding of industrial chemicals and their properties.

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
• 12 paid holidays per year
• 401k Retirement Plan with company match
• Education Reimbursement eligible after 6 months of employment

Pay

$89,200 - $106,400

Schedule

Monday-Friday (first shift)