EHS Specialist / Technical Advisor

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site safety programs and initiatives.
• Develop practical safety procedures and training that support daily operations.
• Drive employee engagement through safety observations, near-miss reporting, and hazard recognition.
• Track and review safety performance metrics including OSHA TCR and DART rates.
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, MIOSHA, EPA, and applicable state environmental regulations.
• Manage environmental compliance programs including Tier II, TRI reporting, RCRA hazardous waste management, and air permit requirements.
• Maintain facility chemical inventories and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) management systems to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Serve as facility contact during regulatory inspections and agency communications.
• Prepare and coordinate required regulatory reports and compliance documentation.
• Maintain environmental monitoring records and compliance documentation.
• Ensure monitoring systems and compliance records meet regulatory retention requirements.
• Support internal and external audits by maintaining compliance documentation and providing regulatory program records when requested.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
• Support manufacturing operations with technical troubleshooting when safety or environmental issues are involved.
• Work with engineering and maintenance teams on process improvements and equipment modifications.
• Evaluate potential safety and environmental impacts of new materials, equipment, or process changes.
• Provide safety and environmental guidance for operational decisions, equipment changes, and process modifications to ensure regulatory compliance and risk reduction.
• Participate in process hazard analysis and operational hazard discussions when needed.
• Support production teams in identifying and correcting safety, environmental, and operational risks during daily manufacturing activities.
• Develop and deliver safety training for employees and contractors.
• Maintain training documentation required for regulatory compliance.
• Support emergency response planning for the facility.
• Maintain emergency procedures and coordinate with local emergency services when required.
• Oversee programs that carry environmental or regulatory risk for the facility.
• Identify potential compliance or operational risks and work with site leadership to address them early.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience with OSHA, EPA, EGLE, Mi-OSHA regulations.
• A minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience with a strong preference for experience in a highly regulated industry.