Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Responsibilities
- Develop and support Industrial Safety programs with improvements for organizational safety training, while ensuring compliance with all environmental, health and safety regulations and standards.
- Conduct new employee safety orientation and contractor safety training.
- Lead safety audits and inspections following routine processes and detailed instructions.
- Review safety and environmental reports, compile, analyze, and interpret data, reporting on department metrics as requested.
- Respond to emergency environmental and/or safety situations, exercising judgment within procedures.
- Maintain Industrial Safety Programs and OSHA compliance programs, including Respiratory Protection Program for compliance.
- Coordinate the work of outside contractors and monitor their performance and adherence to safety guidelines.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years’ experience or equivalent
- Solid understanding of federal, state, and local environmental health and safety regulations
- General industry industrial safety experience required
- Proficiency in conducting safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments
- Strong data analysis and reporting skills
- Ability to coordinate and lead safety training programs
- Experience with emergency response procedures and protocols
- General Industry Safety (preferred)
- OSHA certifications (LOTO, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, Respiratory Protection, etc. highly preferred)
Pay
The expected salary range for this position is $75,000 to $85,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional incentive compensation including regular merit increases and the corporate bonus program.
Benefits
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical coverage and company paid Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, AD&D, and paid parental leave
- Work life balance with Paid Holidays and PTO
- Fitness and cell phone subsidies, and additional benefits such as legal services, pet insurance and additional supplemental coverage
- Employee Assistance Program offering around-the-clock counseling
- Financial security: 401(a) (6% employer contribution) and 403(b) (2% match) retirement plans
- Corporate bonus program
About the Role
A leading nonprofit biological resources and standards organization, ATCC is seeking an Industrial Safety Specialist to support our Environmental Health and Safety Team. This EHS Industrial Safety Specialist will work onsite in Frederick, Maryland from 8 - 5 Monday - Friday. This role requires industrial safety and OSHA compliance experience, ideally in laboratory general industry setting. This Industrial Safety Specialist will collaborate closely with our facilities team on major facility-related projects.