Environmental Health & Safety - EHSQ Specialist

Location: Reports to Site General Manager.

About the role

The EHS & Quality Technician supports EQI’s Safety and Quality Management System with a continuous improvement mindset. This role is responsible for ensuring product EHS, quality, compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and effective resolution of issues in the facility. The EHS & Quality Technician reports to the General Manager and works closely with EHS, Quality Engineers/Specialists, Product Engineers, Operations, and Supply Chain personnel both on site and at the corporate office. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, data-driven problem solving, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the implementation of EHS & quality procedures, and work instructions in compliance with company, customer, and regulatory requirements
• Assure conformance to specifications for incoming and finished products
• Conduct and support safety and quality inspections, including: In process audits, EHS audits, Incoming and outgoing product inspections, Finish paint inspections, Parts and specification compliance reviews, Customer inspections and audits
• Conducts new employee orientations for EHS and Quality topics
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action activities related to EHS incidents and quality nonconformances
• Partner with site leadership to manage safety & quality expectations with employees, contractors, suppliers, and vendors
• Support risk and hazard assessments for job safety (JSA) and product quality
• Use data systems to track, manage, and report EHS and Quality metrics; prepare KPI reports and trend analysis
• Support training documentation and ensure EHS & quality-related training requirements are tracked and completed
• Manage customer quality issues in partnership with Quality Engineers/Specialists, including: Timely response to customer complaints or nonconformances, Data collection and communication with EQI’s global supply chain, Participation in the 8D corrective action process and follow-up to closure, Monitor customer quality performance and provide on-site customer support as needed
• Support specification distribution and training processes
• Creates and manages training matrices to ensure all training