Environmental Health Safety Specialist (EHS)

Our client, a global manufacturing organization with its US headquarters in WNY, is looking to hire an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to join their growing team.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily responsibilities that create a proactive safety culture across multiple locations
• Conduct regular safety audits, inspections, and workplace observations throughout all production, warehouse, and office locations
• Identify potential hazards and collaborate with various team members to implement effective corrective measures
• Promote and monitor compliance with PPE requirements and established safe work practices
• Perform job hazard analyses, ergonomic assessments, and machine safety evaluations
• Track safety issues as they are being corrected to ensure timely response and closure
• Participate in investigations of incidents, near misses, and environmental events to determine the root cause, support corrective action implementation, and drive continuous safety improvement
• Ensure accurate/up to date OSHA records and incident reports are maintained and maintain compliance
• Present incident results and information to other internal departments to act as learning opportunities
• Provide EHS training for new hires, existing employees, and contractors as necessary
• Promote employee participation in safety programs, encouraging safe behavior, and provide coaching and training through presence on the production floor
• Participate in audits and inspections by providing EHS documentation
• Manage various environmental programs—chemical handling, spill prevention, and waste management—to ensure strict adherence to OSHA/EPA/DOT and company regulations
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, & Production to ensure safe operations occur at all times
• Participate in safety upgrades, equipment installations, facility upgrades, and implementing new safety protocols
• Work well both independently and in a team environment
• Other duties as assigned/as necessary

Requirements

• 2+ years safety experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in EHS or equivalent experience in a related field
• Must be able to stand/walk/climb stairs, occasionally lift materials, wear required PPE, and work in an environment with noise and moving equipment
• Strong organization skills and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; Visa sponsorship is not available
• Relocation not available

Pay

$75,000 - $95,000 annually depending on experience

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision (effective day 1)
• 401k with up to 5% match
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• Safety shoe/glasses annual reimbursement

Schedule

Full-time, 100% in-office