Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY SPECIALIST (Permanent)
Our client, a global manufacturing organization with its US headquarters in WNY, is looking to hire an EHS 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
  

Details:

• Position is full-time, direct hire
  
• 100% in-office
  
• $75,000 - $95,000 annually depending on experience
  
• Excellent benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision (effective day 1), 401k with up to 5% match, PTO, Paid holidays, Safety shoe/glasses annual reimbursement
  
• 2+ years’ 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
  
• Relocation not available 
  
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; Visa sponsorship is not available
  
• All employees and applicants, please know that you have access at all times to New York State and Federal Labor Laws and Posters at the Government Agency websites: https://dol.ny.gov/posting-requirements-0; https://www.dol.gov/general/topics/posters#workplace-posters