EHS Professional

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in Australia is seeking an EHS professional to develop and refine environmental, health, and safety programs ensuring compliance with WHS regulations.

You will support regulatory reporting, manage inventories, and contribute to incident investigations and training initiatives. Candidate has a WHS qualification, a degree in an EHS field, and 2–3 years of related experience, with proficiency in MS Office 365 and strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of WHS Australian legislation and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Experience with regulatory reporting or permits is advantageous.
• Background check and drug screening may be required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing, implementing, and refining EHS programs to comply with state and local regulations.
• Contribute to regulatory reporting and permit applications.
• Contribute to management of chemical inventories, SDSs, scrap materials, and waste.
• Support hazard control and accident prevention programs with the site safety committee.
• Assist with incident report preparation to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Help develop training programs for safe and healthy work environments and counsel management on safety practices.
• Identify, measure, and improve EHS processes and communicate EHS information to employees.

Skills

WHS knowledge

MS Office 365

Attention to detail

Strong organizational skills

Compliance awareness

Education

Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety

Bachelor’s Degree in an EHS related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing, implementing, and continuously refining SEL’s environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs to comply with state and local regulations.
• Contribute to the preparation of regulatory reporting and permit applications.
• Contribute to the management of chemical inventories, SDSs, scrapped materials shipped offsite, and waste for the facilities in the region.
• Contribute to active hazard control and accident prevention programs, working with the site safety committee.
• Contribute to the preparation and review of incident reports to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Contribute to the development of training programs that encourage a safe and healthy work environment and counsel all levels of management and employees on safety management programs and practices.
• Contribute to the identification, measurement, and improvement of environmental, health, and safety processes.
• Contribute to the preparation and communication of EHS information to SEL employees.
• Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge and application of WHS Australian legislation.
• Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety (according to Australian requirements).
• Bachelor’s Degree in an EHS related field, Engineering, physical/environmental sciences or equivalent experience.
• 2 – 3 years of EHS related experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Negative drug test result(s).
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL.

Preferred Qualifications

• EHS experience in electronics manufacturing environment.
• ISO 45001 and/or 14001 internal auditor experience.