Environmental, Health, & Safety Specialist

National Society for Black Engineers; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical and

Dental coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Retirement plans

Paid Time off

Volunteering Time off

Employer Savings Plan Matching

Employer Paid DC Pension

Maternity and Parental Leave Top-Up

Fitness Reimbursement Program

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking an EHS Specialist to support health, safety, and environmental programs at our Cambridge, Ontario site. You will partner with production and functions to ensure regulatory compliance and drive continuous improvement.

Reporting to the EHS Manager, you will lead inspections, audits, incident investigations, training, data reporting, and documentation management to strengthen EHS performance and employee awareness.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of health, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting EHS management systems, audits, inspections, or compliance programs.
• Experience maintaining EHS documentation, records, databases, and audit-related materials.
• Experience participating in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of EHS programs, policies, procedures, and management systems.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with applicable health, safety, environmental, ISO, corporate, and internal audit requirements.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments, and maintain associated documentation and records.
• Participate in incident, injury, and near‑miss investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective action development, and effectiveness verification.
• Maintain EHS management systems, compliance records, databases, and audit documentation.
• Collect, analyze, and report EHS performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience

Tools

EHS management systems

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

We are seeking an EHS Specialist to support health, safety, and environmental programs, management system compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives across the site. This role partners closely with production and other functional teams to support regulatory compliance, audits, training, incident management, and EHS performance reporting. The EHS Specialist will play a key role in maintaining EHS systems, promoting employee awareness, and identifying opportunities to improve safety and environmental performance.

You will work on-site in Cambridge, ON and report to the EHS Manager.

Your Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of EHS programs, policies, procedures, and management systems.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with applicable health, safety, environmental, ISO, corporate, and internal audit requirements.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments, and maintain associated documentation and records.
• Participate in incident, injury, and near‑miss investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective action development, and effectiveness verification.
• Maintain EHS management systems, compliance records, databases, and audit documentation.
• Collect, analyze, and report EHS performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Develop, update, and maintain EHS policies, procedures, and related documentation.
• Coordinate EHS training programs, maintain training records, and support employee safety and environmental awareness initiatives.
• Assist with workplace injury claims administration, return‑to‑work processes, and related documentation and metrics.
• Support emergency preparedness activities, environmental initiatives, internal audits, and provide EHS guidance to employees, supervisors, and management.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
• Knowledge of health, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting EHS management systems, audits, inspections, or compliance programs.
• Experience maintaining EHS documentation, records, databases, and audit-related materials.
• Experience participating in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action tracking.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and report EHS performance data and trends.
• Experience developing or maintaining policies, procedures, work instructions, or related documentation.
• Experience coordinating training activities and maintaining training records.
• Knowledge of workplace injury claims administration and return‑to‑work processes.
• Ability to provide EHS guidance and collaborate with production teams, employees, supervisors, and other departments.

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical and Dental
• Health Care Spending Account (HCSA - dependent on the plan chosen)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Retirement plans
• Paid Time off
• Volunteering Time off
• Employer Savings Plan Matching (includes RRSP, TFSA, and EPSP)
• Employer Paid DC Pension
• Maternity and Parental Leave Top‑Up
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

For this role, the Base Salary Compensation is from $71,760 - $107,640 with an annual target bonus of 5%of base salary. Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at [phone].