EHS Engineer

Metal Technologies; Ravenna (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Metal Technologies is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety professional to lead plant EHS management and drive compliance with applicable regulations and MTI programs. The role focuses on risk reduction, training, and incident response across the manufacturing facility.

You will collaborate with plant staff to maintain safe operations, conduct inspections, and oversee environmental compliance activities, while fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, or related field.
• 1–3 years’ safety/environmental experience in heavy industry.
• Co-op or intern experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Leads plant EHS management.
• Ensures compliance with state/federal safety, health, and environmental regulations and MTI programs.
• Performs workplace assessments and proposes risk-reducing improvements.
• Delivers safety and environmental training.
• Manages medical surveillance and qualification processes.
• Carries out stormwater inspections and recordkeeping.
• Ensures adherence to SWPPP, SPCC, APCP, EMS requirements.
• Acts as a contact point for plant environmental issues.
• Manages response to spills and emergencies.
• Builds trusting, psychologically safe relationships with managers and hourly staff.

Skills

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Risk reduction

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety/Environmental

Job description

Who We Are:

Metal Technologies is a premier metal casting company that uses modern technology and a highly productive workforce to produce the best quality product. Since 1997, we have been a privately held, family-owned company. Metal Technologies produces high quality gray iron, ductile iron, austempered ductile and value-added machining for a variety of industries. Each foundry has unique processes and capabilities that complement specific product families and specifications. As a growing company, Metal Technologies offers a wide range of challenging and exciting career opportunities. If you are looking for a progressive company that promotes and rewards individual achievement, consider applying for a position with us.

MTI is committed to building and maintaining a culture of excellence through an adherence to our values:

• Faith. We honor God in everything we do.
• Family. We are family.
• Spirit. We can do this.
• Grit. We enjoy getting our hands dirty.
• Vision. We create opportunity.
• Rigor. We focus on process.

We offer a diverse and inclusive variety of benefits. At MTI we believe that taking care of our employees means to ensure that they can live healthy balanced lives which results in better work performance.

General Summary:

Works with local plant staff to carry out or coordinate safety and environmental activities in the plant.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads plant EHS management.
• Helps to ensure compliance with state and federal safety, health, and environmental regulations as well as MTI programs and operating procedures.
• Perform workplace assessments and propose improvements to reduce risk.
• Delivers effective training to meet safety and environmental requirements.
• Manages the medical surveillance and qualification process.
• Carries out stormwater and non-contact cooling water inspections and recordkeeping.
• Ensures adherence to site specific environmental requirements (SWPPP, SPCC, APCP, EMS)
• Functions as contact point for routine plant environmental issues
• Manages response to spills and other emergencies.
• Establishes a trusting, psychologically safe relationships with managers, supervisors, and the hourly workforce.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements:

• Demonstrated skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and project management.
• Excellent understanding of applicable state and federal EHS regulations.
• Ability to identify and facilitate process improvement projects.
• Ability to manage the incident learning process.
• Knowledge of industrial hazard recognition and risk reduction measures
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with team members, management, and support functions within the company.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Machine guarding
  • Conservation
  • Confined Spaces
  • Incident Investigation
  • Clean Water Act
  • Clean Air Act
  • Hazard Communication
  • Lockout
  • OSHA Recordkeeping
  • Ergonomics
  • RCRA
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Desire to learn and understand plant manufacturing processes.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Working Conditions

50% office, 50% plant floor.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• 1-3 years’ experience with safety and environmental programs in a heavy industrial environment.
• Co-op or intern experience may be considered.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.