EHS Engineer: Safety & Compliance Leader

Kacmarcik Enterprises; Town of Grafton (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401K

Profit Sharing

Vacation

Paid Holidays

Onsite Wellness Center

Gym Membership

The Kacmarcik Center for Human Perfoml

Job summary

Kapco Metal Stamping, the Midwest's premier contract manufacturer of metal components, seeks an experienced EHS leader to drive safety, environmental, and regulatory programs across manufacturing, paint, warehouse, and distribution facilities.

You will conduct risk assessments, incidents investigations, and audits, while partnering with operations to ensure machine guarding, lockout/tagout, and hazardous materials controls are in place.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EH&S or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of EHS experience in manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, or distribution.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety management systems.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, audits, inspections, and risk assessments.
• Strong communication, leadership, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead EHS programs across manufacturing, paint, warehouse, and distribution facilities.
• Monitor and support compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and other requirements.
• Conduct inspections, safety audits, and risk assessments; identify hazards and recommend controls.
• Investigate incidents, injuries, and near misses; determine root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Manage OSHA recordkeeping, reporting, and documentation.
• Maintain and improve emergency response and evacuation plans.
• Oversee environmental compliance programs (air emissions, hazardous waste, wastewater, stormwater, chemical management).
• Coordinate permitting activities and support regulatory inspections.
• Maintain environmental records and compliance reports.
• Champion waste reduction and sustainability initiatives.
• Partner with operations on machine guarding, LOTO, confined-space, fall protection, PPE programs.
• Promote safe handling of paints, solvents, coatings, and hazardous materials.
• Coordinate industrial hygiene assessments and follow-up actions as needed.
• Support safety programs for warehouse and distribution center operations.
• Advance safe material-handling and pedestrian practices; DOT compliance initiatives.
• Develop and deliver engaging EHS training; track safety metrics and trends.
• Drive corrective actions and CI projects to reduce risk and recurrence.
• Contribute EHS expertise to Lean Manufacturing and operational excellence.

Skills

Incident investigations

Audits & inspections

Risk assessments

Leadership

Communication

Microsoft Office

OSHA regulations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in EH&S or related field

CSP/ASP/CHMM or equivalent certification

ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems

Lean Six Sigma

DOT regulations knowledge

Job description

Kapco Metal Stamping, the Midwest's premier contract manufacturer of metal components, seeks an experienced EHS leader to drive safety, environmental, and regulatory programs across manufacturing, paint, warehouse, and distribution facilities.

You will conduct risk assessments, incidents investigations, and audits, while partnering with operations to ensure machine guarding, lockout/tagout, and hazardous materials controls are in place.