EHS Specialist

Image Associates Inc.; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Image Associates Inc. is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator/Specialist for our Mattoon, IL manufacturing facility to guide safety, health, and environmental initiatives across the site.

You'll ensure compliance with OSHA/EPA and other regulations, educate staff to prevent incidents, analyze accidents, track safety metrics, and support workers’ compensation reporting. A manufacturing background and EHS in manufacturing are strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or EHS; two-year degrees may be considered with experience.
• 1–2 years' experience in manufacturing; more with a two-year degree; EHS in manufacturing preferred.
• Military or other safety experience considered in lieu of a degree.
• Proficient with MS Office for reports, emails, statistics, and presentations.
• Knowledge of Behavior Based Safety programs.
• Willing to work in a factory/manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide safety, health, and environmental initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA/EPA/local, state, and federal regulations.
• Foster incident- and accident-free workplace through education and training.
• Analyze and take corrective action on accidents.
• Create and monitor safety and accident prevention statistics.
• Assist with workers’ compensation reporting.

Skills

Report writing

Data analysis

Email communication

Communication skills

Behavior Based Safety knowledge

Training/coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety, Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or Environmental Health and Safety

Two-year degree with good experience

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Job description

Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator/Specialist needed at a manufacturing plant. Excellent benefits provided. This job is in Mattoon, IL.

• You will be responsible for guiding safety, health, and environmental initiatives at the company.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations, such as OSHA and EPA
• Foster an incident and accident-free workplace through education, coaching, training.
• Analyze and take corrective action on accidents involving people or property.
• Create and monitor safety and accident prevention statistics.
• Assist with workers’ compensation reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, in Safety, Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or Environmental Health and Safety. Two-year degrees may be considered with good experience.
• One or two years' experience with a four year degree, in a manufacturing environment. More experience is necessary with a two year degree.Must have experience in an EHS role with a manufacturing company.
• Military and other experience in workplace safety will be considered in lieu of a degree. Internships or co-op experience are great pluses.
• Must have excellent skills with MS Office tools for the purpose of writing reports, communication by email, analyzing statistics, developing PowerPoint presentations.
• Some knowledge about Behavior Based Safety programs.
• Must be willing to work in a factory/manufacturing environment.