EHS Specialist

Construction Association of Michigan; Delaware, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Life

Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation and Holidays

EAP

Disability/Leave

Family Leave

Voluntary benefit offerings

Job summary

PPG is seeking an EHS Specialist for the Delaware, OH site to manage a comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety program. You will report to the EHS Manager and promote best practices to protect workers while ensuring regulatory compliance across Federal, State, and Local requirements.

You will lead and train teams, guide incident investigations, and support capital projects with risk assessment and safety analysis. The role emphasizes safety culture and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Engineering or related science.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, NFPA and related safety regs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local and PPG policies.
• Provide leadership for EHS training.
• Evaluate EHS impacts of capital projects and ensure risk assessments are completed.
• Manage safety programs including Job Safety Analysis and MOC.
• Support incident investigations and corrective actions using 5-Why and other methods.
• Provide audit readiness and mentorship for compliance audits.
• Lead emergency response activities and safety committees.
• Develop programs to reduce EHS risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Complete environmental reports and manage site permits.
• Oversee Waste Management Program and sustainability metrics.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Eng or相关科

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Engineering or related science

Job description

Join PPG and help lead the next generation of coatings development. As a global industry leader, PPG delivers advanced coating solutions that set the standard for performance, quality, and sustainability. Experienced people who excel in a culture of collaboration, innovation, and growth power our success.

As an EHS Specialist, you will help manage a comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety program for the PPG Delaware facility. You will report to the EHS Manager and help guide best practices to sustain our EHS mission. You will provide leadership and training to provide a safe workplace for our team members, while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations to minimize all liabilities/risk. You will have close interaction with all levels of the manufacturing, technical and engineering organizations and provide an unified EHS message. The EHS Manager will manage this onsite role, which is based in our Delaware, OH site.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local and PPG policies.
• Provide leadership for EHS training.
• Evaluate the EHS Impacts of capital projects and assure EHS risk assessments are completed.
• Manage important safety programs including Job Safety Analysis, site safety risk assessments, risk mitigation, and Management of Change.
• Support site management and provide coaching and review of incident investigations and corrective actions through 5-Why and other incident investigation methods.
• Provide oversight, audit readiness and mentorship for compliance audits and corrective action management.
• Lead emergency response activities.
• Help lead/support Site Safety Committee, LOTO Subcommittee and Ergonomic Subcommittee
• Develop programs to reduce EHS risks and to comply with regulatory and PPG corporate requirements and management systems.
• Complete and submit Federal, State, and Local environmental reports such as the OSHA logs, and be responsible for site permits.
• Help with oversight of the Waste Management Program (Hazardous, Non-Hazardous, Universal).
• Help develop leading indicators that improve sustainability metrics (energy, water, waste), spill incidents, injuries and the EHS Management System.

• A Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering or a related science.
• 3 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment; Chemical or Automotive manufacturing setting would be advantageous.
• Experience supporting EHS programs in construction settings is desirable.
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations. This includes consensus standards such as OSHA, EPA, DOT, NIOSH, ANSI, NFPA, and Workers' Compensation. Additionally, inspection procedures, audits, hazard reviews, and incident investigation techniques are necessary.
• Knowledge in organizational change and building a safety culture through influence and engagement.
• Demonstrated strength in collaborating with colleagues and leaders across all levels.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

• Health
• Dental
• Life
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability/Leave
• Family Leave
• other Voluntary benefit offerings.

Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.

We offer a diverse and inclusive environment.