EHS Specialist

Saint-Gobain North America

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Saint-Gobain North America is seeking an EHS Specialist in Houston to champion environmental, health, and safety programs across the site. The role emphasizes active plant-floor leadership, hazard identification, and continuous improvement in collaboration with Operations and Maintenance.

Responsibilities include conducting audits, supporting incident investigations, tracking corrective actions, and delivering EHS training and communications.

Qualifications

Familiar with OSHA/EPA requirements and incident investigation.
Core skills include communication, coaching, organization, and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

Conduct plant-floor observations, safety audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards.
Assist with incident investigations and root-cause analysis; track corrective actions.
Support training, safety communications, and engagement activities across Operations and Maintenance.
Monitor safety metrics, leading indicators, and audit readiness; promote continuous improvement.

Skills

EHS knowledge

OSHA/EPA

Communication

Incident investigation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

WHY DO WE NEED YOU?

The EHS Specialist supports and advances the site’s environmental, health, and safety programs in alignment with regulatory requirements, company standards, and Saint-Gobain’s Zero Harm commitment. This position serves as a visible safety leader and change agent by maintaining an active plant-floor presence, partnering with Operations and Maintenance to drive risk reduction and incident prevention, influencing safe behaviors, building employee engagement, and promoting environmental stewardship and continuous improvement across the site.

WHY DO WE NEED YOU?

Nature & Scope Of Position

Provide day-to-day EHS support and guidance to supervisors, employees, Operations, and Maintenance to promote safe and compliant work practices.
Support site safety, environmental, risk reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives by helping identify hazards, evaluate controls, and follow up on corrective actions.
Promote proactive hazard identification, near-miss reporting, employee engagement, safety huddles, inspections, and environmental walks to strengthen safety ownership.
Track EHS action items, leading indicators, audit readiness, regulatory records, and Saint-Gobain EHS initiatives to support compliance and site performance goals.

Essential Job Functions

Conduct routine plant-floor observations, inspections, behavioral observations, environmental walks, safety audits, and hazard/risk assessments to identify unsafe conditions, at-risk behaviors, and improvement opportunities.
Support incident and near-miss investigations, assist with root cause analysis, recommend corrective and preventative actions, and track actions to timely closure.
Assist with 4.0RMs, risk assessment updates, hazard controls, environmental/safety controls, regulatory recordkeeping, and follow-up on audit or inspection findings.
Coordinate and deliver EHS training, safety huddles, employee communications, coaching, and engagement activities to reinforce safe work practices and accountability.
Monitor, maintain, and communicate EHS metrics, leading indicators, incident trends, near-miss data, corrective action status, and other performance information to support site goals.
Support emergency preparedness activities, response drills, Safety Committee actions, Management of Change reviews, capital projects, equipment installations, WCM readiness, and continuous improvement projects.
Partner with Operations and Maintenance to support machine guarding, safe work procedures, PPE compliance, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, environmental compliance, and risk reduction efforts.
Manage and maintain the ERA system covering environmental aspects, representing approximately 25% of the role’s workload.

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?

KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

Education: High School Diploma or GED required; EHS-related degree preferred.
Experience: 2-3 or more years of progressive EHS experience in manufacturing preferred.
Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of OSHA/EPA requirements, incident investigation, root cause analysis, corrective actions, training, hazard communication, LOTO, emergency preparedness, MOC, and environmental compliance preferred.
Core Skills: Must demonstrate strong communication, coaching, organization, follow-up, documentation, problem-solving, influencing, and continuous improvement skills.
Certifications & Systems: Microsoft Office required; EHS systems and OSHA 30 preferred; CSP, ASP, CHMM, First Aid/CPR, or similar certifications a plus.

SAFETY LEADERSHIP EXPECTATION

Maintain an active plant-floor presence, engage employees, identify risks, support accountability, and contribute to improvements in safety culture, leading indicators, risk reduction, and EHS performance.

a Little More About Us

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

LEGAL STATEMENT

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at SGNA_HR_Compliance@saint-gobain.com.

Benefits In Joining Us

Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:

Health and Wellbeing – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work

Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Healthcare Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
LiveWell Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave

Retirement and Protection – Helping to make the future life you want a reality

401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance

Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want