EHS Specialist

Camaco; Lorain (OH); In loco; USD 55.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Camaco, located in Lorain, OH, seeks an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist to support a safe, compliant manufacturing site. You will develop and administer EHS programs, conduct risk assessments, and ensure regulatory compliance across the plant floor and offices.

You will lead safety training, perform incident investigations, maintain critical EHS records, and collaborate with departments to foster a proactive safety culture.

Competenze

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum two years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Mansioni

• Administer, maintain, and improve EHS programs across the facility.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, customer, and company EHS requirements.
• Audit and manage site safety programs, policies, procedures, and regulatory activities.
• Conduct facility inspections, risk assessments, and hazard analyses; implement corrective actions.
• Lead incident investigations, including root cause analysis and follow-up actions.
• Maintain OSHA logs, workers' compensation records, safety training records, permits, and SDS.
• Coordinate environmental compliance activities (air permits, stormwater, hazardous waste).
• Monitor safety performance metrics and trends; drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate workers' compensation claims and return-to-work programs.
• Develop and deliver safety, environmental, and regulatory training programs.

Conoscenze

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Training & mentoring

Formazione

High School diploma or equivalent

Strumenti

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Learning Management Systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Purpose

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist is responsible for supporting and promoting a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant workplace. This position develops, implements, and administers environmental, health, and safety programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards while fostering a culture of safety throughout the organization.

Purpose

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist is responsible for supporting and promoting a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant workplace. This position develops, implements, and administers environmental, health, and safety programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards while fostering a culture of safety throughout the organization.

The EHS Specialist partners with all departments to identify risks, reduce workplace injuries, ensure environmental compliance, and support employee engagement in safety initiatives.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and continuously improve environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs across the facility.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, customer, and company environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Audit, update, and manage site safety programs, policies, procedures, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Conduct routine facility inspections, audits, risk assessments, and hazard analyses; implement corrective and preventive actions as needed.
• Lead incident, injury, near-miss, and environmental event investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action follow-up.
• Maintain ownership of critical EHS records and documentation, including OSHA logs, workers' compensation records, safety training records, permits, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Coordinate environmental compliance activities, including air permits, stormwater/NPDES requirements, hazardous waste management, and other regulatory reporting obligations.
• Monitor and analyze safety performance metrics, injury trends, audit findings, and compliance indicators to drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate workers' compensation claims, return-to-work programs, injury case management, and related administrative processes.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver safety, environmental, and regulatory training programs for employees, supervisors, and management.
• Lead safety onboarding and orientation activities for new employees.
• Facilitate the facility Safety Committee and support employee engagement initiatives that promote a positive safety culture.
• Partner with managers, supervisors, and employees to identify risks, improve safety performance, and ensure accountability throughout the organization.
• Provide EHS support for new equipment, processes, facility modifications, and capital projects.
• Spend significant time on the production floor coaching employees, building relationships, identifying hazards, and reinforcing safe work practices.
• Support emergency preparedness activities, including emergency response planning, drills, and business continuity initiatives.
• Promote a culture of safety, environmental stewardship, employee well-being, and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum two years of experience in a manufacturing environment required.

Competencies

• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail and recordkeeping abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Proficiency with web-based learning management systems
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, standard work, and production operations preferred.
• Ability to present information and facilitate small-group training sessions.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Supervisory Responsibility

Has no supervisory responsibilities

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on the plant floor.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.