EHS Specialist — Drive Safety, Compliance & Sustainability

PPG; Grand Haven (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

PPG is seeking an EHS Specialist for the Grand Haven, MI facility. You will manage a comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety program, reporting to the Industrial Coatings Sr. EHS Leader, and drive best practices to sustain our EHS mission.

You will lead safety training, risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations, while helping develop sustainability metrics and regulatory reporting. This role emphasizes collaboration across levels and continuous safety culture improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, or a related science.
• 2+ years in a manufacturing setting; chemical exposure a plus.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, NFPA regulations and incident investigations.
• Ability to influence safety culture across levels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local and PPG requirements and policies.
• Provide leadership and direction for EHS training.
• Evaluate the EHS Impacts of capital projects and assure EHS risk assessments are completed.
• Drive key safety initiatives 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.
• Participate in emergency response activities.
• 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.
• Assist with oversight of the Waste Management Program (Hazardous, Non-Hazardous, Universal).
• Help develop leading indicators that drive continuous improvement in sustainability metrics (energy, water, waste), spill incidents, injuries and the EHS Management System.

Skills

OSHA/EPA regulations

EHS training leadership

Incident investigations

Risk assessment

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, or related science

Job description

PPG is seeking an EHS Specialist for the Grand Haven, MI facility. You will manage a comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety program, reporting to the Industrial Coatings Sr. EHS Leader, and drive best practices to sustain our EHS mission.

You will lead safety training, risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations, while helping develop sustainability metrics and regulatory reporting. This role emphasizes collaboration across levels and continuous safety culture improvement.