EHS Specialist — Lead Safety & Compliance (25–50% Travel)

Elliott Equipment Company; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Elliott Equipment Company is seeking an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist to support our EHS team and Operations in reducing risk at production facilities. The role involves developing safety programs, enforcing standards, and guiding leadership on compliance with local and federal requirements.

Responsibilities include incident investigations, reporting to authorities, and driving continuous EHS improvement across business units.

Qualifications

• Collaboration across functions to achieve safety goals.
• Experience reporting to oversight bodies on environmental issues.
• Proficient in root-cause analysis methodologies such as 5 Whys, Fishbone, FMEA, TapRooT.
• Ability to influence outcomes without formal authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Mentoring and coaching of team members to address safety incidents.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Attention to detail and timeliness in reporting.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience with OSHA recordkeeping preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports on-site risk reduction in collaboration with Operations leadership.
• Coaches incident investigations and reviews corrective actions.
• Analyzes incidents and proposes preventive measures, including cost considerations.
• Reports events to relevant regional authorities and ensures compliance.
• Evaluates workplace risks to protect personnel and company.
• Assists with Velocity EHS system usage and data management.
• Performs/oversees EHS inspections and documents findings.
• Coordinates with stakeholders for regulatory reporting and permits.
• Maintains chemical datasheets and informs users.
• Prepares regular EHS reports.
• Assists with onboarding and safety-related training for new hires.
• Travel regionally as needed (approximately 25%).

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Root cause analysis

Discretion with sensitive information

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor’s in Occupational Health & Safety or related field

CSP/CHST/Safety certification preferred

Tools

Velocity EHS

MS Office

OSHA recordkeeping tools

Job description

Elliott Equipment Company is seeking an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist to support our EHS team and Operations in reducing risk at production facilities. The role involves developing safety programs, enforcing standards, and guiding leadership on compliance with local and federal requirements.

Responsibilities include incident investigations, reporting to authorities, and driving continuous EHS improvement across business units.