EHS Specialist: Lead Safety & Compliance, Gensuite

Corning Inc.; Keene (NH); On-site; USD 64,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and long-term incentives

401(k) matching up to 4%

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

Corning is seeking an EHS Specialist to support the site EHS strategy and manage the EHS management system. You will lead Gensuite administration, train users, and coordinate the Global Safety Standards framework across Operations, Engineering and Maintenance.

The role requires 1–3 years in EHS, OSHA knowledge, and strong communication skills. Office and production floor duties, risk assessments, and incident investigations are part of daily work, with occasional after-hours support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent EHS experience will also be considered.
• 1–3 years of EHS experience in a manufacturing or similarly regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA regulations and environmental compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong systems administration, data-quality, documentation, organization, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple cross-functional priorities.
• Ability to translate EHS requirements into clear, practical actions for program owners and frontline teams.
• Effective facilitation, coaching, training, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments, including routinely walking production areas, climbing stairs and ladders, and wearing required PPE.
• Availability to provide occasional off-shift or after-hours support for incidents, audits, or regulatory activities.
• Experience administering Gensuite or a comparable EHS management information system.
• Experience supporting a corporate EHS standards framework or leading employee safety teams.
• Experience with environmental compliance programs and regulated waste management.
• ASP, CHMM or related credential (or progress toward); OSHA 30-Hour or RCRA/DOT hazardous materials training.

Responsibilities

• Lead administration of EHS Gensuite modules, including user access, system configuration, workflows, dashboards, and accurate tracking of actions, audits, incidents, inspections, risk reviews, and compliance obligations.
• Train end users, develop job aids, and provide EHS metrics, trend reporting, and updates to site and division leadership.
• Coordinate implementation and sustainment of the GSS framework and EHS management system requirements; coach Element Owners and subject matter experts on gap assessments, program development, requirements, and evidence of execution.
• Coordinate self-assessments, audits, and corrective-action follow-up, prioritizing work based on risk and compliance significance.
• Support execution of the annual site EHS strategy, objectives, and leading-indicator activities.
• Assist with risk assessments, management of change, incident investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, training, inspections, emergency preparedness, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, machine safety, and contractor safety.
• Support environmental compliance programs for waste, air, stormwater, and spill prevention, including inspections, compliance calendars, reporting inputs, waste profiles, manifests, Land Disposal Restriction records, and vendor coordination.
• Maintain organized, accurate, and audit-ready environmental and EHS records.
• Lead site safety team activities, including meeting schedules, agendas, action tracking, and communication of outcomes.

Skills

Data quality

Documentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Training

Facilitation

Incident investigations

Root cause analysis

Ergonomics

Machine safety

Contractor safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Safety/Environmental related field

ASP, CHMM or related credential (or progress toward)

OSHA 30-Hour or RCRA/DOT training

Tools

Gensuite

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Corning is seeking an EHS Specialist to support the site EHS strategy and manage the EHS management system. You will lead Gensuite administration, train users, and coordinate the Global Safety Standards framework across Operations, Engineering and Maintenance.

The role requires 1–3 years in EHS, OSHA knowledge, and strong communication skills. Office and production floor duties, risk assessments, and incident investigations are part of daily work, with occasional after-hours support.