EHS Specialist — Manufacturing Safety & Compliance

EMPWR Nutrition Group; McMinnville (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EMPWR Nutrition Group is seeking an Environmental, Health, and Safety Coordinator for its McMinnville, OR facilities. This role provides hands-on support for daily EHS activities, inspections, training, documentation, incident response, corrective actions, and employee engagement.

You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Sanitation and site leadership to reduce risk and foster a proactive EHS culture. A background in manufacturing EHS with OSHA knowledge is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety or related field preferred; equivalent education and experience considered.
• Minimum of 2 years EHS experience in manufacturing; food manufacturing a plus.
• Experience conducting inspections, supporting EHS training, maintaining compliance docs, and investigations preferred.
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements and manufacturing safety practices; Oregon OSHA/DEQ experience preferred.
• Familiarity with safety programs like LOTO, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, chemical safety, PPE, confined space, fall protection, IH, contractor safety.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and continuous improvement of the site EHS management system.
• Serve as a visible floor-level EHS resource, reinforce expectations, escalate concerns as needed.
• Partner with leaders to support EHS in daily operations and projects.
• Assist with inspections, observations, action tracking, and accountability for safe practices.
• Support compliance with OSHA, Oregon OSHA, EPA, DEQ, and local requirements.
• Maintain EHS records, permits, training records, and audit-ready files.
• Coordinate hazard identification activities, risk reduction, and training.
• Assist with incident investigations, documentation, and corrective actions.
• Maintain environmental programs including waste, air emissions, wastewater, and spill response.

Skills

EHS compliance

Hazard identification

Incident investigation

Training delivery

OSHA requirements

Education

Bachelor’s/Associate in EHS or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

EMPWR Nutrition Group is seeking an Environmental, Health, and Safety Coordinator for its McMinnville, OR facilities. This role provides hands-on support for daily EHS activities, inspections, training, documentation, incident response, corrective actions, and employee engagement.

You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Sanitation and site leadership to reduce risk and foster a proactive EHS culture. A background in manufacturing EHS with OSHA knowledge is preferred.