Environment Health & Safety Specialist

11th Hour Staffing, Inc; Warsaw (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

11th Hour Staffing, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist for the Warsaw, IN area to join our safety team and help protect workers and the environment.

The ideal candidate will partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership to drive compliance, risk reduction, and a proactive safety culture across facilities, while supporting program deployment and audits. Responsibilities include inspections, investigations, training, incident response, and ongoing

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental science, engineering, industrial technology, manufacturing operations, or related field; or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in environmental, health and safety, manufacturing operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, continuous improvement, or related disciplines.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and manufacturing safety practices.
• Experience conducting inspections, audits, investigations, training, or process improvement activities.
• Experience supporting EHS management systems, corrective action processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationships, influence teams, and drive accountability in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze information, interpret requirements, prioritize responsibilities, and work independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary EHS resource for the Warsaw facility and support assigned facilities as part of the broader EHS team.
• Promote a positive safety culture, employee engagement, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct inspections, compliance audits, risk assessments, and management system evaluations.
• Lead or support incident, injury, and near-miss investigations with root cause analysis.
• Coordinate and deliver EHS training, emergency preparedness activities, contractor safety programs, and safety committees.

Skills

Environmental Health & Safety

OSHA regulations

Audits & inspections

Incident investigations

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Immediate opening for an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist in the Warsaw, Indiana area!

Who We Are

11th Hour Staffing Inc. is a family-owned and operated business that is passionate about recruiting, customer service, and our community. We are positioned to be your one-stop staffing resource for all your hiring & employment needs from entry-level to executive, spanning across all industries.

Position Summary

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist serves as the primary EHS resource for the Warsaw, IN facility while supporting a broader EHS team across multiple manufacturing and operational sites, reporting to the EHS Manager.

This position partners with operations, maintenance, engineering, human resources, and site leadership to support environmental, health, and safety compliance, risk reduction, employee engagement, training, incident prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role is responsible for helping maintain compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and organizational standards while promoting a positive and proactive safety culture.

In addition to supporting the Warsaw facility, this role collaborates with other members of the EHS team on divisional initiatives, reporting requirements, management system activities, audits, investigations, and program deployment across assigned facilities. Some supported facilities may have dedicated site EHS personnel, requiring strong collaboration and partnership across locations.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on EHS professional who builds strong relationships, demonstrates sound judgment, maintains a visible presence within operations, and effectively balances regulatory requirements with business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary EHS resource for the Warsaw facility and support assigned facilities as part of the broader EHS team.

• Partner with employees, supervisors, and leadership to promote a positive safety culture, employee engagement, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.

• Conduct workplace inspections, compliance audits, risk assessments, and management system evaluations to identify hazards and verify compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.

• Lead or support incident, injury, and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective action development, implementation, and effectiveness verification.

• Coordinate and deliver EHS training, emergency preparedness activities, contractor safety programs, and safety committee initiatives.

• Support compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, state, local, and municipal environmental, health, and safety requirements.

• Support environmental compliance programs including waste management, wastewater, stormwater, chemical management, air permitting, and regulatory reporting activities as assigned.

• Collect, analyze, and communicate EHS performance metrics, trends, key performance indicators, and compliance reporting requirements.

• Support development, implementation, standardization, and continuous improvement of EHS programs, procedures, and management systems across multiple facilities.

• Track and support timely completion of corrective and preventive actions resulting from audits, inspections, incidents, assessments, and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental science, engineering, industrial technology, manufacturing operations, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in environmental, health and safety, manufacturing operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, continuous improvement, or related industrial disciplines.

• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and manufacturing safety practices.

• Experience conducting inspections, audits, investigations, training, or process improvement activities.

• Experience supporting EHS management systems, corrective action processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationships, influence teams, and drive accountability in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to analyze information, interpret requirements, prioritize competing responsibilities, and work independently with minimal supervision.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems.

• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities or locations.

• Experience with environmental compliance programs, regulatory reporting, and permit management.

• Experience utilizing enterprise business systems, document control systems, records management processes, or electronic management systems to support compliance, reporting, and operational effectiveness.

• Experience developing or improving standardized processes, reporting tools, dashboards, or management system documentation.

• ASP, CSP, CHMM, OSHA certifications, or other related professional certifications.

• Experience in lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or operational excellence environments.

Working Conditions

• Combination of office, manufacturing, warehouse, and operational environments.

• Frequent presence within active manufacturing and warehouse operations to conduct inspections, audits, investigations, training, and employee engagement activities.

• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, and move throughout facilities for extended periods of time.

• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and work safely in industrial environments.

• May be exposed to noise, moving machinery, powered industrial vehicles, chemicals, and varying environmental conditions consistent with manufacturing operations.

• Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds.

• Travel to facility locations as needed to support audits, training, investigations, projects, and team initiatives; generally less than 20%.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
11th Hour Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against employees or applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law protected by federal, state or local law.
11th Hour Staffing, Inc. will make a reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to 11th Hour Staffing, Inc. Contact Human Resources with any questions or requests for accommodation.