Environmental Health and Safety Technician - 1st Shift

Eaton; Waukesha (WI); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing industry is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Technician for the 1st Shift in Waukesha, WI. This role involves coordinating EHS activities, conducting training, and improving safety metrics within the organization. Excellent benefits are provided, along with opportunities for overtime and career progression.

Benefits

Health benefits available from day one

Paid holidays - up to 12

Weekly pay

Shift premiums of $2.50/hr for off shifts

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Required: High School Diploma or GED; Associate’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years safety-related experience or leadership experience.
• Ability to pursue OSHA 10 Hour training certificate within six months.

Responsibilities

• Assist in coordinating environmental, health, and safety activities.
• Create EHS training and conduct audits.
• Manage plant EHS hazard identification program.

Skills

Leadership

Commitment to safety

Training ability

Chemical management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

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Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Environmental Health and Safety Technician - 1st Shift to join our team on Badger Dr. in Waukesha, WI!

The hourly rate for this position is $24.50 per hour.

The core hours are 7 am - 3 pm. Overtime may exceed these hours and be mandatory at times.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Why work at Eaton? Below are a few of the outstanding benefits we offer:

• Health benefits and vacation time - available to use on day one of your employment!
• Paid holidays - up to 12!
• Weekly pay
• Shift premiums - $2.50/hr for off shifts & Opportunities for overtime.
• Career progression opportunities to cross-train in different departments and increase compensation.
• Retirement benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!
  
  
  

What You’ll Do

The EHS MESH Technician is responsible for assisting with coordinating environmental, health, and safety activities to ensure the organization develops and deploys a strong EHS culture. In this role, you will assist in making EHS a value-add process through sustainability actions and projects. There will be a focus on improving EHS metrics. Additionally, you will assist with creating Zero Incident Safety Culture (ZISC) based on positive recognition and teamwork.

In This Function, You Will

• Help deploy and improve EHS programs that apply to the plant.
• Create, coordinate, and conduct EHS training.
• Participate and add value to EHS Committee.
• Help address and correct plant EHS issues.
• Manage and track plant EHS hazard identification program.
• Participate in EHS audits.
• Help identify EHS plant opportunities for improvement.
• Educate, monitor, and train employees in safe work procedures.
• Conduct and Maintain safety training and inspection documents as evidence of compliance.
• Complete various environmental reports and safety audits in a timely manner.
• Provide EHS support for plant projects and daily operations.
• Support managing programs to ISO 14001, OHSAS 1800, and MESH standards.
• Add value by daily driving and implementing actions that are aligned with plant Top EHS priorities and EHS Action Plan.
• Complete additional duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution
• One of the following is required:
• Associate’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 2 years of safety-related experiences
• Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience (Team Lead, Utility, etc.).
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
• No relocation is being offered for this role. All candidates considered must live within 50 miles of the Waukesha, WI facility. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a trainer in PIV/Crane – both classroom training and over the road training.
• Emergency First Responder Experience is preferred.
  
  
  

Skills

• Ability to pursue an OSHA 10 Hour training certificate within first six months of hire
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must show a commitment to working safely, basic leadership skills, and history of integrity.
• Ability to plan, schedule, receive, store, ship and deliver chemicals and hazardous waste.
• Ability to work overtime when required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 LBS; bend, twist, grab, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, use both hands to lift and lower materials, and perform all other essential duties with or without reasonable accommodations.
  
  
  

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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