Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Morales Professional, a morales group company; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Morales Professional, a Morales Group company, is seeking an EHS leader to drive site safety and environmental programs in a manufacturing setting. You will partner with operations and leadership to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and local regulations while advancing the enterprise ESG goals.

The role focuses on risk assessments, incident investigations, training, data reporting, and mentoring the EHS Specialist.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with at least 5 years of EHS experience in manufacturing.
• CSP/CIH/CHMM/COEE preferred but not required.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical EHS programs and site safety culture with measurable improvements.
• Oversee environmental compliance, permits, and regulatory reporting.
• Develop roadmaps to reduce energy, water, waste, and GHG; track baselines and targets.
• Coordinate exposure assessments, monitoring, and medical surveillance.
• Deliver role-based training and coach EHS staff to strengthen ownership.
• Publish dashboards and drive corrective actions with verification of effectiveness.
• Lead Management of Change and Pre Startup Safety Reviews on new equipment/processes.
• Build relationships with regulators and industry partners to support compliance.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory compliance

Environmental management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Leads critical safety and environmental programs and drives site level execution of the EHSS strategy established by the EHSS Director. Partners with operations and leadership to ensure rigorous compliance with local, state, and federal requirements; delivers measurable progress toward a zero incident, zero harm culture; and leads ESG reduction initiatives (energy, water, waste, and GHG) that align with enterprise goals. Serves as the primary facility owner for high impact EHS programs, mentors the EHS Specialist, and ensures programs are effectively implemented and sustained on the production floor.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Champion a zero-incident culture. Lead risk assessment practices (JHAs, PSIF, Ergonomics, etc), significant incident investigations (recordable, lost time, high potential), and ensure systemic corrective actions are implemented and effective. Own or oversee critical programs (e.g., LOTO, Machine Guarding, Confined Space, PIT, Contractor Safety); conduct risk-based audits and close findings to verify effectiveness.
• Serve as site lead for environmental compliance and pollution prevention. Coordinate/maintain permits and plans (air/water/waste, stormwater, SPCC), manage regulatory reporting (e.g., Tier II/TRI as applicable), and interface with agencies. Lead robust environmental audits; analyze trends and drive continuous improvement to ensure sustained compliance.
• Build and execute facility roadmaps that reduce energy, water, waste, and GHG (Scope 1 & 2; support Scope 3 collaboration); develop baselines, targets, and business cases; ensure new/modified processes incorporate low carbon and energy efficient design. Track and communicate progress to site/business leadership.
• Ensure exposure assessments, IH monitoring, and medical surveillance are completed and risks controlled (e.g., hearing conservation, respiratory protection, ergonomics). Lead ergonomic risk-reduction projects with measurable exposure reductions.
• Design and deliver advanced, role-based training (e.g., Authorized LOTO, Confined Space Supervisor, PIT, Hazard Communication) with competency verification (observations, quizzes, OJT). Coach supervisors, safety teams, and the EHS Specialist to strengthen ownership and accountability.
• Maintain accurate EHS/ESG data (injury/illness, inspections, waste/air/water/energy, GHG) and submit timely regulatory and internal reports. Publish monthly dashboards, analyze trends, and lead countermeasures to closure with verification of effectiveness.
• Lead EHSS reviews for new/modified equipment, materials, and processes; manage Management of Change and Pre Startup Safety Reviews to ensure engineered controls are in place before starting up. Apply structured project/change management and share lessons learned across the site.
• Build constructive relationships with regulators, waste/utility partners, and professional associations; anticipate external issues and support site reputation and compliance readiness.
• Translate enterprise EHSS strategy into site programs and routines; prioritize and sequence work; mentor the EHS Specialist and coach area leaders/associates; facilitate site EHS steering routines and best practice transfer across departments.

REQUIRED BACKGROUND:

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline with a minimum of 5 years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment. CSP, CIH, CHMM, CPEA, COEE preferred, but not required. Demonstrated history of leading cross-functional EHS initiatives and continuous improvement projects. Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA and other applicable regulatory requirements.