Environmental Specialist

Thornley Corporate Solutions; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 73,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Thornley Corporate Solutions in Concord, NC is seeking an Environmental Specialist / EHS Specialist to be the on-site environmental go-to for a complex, highly engineered manufacturing operation. The role is hands-on and embedded on-site in Concord.

You will own the environmental agenda, ensure compliance, and partner with maintenance, engineering, and operations on risk, permitting, and practical compliance. This position emphasizes manufacturing depth over consultancy.

Qualifications

• Solid track record in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience with environmental compliance programs, permitting, reporting, and audits.
• Experience implementing or driving environmental initiatives.
• ISO 14001 experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the environmental agenda for the Concord site.
• Ensure day-to-day compliance with environmental regulations and internal standards.
• Prepare and maintain environmental documentation, reporting, and records.
• Lead or support environmental audits and follow-up actions.
• Partner with maintenance, engineering, and operations on risk assessments and controls.
• Contribute to EHS training, communications, and culture-building.
• Support broader safety programs as needed.

Skills

Industrial / manufacturing experience

Environmental compliance

ISO14001 experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Environmental reporting

OSHA requirements awareness

Job description

Environmental Specialist / EHS Specialist
Location: On-site – Concord, NC
Salary: $73,000–$75,000 base

The Opportunity

You will be the environmental go‑to for a complex, highly engineered manufacturing operation. This is a hands‑on role, embedded on-site in Concord, where you will:

• Lead environmental programs, compliance, and reporting across the plant
• Support health & safety, but as a secondary component of the job
• Act as an internal advisor to maintenance, engineering, and operations on environmental risk, permitting, and practical compliance
• Help reshape how the site thinks about environmental performance as part of overall EHS

This is not a consulting role. We need someone who has worked in manufacturing, not only with manufacturers as a consultant.

What We\'re Looking For

Experience

• Solid track record in an industrial / manufacturing environment (plant, factory, production)
• Hands‑on experience with:
  • Environmental compliance (air, water, waste, hazardous materials, etc.)
  • Environmental aspects of EHS programs (permitting, reporting, audits, inspections, corrective actions)
  • Working cross‑functionally with operations, maintenance, engineering, and/or production teams
• Evidence that you have implemented or significantly driven environmental initiatives, not just maintained a program someone else built
• ISO14001 experience

Health & Safety

• Background in safety is needed, but as a secondary skillset:
  • Participation in safety programs, inspections, incident investigations, and training
  • Understanding of OSHA requirements in a manufacturing context
• Safety experience on its own, without environmental depth, is not sufficient for this role.

Key Responsibilities

Internal title may be EHS Specialist / Environmental Specialist, but the core responsibilities include:

• Own and drive the environmental agenda for the Concord site
• Ensure day‑to‑day compliance with relevant environmental regulations and internal standards
• Prepare and maintain required environmental documentation, reporting, and records
• Lead or support environmental audits and follow‑up on corrective and preventive actions
• Partner with maintenance, engineering, and operations on:
  • Environmental risk assessments for projects and changes
  • Environmental controls on equipment, processes, and materials
  • Practical solutions that work on the plant floor
• Contribute to EHS training, communications, and culture‑building activities, especially where environmental topics are involved
• Support broader safety programs (inspections, incident investigations, etc.) as needed

Profile & Mindset

We\'re interested in people who:

• Self‑identify as environmental specialists within EHS, not purely as safety people
• Are comfortable in a plant environment and talking to maintenance, engineers, and operators on the floor
• Can explain environmental concepts in clear, practical language