Industrial Hygiene and Safety Specialist

YorkeEngr; California; On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

PTO

Full Medical/Dental/Vision

PPO and HSA options

Job summary

Yorke Engineering, LLC, in Southern California, seeks an Industrial Hygiene and Safety Specialist to join our environmental engineering team. This is a full-time role focusing on evaluating work environments and designing programs to ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.

The candidate will analyze regulatory requirements and support IH/EH&S services for clients, communicating findings with regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Public Health/Safety/Environmental Science or related field (min GPA 3.0).
• CSP and/or CIH certification highly desired.
• Experience with IH/EH&S regulations and OSHA/ISO 14001 familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments for IH and safety compliance.
• Design policies and procedures to ensure regulatory adherence.
• Communicate analyses with clients, peers, and regulators; support regulatory agency interactions.
• Conduct safety, environmental, or occupational health inspections for compliance.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Industrial hygiene

Safety inspections

Environmental health

Communication skills

Travel to client sites

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health/Safety/Environmental Science

GPA 3.0 or higher

Job description

Industrial Hygiene and Safety Specialist

Southern California

We are looking for a sharp Industrial Hygiene and Safety Specialist to join our team in our Southern CA offices (Los Angeles, Long Beach, Diamond Bar, Riverside, San Juan Capistrano, or San Diego). This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week during our normal business hours. We offer competitive salaries, a full benefits package including Paid Time Off, Holidays, Full Medical/Dental/Vision, along with a 401k program with a generous company match.

We offer a friendly, high performance, team-oriented work environment where professionals can grow amongst their respective peers. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to expand their professional development in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

Position Summary:

The Industrial Hygiene and Safety Specialist reviews, evaluates, and analyzes work environments and is responsible for designing policies and procedures to ensure adherence to regulations on safety, health, and the environment. They will also design programs to prevent disease or injury to workers and damage to the environment. This candidate will be analyzing regulatory required compliance and technical issues, and communicating those analyses with clients, peers, and with regulatory agencies; performs other duties as required or assigned.

This is an experienced level position working under general supervision.

The candidate qualifications we are looking for include:

• 4-10 years of experience as an Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional, or
  Environmental Health and Safety Professional, preferably in a consulting
  environment;
• Analyzes and ensures regulatory compliance as they relate to the health, safety, and environmental policies for our clients, this includes local, state and federal level regulations;
• Ability to perform safety, environmental, or occupational health inspections for compliance with established policies to identify potential new hazards;
• Familiarity with various monitoring and sampling methods, procedures, and techniques used in collecting and testing related to air, dust, odor, and noise monitoring;
• Experience in developing and supporting an efficient Industrial Hygiene and Safety Management System on behalf of clients’ sites;
• Experience with different facets of IH and EH&S services such as:
  • Job Hazard Analyses;
  • Personal Protective Equipment;
  • OSHA Regulations;
  • ISO 140001;
  • Industrial Hygiene Monitoring and Reporting;
  • Ergonomics Evaluations and Reporting;
  • Experience in Lockout/Tagout (LOTO);
  • Illness and Injury Prevention Plans (IIPP);
  • Training on new regulations;
• Extensive experience with process, manufacturing, and/or other industrial facilities;
• Ability to manage multiple clients at any given time without losing focus of quality;
• Experience in dealing with regulatory agencies.

Job Requirements:

• B.S. degree or higher in Public Health and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Chemistry or any other relevant degree from an accredited college/university (minimum GPA of 3.0);
• Well developed technical expertise in IH and Health & Safety rules and regulations;
• Capable of working independently in the field;
• Field experience and ability to travel to client sites;
• Excellent oral and written communications skills;
• Experience in conflict resolution and crisis management;
• Advanced computer applications (Excel, Word, Powerpoint);
• Ability to work successfully in team orientated environments;
• CSP and/or CIH certification are highly desired.
• PPO and HSA Medical Plan options
• 401(k) with employer match
• PTO, sick time, and paid holidays

Salary Range: $95k – $145k

About the Company:

Join Yorke Engineering, LLC, an Environmental Consulting leader in California, while we implement Environmental Engineering and Compliance solutions for clients throughout California. Our mission is to solve environmental compliance problems for industrial and governmental/infrastructure facilities. We are a growing and dynamic organization of highly respected professionals. Yorke Engineering, LLC has assisted over 2,000 client organizations with their Air Quality and Environmental Compliance, Engineering, and Permitting needs. Our philosophy is to efficiently help government and industrial customers with the complex array of environmental laws and regulations. From simple permits to complex agency negotiations, from small companies to the largest of California’s organizations, Yorke successfully solves our clients’ Air Quality and Environmental challenges. Our staff of 50 technical specialists has over 1,000 years of combined environmental experience and consists of engineers that specialize in Air Quality, Waste, Water, CEQA, Safety, and Industrial Hygiene.