Lead EHS Technician - 1st shift

Eaton; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead EHS Technician, where you will champion safety initiatives and drive a zero incident culture. This role involves ensuring compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations while leading projects that enhance workplace safety. You will collaborate with teams to implement effective safety programs and monitor compliance with government regulations. If you are passionate about creating a safe work environment and have a strong background in EHS, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive and dynamic workplace.

Benefits

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Unpaid time off

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of EHS experience or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of OSHA regulations and safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive and promote zero incident EHS culture throughout the site.
• Assist in MESH implementation and maintain compliance with EHS regulations.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team collaboration

Self-starter

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCADdivision is currently seeking aLead EHS Technician - 1st shiftin Arden, NC. This position is ONSITE at our Arden NC facility and is 1st shift, Monday -Friday 8:00am-4:30pm.

This position supports environmental, health, safety, and security efforts at the site including: establishing EHS objectives and targets; internal reporting of EHS performance; and ensuring plant level EHS programs, policies, procedures and systems are developed, implemented, and sustained to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulatory requirements and conformance with Eaton Corporation mandates.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $52499.97- $76999.96a year.

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.

What you’ll do:

In this role:

• Drives and promotes zero incident EHS culture throughout site
• Champions and leads projects designed to effectively drive improvements in our “Zero Incident Safety Culture” program(s) Drive and promotes zero incident EHS culture throughout site.
• Assist in MESH implementation at site
• Assist in the preparation and control of records, statistics, and reports regarding operations
• Ensures industrial hygiene monitoring for identified hazardous risk such as air, noise, dust, etc.
• Maintains and monitors current information and plant compliance on government EHS regulations and corporate policy
• Prepares required reports, plans and other government EHS filings and ensures timely and accurate submission
• Evaluate jobs for possible ergonomic improvements (body mechanics, lifts, hoists, manipulators, etc.) and implement these work design changes
• Actively investigate all accidents and near misses, identifies root causes, and ensures corrective actions are implemented. Will be the lead person for 8D on all recordable accidents.
• Coordinates all OSHA compliance programs, including, but not limited to: PPE, Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection, Blood Borne Pathogen, Foot Protection and Eye Protection, Confined Space, Contractor Safety and Hazard Communication
• Serves as a leader of the plant's safety committee
• Maintains an up-to-date emergency response procedure
• Other projects as assigned

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Minimum one (1) year of EHS experience or equivalent experience.
• No relocation is available for this position, only candidates that currently reside within 50 miles of the Arden, NC facility will be considered.Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution preferred
• Two (2) or more years of experience in Environmental, Health, or Safety
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Understands OSHA regulations
• Lean Fundamentals understanding
• Understanding of ISO standards
• Experience with workers compensations
• Demonstrated experience with safety programs
• Ergonomics experience
• Proven track record of safety metric performance and improvement

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Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as a self-starter or as part of a team

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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.