QEHS Specialist

IPL Schoeller; Union Gap (WA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

IPL Schoeller is seeking a QEHS Specialist to support the plant's Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety programs on the production floor. You will verify product and process requirements, identify and resolve quality and EHS concerns, and assist with audits and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include conducting regular inspections, documenting nonconformances, leading root-cause analyses, and delivering toolbox talks on quality and EHS topics to operators and supervisors.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or technical education in quality, manufacturing, EHS, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in quality, EHS, or related manufacturing role preferred.
• Working knowledge of quality inspection methods, manufacturing processes, and basic quality control principles; familiarity with ISO 9001 or similar management systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular production-floor walks and inspections; verify critical quality checks, work instructions, inspection practices, material identification, housekeeping around quality, safe work practices, and adherence to applicable standards.
• Conduct quality inspections of raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods.
• Document internal nonconformances, coordinate containment, ensure suspect material is identified and segregated, and follow disposition and closure.

Skills

Quality inspections

EHS compliance

Manufacturing processes

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree or technical education (preferred)

Tools

ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

Who We Are

On July 1, 2025, IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the ‘company’). The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants).

The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees).

The role

As QESH Specialist, you will support the plant's Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety programs through a strong presence on the production floor. The role partners closely with operations to verify product and process requirements, identify and resolve quality and EHS concerns, maintain required records, reinforce standards through training and communication, and support continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

As an QEHS Specialist at IPL Schoeller you will

• Perform regular production-floor walks and inspections; verify critical quality checks, work instructions, inspection practices, material identification, housekeeping around quality, safe work practices, and adherence to applicable company and regulatory standards.
• Conduct quality inspections of raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods using applicable inspection tools, specifications, and control procedures.
• Help document internal nonconformances, coordinate containment, ensure suspect material is identified and segregated, and follow issues through disposition and closure.
• Identify quality or EHS issues, participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions, and work cross-functionally with production and other departments to resolve concerns.
• Conduct training and toolbox talks on quality and EHS topics; communicate recurring defects, hazards, and lessons learned while reinforcing expectations with operators and supervisors.
• Maintain local quality and EHS records; verify current work instructions, forms, training records, SDS documentation, and other required records are current, complete, and audit-ready.
• Support internal and external audits, risk assessments, inspections, emergency preparedness activities, and plant QESH performance/KPI reporting as assigned.
• Support environmental, health and safety requirements including PPE, chemical/SDS management, hazard identification, emergency procedures, and applicable regulatory and company programs.
• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, process variation, inspection burden, recurring defects, and workplace risk, and participate in continuous improvement projects.
• Stay current with applicable quality and EHS standards, regulations, procedures, and plant requirements.

What you will bring to the role

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or technical education in quality, manufacturing, EHS, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in quality, EHS, or a related manufacturing role preferred.
• Working knowledge of quality inspection methods, manufacturing processes, and basic quality control principles; familiarity with ISO 9001 or similar management systems preferred.
• Working Knowledge of workplace safety and environmental requirements, with the ability to identify hazards and escalat... (text continues) ...