Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

EHS -Global Leader in beauty and personal care products!

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Jamal Elkhateib
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply" button
and sending us your resume.
Salary: $90,000 - $100,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are a global producer with manufacturing operations supporting some of the worlds most recognized brands. Our facilities operate at scale, leveraging advanced automation, continuous improvement practices, and a strong safety culture. As we continue to invest in modernization and growth, we are expanding our maintenance team to support highly automated, high-volume production environments.

Why join us?

Join a global leader with over 14,000 employees worldwide
Annual Bonus Incentives
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
401K with 4% match

Job Details

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist is responsible for ensuring full regulatory compliance across environmental, health, and safety functions, with a strong emphasis on environmental permitting, reporting, and audit readiness.

This role serves as the site subject matter expert on OSHA and environmental regulatory compliance, partnering with operations and leadership to proactively mitigate risk, maintain audit readiness, and strengthen environmental stewardship initiatives. The EHS Specialist will drive continuous improvement while ensuring the facility remains inspection-ready at all times.

Key Responsibilities
Regulatory & Environmental Compliance (Primary Focus)

Own and maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations (EPA, state agencies, OSHA, etc.).
Manage all environmental permits (air, stormwater, wastewater, hazardous waste) ensuring timely renewals, reporting, and adherence to permit conditions.
Serve as site lead during regulatory inspections and third-party environmental audits.
Prepare and submit required environmental reports (Tier II, TRI, stormwater, hazardous waste manifests, emissions reporting, etc.).
Oversee hazardous waste management program, including proper storage, labeling, disposal, manifesting, and training.
Implement and maintain stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP), including inspections, sampling, and corrective actions.
Lead internal compliance audits and gap assessments; drive corrective and preventive actions to closure.
Maintain accurate and inspection-ready documentation and compliance records.
Support ESG and sustainability reporting initiatives (CDP, EcoVadis, internal corporate reporting).
Identify environmental risk exposure and implement mitigation strategies to reduce regulatory and financial liability.

Safety & Health Compliance

Maintain and administer OSHA-required programs (LOTO, Hazard Communication, PPE, Emergency Action Plans, etc.).
Develop, implement, and audit EHS policies, SOPs, and training programs.
Conduct Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), facility risk assessments, and safety inspections.
Lead incident investigations using root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
Track safety metrics (TRIR, DART, near misses) and present findings to leadership.
Ensure compliance with cGMP requirements and FDA-regulated standards where applicable.
Lead and maintain Emergency Response Team readiness and training.

Workers Compensation & Risk Management

Investigate workplace injuries and ensure regulatory-compliant reporting.
Manage workers compensation claims and partner with insurance carriers and medical providers.
Coordinate return-to-work and modified duty programs.
Track claims trends and support site-level risk reduction strategies.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Environmental Science, Safety, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
Minimum 5 years of progressive EHS experience in a manufacturing or FDA-regulated environment.
Demonstrated experience managing environmental permits and regulatory reporting.
Strong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, RCRA, stormwater, hazardous waste, and air quality regulations.
Experience leading regulatory inspections and responding to findings.
Proven ability to conduct compliance audits and drive corrective action closure.
Experience with ESG reporting platforms (CDP, EcoVadis) strongly preferred.
Professional certifications (e.g., CHMM, CSP, CIH) are a plus.
Strong analytical, documentation, and project management skills.
Ability to influence operations leadership and drive accountability.

Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply" button.

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobots policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal.

By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy