Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist/Trainer

Job Description

EHS Specialist / Trainer

Location: Oak Creek, WI

Pay: $24.04/hour to $26.52/hour

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM–2:30 PM

Employment: Full-Time

Make an Impact in Workplace Safety

Are you an EHS professional who enjoys working directly with people and making a real impact on workplace safety?

We are looking for a EHS Specialist / Trainer to join our team in Oak Creek. This is a hands-on role where you'll work closely with employees, supervisors, and operations to deliver safety training, identify workplace hazards, support safety programs, and strengthen a culture of safety across the facility.

If you enjoy a role that combines training, safety audits, employee interaction, compliance, and continuous improvement, this could be a great opportunity for you.

What You'll Do

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• Conduct safety and health training for new hires, employees, and supervisors.
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• Maintain accurate electronic and physical safety training records for audits.
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• Ensure employees receive required training in accordance with OSHA regulations and company standards.
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• Support and administer safety programs including:
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• Hazard Communication
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• PPE and Hazard Assessments
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• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
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• Confined Space Entry
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• Bloodborne Pathogens / Exposure Control
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• Emergency Action Plans
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• Facilitate Safety Committee meetings and GEMBA safety audits.
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• Conduct workplace inspections and safety audits to identify and help eliminate hazards.
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• Audit LOTO, PPE, and industrial hazard controls.
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• Support the Return-to-Work / light-duty program.
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• Partner with operations to help reduce workplace injuries and workers' compensation claims.
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• Analyze safety data and identify trends related to hazards, incidents, and occurrences.
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• Communicate safety concerns and recommendations to management and employees.
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• Work with other departments to implement new procedures, processes, and safety improvements.
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• Translate safety documents and information between English and Spanish.
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• Serve as a resource for employees, contractors, and other stakeholders regarding safety questions and concerns.
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What We're Looking For

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• High school diploma or equivalent.
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• 2+ years of safety-related work experience.
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• Bilingual Spanish/English with the ability to translate both written and spoken information.
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• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
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• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
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• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office and willingness to learn new software.
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• Ability to work comfortably in a manufacturing environment.
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Preferred

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• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Safety, Environmental Studies, Occupational Health & Safety, or a related field.
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• Experience with conveyor safety and machine guarding.
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• Experience in food manufacturing or another industrial environment.
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• GSP, ASP, or CRSP certification.
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Why This Role Is Different

This isn't solely a desk-based EHS position. You'll have regular interaction with employees and operations and will spend time throughout the plant training, auditing, identifying hazards, and helping teams improve safety practices.

You'll have the opportunity to contribute across several areas of EHS, including OSHA compliance, employee training, hazard identification, safety audits, LOTO, PPE, machine safety, incident trends, and continuous improvement.

Your ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish will be an important part of helping employees understand and follow safe work practices.

Work Environment

This position combines office and plant-floor responsibilities within a food manufacturing facility.

The facility may include temperature-controlled environments ranging from approximately -10°F to 85°F, as well as exposure to noise, chemicals, biohazards, and other industrial hazards.

The role requires regular standing and walking throughout the facility. Employees may occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.

If you have hands-on safety experience, enjoy working with people, and are fluent in Spanish and English, we'd like to hear from you.

ABOUT US

PrideNow is Pride Global’s light industrial staffing organization, a distinguished division within the Pride Global network. We specialize in providing top-tier workforce solutions to the light industrial industry. Leveraging our global reach, PrideNow is committed to empowering diversity, ensuring compliance, and driving success for our clients and candidates.

Applicant Privacy Disclosure

We collect personal information from applicants during the recruiting, pre-offer, and offer process.

During the recruiting, pre-offer process and offer process, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

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1. Identifiers , such as name, address, and email address.
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2. Professional and Employment-Related Information , such as resume, work history, education, and qualifications.
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3. Information Voluntarily Provided by You in connection with the recruiting and pre-offer process.
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4. Sensitive Personal Information , where legally permitted and necessary, such as Social Security number and date of birth.
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Personal information is collected and used for the following business purposes: evaluating qualifications and eligibility for employment; communication regarding the recruitment and application process; verifying eligibility for employment; and complying with applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.

Personal information is collected and used only as necessary, and we are committed to data minimization, privacy, and providing equal employment opportunities. We are an international organization, and personal information may be accessed or processed by authorized personnel or service providers located outside the United States, subject to appropriate safeguards. We restrict use and access to personal information to authorized personnel and service providers with confidentiality and data security obligations. We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Workplace Ordinance : We will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.