Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Job Title: Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Location(s): Milpitas, CA - Onsite

Compensation: $65,000 - $75,000

About this position:

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of EHS policies, programs, and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and organizational standards. Serving as a subject matter expert, this role provides guidance on EHS compliance, conducts audits and training, and supports risk and hazard management across operations.

The EHS Specialist performs inspections, investigations, job safety analyses, and risk assessments, and leads root cause analysis efforts in partnership with operational leadership to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement. This position reports to the Quality Assurance and Quality Control Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs and management systems in compliance with ISO standards (ISO 14001, ISO 45001) and OSHA regulations.
• Conduct EHS audits, inspections, investigations, job safety analyses, and risk assessments, and implement corrective and preventive actions to mitigate hazards and improve workplace safety.
• Monitor workplace conditions to ensure a safe, compliant environment for employees, contractors, visitors, and customers.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis, partnering with operational leadership to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Deliver EHS training, maintain chemical inventories, and support hazard communication and exposure control programs.
• Prepare regulatory, audit, and performance reports, including analysis of EHS metrics and key performance indicators.
• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to administer EHS programs, support management reviews, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ensure all permits remain current and exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions or unacceptable risks are identified.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Environmental Health & Safety, a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of EHS management systems and regulatory requirements, including ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and OSHA regulations.
• Experience applying federal, state, and local EHS regulations and supporting regulatory compliance.
• Experience conducting EHS audits, inspections, incident investigations, and risk assessments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis.
• Ability to prepare clear technical reports and communicate EHS requirements effectively.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Formal EHS or ISO auditor training.
• Experience establishing or auditing EHS programs in a manufacturing or contract manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with related standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, or QSR environments.
• Experience with permitting and regulatory compliance in electronics or computer hardware manufacturing.
• Experience supporting EHS management reviews or Safety Committee leadership.

Benefits :

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Education & personal development reimbursement program
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program - once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand's #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.