Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Be yourself at Protolabs

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.


Why Protolabs?

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It's our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.


Join our team as a
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist!

Be a driving force behind creating a safer, smarter, and more sustainable workplace. In this role, you'll lead and support impactful safety initiatives that protect employees, processes, equipment, products, and the environment while helping the business operate at its best. You'll champion safety programs, conduct training, audits, and hazard assessments, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

As a trusted advisor to business leaders, you'll provide expert guidance on safety, ergonomics, and regulatory best practices, influencing new processes, facility improvements, and operational changes. Your work will have a direct impact on employee well-being, operational excellence, and the continued success of the organization.

What You Will Do:

• Investigate safety incidents, close calls, chemical spills, and environmental releases including formal root-cause analysis and reporting.
• Maintain safety metric boards in all plants, prepare, file and coordinate submission of regulatory reports (OSHA 300, SARA)
• Implement required EHS and safety training to promote safety awareness and address unsafe behavior and conditions. Examples include AWAIR, Hazard Communication/Right to Know, Lock Out-Tag Out, Severe Weather Emergency, Evacuation, Blood-borne Pathogen Control, Ergonomics, and others as required.
• Attend Mfg. Team Huddles in support of safety initiatives and processing safety related catch cards.
• Lead Safety Committee and associated activities following up on action items.
• Conduct safety presentation of new hire orientation.
• Assist production staff, supervisors, and managers in understanding OSHA regulations and standards, including guidance on compliance, inspections, and citations.
• Conduct site audits to identify occupational hazards and regulatory compliance issues. Develop and implement corrective and preventive measures to eliminate out-of-compliance audit findings.
• Assist Plant Supervisors in managing and enforcing compliance on all safety programs, including PPE, Fall Protection, Lockout Tagout, etc.
• Promote Safety awareness through internal company communication screens, newsletters, and specific training programs.
• Maintain emergency response programs and lead emergency response drills.
• Stay apprised of developments in County, State, and Federal laws that affect the Company's interests and operations.
• Assist in maintaining environmental compliance, including performing environmental audits, spill reporting and permitting.

What You Bring:

• 4 year degree in relevant area of study with 2 years' applicable experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2 years of experience conducting EHS inspections, risk assessments and promoting and monitoring workplace safety and environmental compliance.
• Strong knowledge of current and relevant Federal and State EHS regulations and best practices.
• Strong verbal, written, analytical, and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of Engineering, Operations, and Management.

What's In It For You:

• We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package
• We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
  • Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
  • Dental and Vision
  • Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Paid caregiver leave
• You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours
• 401k with company match and immediate vest
• Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rate
• Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
• And More!

$78,600 - $89,800 a year

Protolabs offers a competitive total rewards package, and compensation mix vary based on position, such as base wage, as well as other earnings including incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, job function, work experience, specialized skills, training, education, and certifications.


Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.

Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Demands:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.