Health, Safety & Environmental Lead - Milwaukee, WI

Position Summary

Are you a passionate and driven recent graduate looking to kickstart your career in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS)? Join our team as an EHS Specialist and play a vital role in fostering a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible workplace. In this dynamic position, you'll gain hands-on experience providing essential technical support and guidance to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and Company EHS requirements. You'll contribute directly to our proactive efforts in preventing serious injuries and environmental incidents, making a tangible impact from day one. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to learn, grow, and develop your expertise within a supportive manufacturing environment.

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What You'll Do & Learn (Responsibilities)

As an EHS Specialist, you will be instrumental in maintaining our high safety and environmental standards. Your responsibilities will include:

• Building a Safety Culture: Deliver engaging new hire EHS orientations and facilitate monthly compliance training sessions, helping to embed a strong safety mindset across our facility.
• Program Management: Take ownership of key programs within our comprehensive Environment & Safety Management System (ESMS), ensuring their effective implementation and continuous improvement.
• Operational Support: Oversee critical programs such as 3rd party audiometric testing and the safety footwear initiative, directly contributing to employee well-being.
• Capability Development: Empower your colleagues by developing their understanding and skills in various safety and environmental aspects, including the application of Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) leadership principles.
• Proactive Risk Management: Facilitate frequent EHS self-assessments, identify areas for improvement, and meticulously track corrective action plans through to completion.
• Environmental Stewardship: Support the EHS Manager with essential environmental inspections, reporting, and sustainability initiatives, contributing to our broader environmental goals.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with various business functions to ensure EHS considerations are integrated into all change management processes and contribute to special projects that enhance our overall EHS performance.
• Regulatory Engagement: Provide crucial support during regulatory inspections and assist in addressing any complaints, ensuring our operations meet all legal requirements.
• Incident Analysis & Prevention: Assist in the thorough analysis of significant incidents (e.g., fires, chemical releases, severe injuries) and help implement robust corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence, learning from every event.
• Security Backup: Provide backup support to the EHS Manager on security-related matters as needed, broadening your exposure to facility operations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in safety, health and environment
• 0-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Learning mindset and exceptional interpersonal, coaching, written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in computer software applications, use of AI, and media technologies