Job Description
Position Summary
The EHS Technician is responsible for supporting and enforcing the organization’s environmental, health, and safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance and promote a strong safety culture. This role conducts inspections, investigations, and risk assessments; supports environmental reporting; and collaborates closely with internal departments and contractors to reduce risk and prevent incidents.
Major Roles & Responsibilities
Safety Inspections & Monitoring
• Conducts routine facility health and safety inspections to identify unsafe conditions and behaviors
• Performs daily walkthroughs in support of the EHS program
• Evaluates contractor safety performance and compliance as required
• Investigates areas of non-conformance to EHS programs and communicates findings to management
• Performs process safety start-up inspections for new or modified products and processes
Incident Investigation & Corrective Action Management
• Reports, investigates, and documents, safety incidents and near misses
• Determines root causes and develops recommendations for corrective and preventive actions
• Ensures corrective actions are implemented and verified following incidents or near misses
• Tracks and reports incident trends to support continuous improvement initiatives
Risk Assessment & Hazard Analysis
• Completes Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and risk assessments as needed
• Identifies potential hazards associated with tasks, equipment, and processes
• Recommends engineering, administrative, or PPE controls to mitigate identified risks
Industrial Hygiene & Exposure Monitoring
• Conducts industrial hygiene sampling in accordance with program requirements
• Coordinates monitoring for noise, air contaminants, and other occupational exposures
• Reviews sampling results and supports follow-up actions as needed
Regulatory Compliance & Program Administration
• Facilitates the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) program and ensures compliance with applicable regulations
• Supports environmental reporting requirements, permits, and documentation as needed
• Assists with audits, inspections, and regulatory inquiries
Communication & Safety Culture
• Communicates regularly with production, maintenance, engineering, and other departments to promote safe behaviors
• Provides safety-related guidance and feedback to employees and supervisors
• Helps reinforce a proactive, accountable safety culture across the facility
Qualifications
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a manufacturing setting with demonstrated knowledge of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) principles, applicable safety regulations, and security operations within a business or industrial environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with management, to understand and follow standard operating procedures, to perform duties in a professional manner and appearance, to write and investigate required reports; to make independent and good judgment decisions within proper policy and procedures
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English
• Ability to learn cGMP, QA program and Safety programs