Position Summary
The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining environmental, health, safety, and workers' compensation programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while promoting a culture of safety throughout the organization. This role serves as a key resource for accident prevention, regulatory compliance, employee safety training, workers' compensation administration, environmental stewardship, and risk management within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Strong workers' compensation experience is essential. Spanish language skills are highly preferred due to frequent interaction with a bilingual workforce.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Environmental, Health & Safety
Lead and support all facility EHS programs, ensuring compliance with OSHA, Cal/OSHA, EPA, and other applicable regulations.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve safety policies, procedures, and training programs.
Conduct routine facility safety inspections, audits, risk assessments, and hazard analyses.
Perform incident investigations, root cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Maintain OSHA logs, injury records, training documentation, and regulatory reporting requirements.
Conduct new hire safety orientation and ongoing employee safety training.
Develop and maintain Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) and hazard-specific training matrices.
Evaluate and recommend appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
Lead emergency preparedness initiatives, including drills, emergency response planning, and response team coordination.
Partner with operations and department managers to identify and mitigate workplace risks.
Monitor regulatory developments and communicate compliance requirements to management.
Environmental Compliance
Maintain environmental permits, records, and reporting requirements.
Administer hazardous waste, recycling, and pollution prevention programs.
Ensure compliance with stormwater, air quality, hazardous materials, and waste management regulations.
Conduct environmental inspections and maintain environmental management systems.
Support sustainability initiatives and environmental performance improvement programs.
Coordinate with regulatory agencies during inspections, audits, or inquiries.
Workers' Compensation & Risk Management
Serve as the facility lead for workers' compensation administration and claim management.
Conduct thorough investigations of all occupational injuries and illnesses.
Manage workers' compensation claims from initial reporting through claim closure.
Coordinate with insurance carriers, third-party administrators, occupational health clinics, medical providers, and employees.
Ensure timely reporting of workplace injuries and compliance with claims management requirements.
Monitor claim reserves, lost time, modified duty assignments, and return-to-work programs.
Track injury trends and recommend corrective actions to reduce claim frequency and severity.
Partner closely with Human Resources, Operations, Payroll, and Safety teams regarding claim status and employee accommodations.
Assist injured employees throughout the workers' compensation process and ensure proper documentation.
Maintain accurate claim records and provide workers' compensation metrics and reports to leadership.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Risk Management, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
Minimum 5 years of progressive EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.
Minimum 3 years of hands-on workers' compensation claims management experience.
Strong knowledge of OSHA/Cal-OSHA regulations, incident investigations, and injury prevention programs.
Experience managing return-to-work, modified duty, and claim administration processes.
Experience conducting safety training and employee coaching.
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