Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Hunter Recruiting is seeking an Environmental Health Safety Specialist in Woodland, CA. The role involves implementing and maintaining the HSE program, conducting risk assessments, delivering safety training, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Collaboration with various stakeholders is essential, and the position may require up to 10% travel. A degree in a related field and experience in health and safety are required, with strong interpersonal skills preferred.
The EHS Specialist will support the tactical implementation and maintenance of the Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) program at the site. The role focuses on driving safety awareness and accountability, conducting risk assessments, supporting incident investigations, delivering safety training, and maintaining regulatory compliance. Collaboration with site personnel, occupational health providers, and external stakeholders is essential. The position may require travel of up to 10% and flexibility during peak seasons. A background in health, safety, or related fields is required, with relevant certifications and bilingual skills preferred.

EHS Specialist Responsibilities:
• Drive awareness, ownership, & accountability of the HSE program at the site.
• Maintain and enhance HSE programs at the site, ensuring they are up-to-date and effectively implemented.
• Utilize risk analysis processes to evaluate new and changing processes, assessing the effectiveness of existing safety requirements and making recommendations for improvements.
• Conduct inspections and audits of site as required and participate in seed site safety network as required by site management & HSE personnel.
• Provide on-the-job education and coaching on safe work practices and optimized body mechanics to reduce injury risk and maintain physical resilience.
• Assist with incident investigations and corrective and preventive action plans development.
• Provide triage, first-aid, and/or escalation of care when needed.
• Partner with occupational health provider to implement treatment plans based on injury type
• Evaluate injury trends, provide analysis, and develop proactive action plans to mitigate risks and enhance workplace safety and employee health.
• Maintain HSE recordkeeping systems required to document compliance with all company & legal requirements.
• Engage internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with air, water, waste, and other relevant environmental programs for all current and planned processes.
• Work with Regional HSE, Corporate Environmental Affairs, & Global Engineering to evaluate & prepare air permit applications &/or exemption records for new & changing processes.
• Attend additional educational training as required.
• Performs other HSE duties as directed by Site Manager; this is not intended to be an all inclusive list of job requirements.
• Plant work may require working different shifts during the peak of our season.
• Will be required to maintain all first aid credentials.

EHS Specialist Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Occupational Medicine, or a related field. Experience in environmental, health, and safety roles is a plus, but we encourage professionals from diverse health-related fields to apply.
• Knowledge & experience in hazard recognition, behavior-based safety, hazardous waste management, emergency response, ergonomics, manual material handling,
• Safety experience in dealing with a large multifunctional location with emphasis on laboratory, field, greenhouse and office environments
• Demonstrated ability to drive awareness, ownership, and accountability for HSE programs and fostering a culture of safety and wellness.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with site management and HSE staff to achieve site-specific safety and wellness goals.
• Demonstrated communication skills including the capability to clearly present information to influence or persuade others through oral or written means.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability & problem-solving skills. Detail-orientated & the ability to work on multiple projects with a sense of urgency.
• Computer skills to include working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook