Environmental Health Safety Specialist

TRS Staffing Solutions seeks an Environmental Health Safety Specialist in Travelers Rest, SC, for a direct placement role in plastic injection molding manufacturing. The position offers a salary of $90k-$110k plus a 10% bonus, with benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 4 weeks PTO. Responsibilities include maintaining safety compliance, conducting training, managing safety programs, and performing risk assessments. Candidates need 2-5 years of EHS experience and OSHA knowledge.
Job Title: EHS Specialist

Location: Travelers Rest, SC

Industry: plastic injection molding manufacturing

Status of Hire: direct placement; permanent

Pay: $90k-$110k + 10% bonus

Hours: 1st shift (7am-3:30pm)

Benefits: Medical (Employer pays 60%-75% of the premiums), Dental, Vision, 4 weeks PTO, LTD, STD, and more!

Summary: Maintain safety compliance throughout the facilities through program development, training, assessing the risk and driving improvement.

Job Duties:
• Lead and/or guide incident investigation including near misses to determine root cause and plan of action to avoid reoccurrence of the same type of event.
• Conduct job-based PPE assessments, Job Safety Risk Analysis & Ergonomic Risk Assessments, etc. to determine risk and develop a plan to mitigate the risk.
• Develop safety training for all employees on required OSHA training.
• Develop a chemical management program, complete and inventory of all currently in the facility, verify that all SDS are current and set up a process for approval to bring chemicals on site.
• Manage the hearing conservation program and first aid/CPR training.
• Develop skills matrix for safety training to include time frames.
• Works as an interface between departments to evaluate operations, provide technical guidance, assess training needs, and conducts training as required.
• Provide safety/environmental communications (e.g. postings, bulletin boards, newsletters, employee meetings, etc.) including mandatory safety alerts for near miss and work-related injuries.
• Ensure all safety audits are completed each month
• Conduct monthly safety meeting
• Monitor and follow up with all At Risk Behavioral Audits

Qualifications and Requirements:
• 2-5 years’ related experience within an industrial safety/EHS position required
• High school diploma required, Bachelor’s Degree in occupational safety or similar preferred
• Must have experience with OSHA regulations and certifications
• Must have experience with ISO 14001. Experience with ISO audits and certification process is strongly preferred
• Must possess effective time management, project management, teamwork, communication, and problem solving skills
• *Must be authorized to work in the United States, client is not able to offer sponsorship at this time
• *Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, background check, and physical to be eligible for hire (physical will include respirator fitting)

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.