EHS Specialist

Imagine yourself… Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to stride for excellence. Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future. At Hach, a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission.

Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions. As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you'll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you'll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world's everyday water needs, and where you'll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.

Benefits starting Day 1 including medical/dental/vision, 401k with company matching. Annual performance-based bonuses. Family benefits including family planning support and paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents. Lots of independence with a seriously supportive team and manager!

Reporting to the EHS Manager, the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist plays an important role in supporting a safe, compliant, and engaging workplace at Hach’s Ames facility. Partnering with the EHS Manager, site leaders, and associates, you will support environmental, health, and safety programs in a chemical manufacturing environment, helping drive day‑to‑day EHS compliance, training, reporting, audits, incident follow‑up, job safety analyses, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement activities that strengthen our safety culture and support regulatory requirements.

This position is part of the Environmental Health & Safety team located in Ames, IA, and will be onsite in Ames, IA.

• Serve as the primary EHS point of contact for the Ames site, providing backup support to the EHS Manager and partnering with leadership to strengthen safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, IDNR, and other regulatory requirements, including environmental reporting and ISO certification standards.
• Conduct job safety analyses, investigate workplace incidents, implement corrective actions, and support workers’ compensation processes.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve EHS policies, procedures, training programs, and emergency response protocols.
• Coordinate safety committees, emergency response teams, audits, and ISO certifications while maintaining EHS reporting systems, records, and performance metrics.

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Sustainability, or a related science/technical field, with 3+ years of EHS experience in manufacturing (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Demonstrated experience with regulatory compliance, permitting, OSHA/EPA programs, reporting, and recordkeeping.
• Training in RCRA Hazardous Waste Management or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfort using digital tools and EHS management systems.
• Ability to work onsite in Ames, IA, and to travel 1‑2 times per year.
• It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in Professional EHS certifications such as ASP, GSP, CSP, or CIH.
• ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.
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