EHS Specialist

Overview

Our client is hiring a Senior EHS leader in Burr Ridge, IL to lead EHS programs and champion a strong safety culture in a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate would have 7+ years in chemical or heavy industrial manufacturing environments. This boots-on-the-ground role works across all levels to drive continuous improvement. If you are open to the Burr Ridge area, let’s connect!

• Regulatory Compliance & EHS Programs:
  Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and other applicable regulations for manufacturing and laboratory operations, including RCRA hazardous waste, air emissions, industrial hygiene, occupational health, and EPA-required plans.
• Process Safety Management (PSM):
  Serve as a key site leader for OSHA PSM compliance, maintaining and continuously improving all 14 PSM elements in partnership with Engineering, Maintenance, and Production in a PSM-covered facility.
• Incident Investigation & Prevention:
  Own and lead the site incident investigation process, ensuring effective root cause analysis, corrective actions, and sustainable solutions that prevent recurrence and drive continuous improvement.
• Safety Leadership, Culture & Behavioral-Based Safety:
  Champion a strong safety culture by leading the Plant Safety Team, and by serving as the company leader for the Safe Start behavioral-based safety program. Reinforce best practices through engagement with leadership, training, audits, and proactive employee involvement. Assess hazards, determine appropriate PPE requirements, audit PPE usage, and manage PPE selection, ordering, and inventory in compliance with OSHA standards.
• Training & Competency Management:
  Ensure all employees and contractors complete required EHS training by partnering with department leaders to identify needs, approving qualified training resources, and maintaining training plans that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Regulatory Reporting & Agency Interface:
  Prepare, submit, and maintain accurate and timely regulatory filings and records, including OSHA injury logs, Tier II, SARA 313, RCRA reports, wastewater testing, and air emissions reports. Represent the facility during regulatory inspections and audits.

$115,000 - $130,000

Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision and 401k

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive EHS experience in chemical manufacturing or similarly regulated industrial environments, including experience in a PSM-covered facility.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and/or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) preferred.

• Demonstrated expertise applying OSHA, EPA, and DOT regulations in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience supporting or leading compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM), including practical application of the 14 PSM elements.
• Working knowledge of RCRA hazardous waste management, air permitting and emissions reporting, wastewater requirements, and EPA-required plans (e.g., SPCC).
• Experience preparing and submitting regulatory reports and maintaining compliance records.
• Demonstrated ability to lead safety and behavioral-based safety initiatives (e.g., Safe Start or similar) through influence, coaching, and technical credibility in a senior individual contributor role.
• Ability to facilitate cross-functional projects using structured methods.
• High attention to detail with the ability to deliver accurate, timely work.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels internally and externally.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Contact for more information:
  Jennifer Wojcik at