Environmental Health Safety Specialist

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Freeport, TX

100% onsite

Thru 8/2027 (with potentials of extension or more)

Responsible for reviewing pre-manifest and creating manifests for all waste leaving the campus.

Shares responsibility for the implementation of the EH&S management system, in order to meet business objectives and to maintain the license to operate. Provides hands‑on environmental, industrial hygiene (IH), and health and safety (H&S) activities for a specific plant. Requires established basic EH&S skills to perform a range of routine work activities using existing standard EH&S procedures and or analytical scientific methods.

• Coordinate with Environmental Operations personnel to schedule waste pick‑ups.
• Trouble shoot manifest/transport issues.
• Work with researchers to create new Waste Profiles and renew existing profiles.
• Complete weekly and semi‑annual waste inspections.
• Manage Electronic recycling.
• IH, training, & special projects support

• Implements detailed, task level, day to day EH&S programs, utilizing the EH&S work process, standards and procedures.
• Ensures that the Environmental, IH, and Health and Safety aspects of operating discipline are adequate and applied to achieve EH&S performance goals. In most cases, would perform the role of section owner for the EH&S sections of operating discipline.
• Acts as the Plant resource for related EH&S information on procedures, guidelines and standards.
• Serves as plant contact for Environmental, IH, and Health and Safety issues.
• Coaches teams and individuals on EH&S related tasks and activities.
• Assists in developing and achieving area or plant EH&S goals.
• Ensures compliance tasks are completed.
• Performs coordinates certain Environmental, and IH monitoring, data collection, analyzing and reporting for the Plant.

• 2-3 years of experience in a lab or manufacturing setting.
• Completion of Short‑Cycle Tertiary Degree (i.e. Associate's Degree) in related field plus EH&S
• In lieu of degree, equivalent years of experience required.

OpTech/GTECH is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.