Regional Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Job  :
Lincolnshire, IL, USAPosted:
Job Family:
Loss Prevention Job Function:
Office

Pay Type:

Salary At Klein Tools, curiosity powers discovery, ownership inspires excellence, and urgency means we run towards opportunities. We deliver quality and innovation in everything we do, designing and launching hundreds of groundbreaking products each year. Join us and be part of a legacy built to last.

Perks for you include:

• Paid Vacations & Holidays

• Profit Sharing & Matching 401(k)

• Health Insurance (Medical, Vision, & Dental)

• Discounts on Klein Tools products

• Education and Professional Development Assistance

General Description:

The Regional Environmental Health and Safety Specialist is responsible for overseeing environmental, health, and safety compliance across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role focuses on minimizing workplace hazards by performing safety and environmental audits, ergonomic assessments, industrial hygiene monitoring, accident/incident investigations, and safety/health training, driving safety culture on the production floor, and ensuring strict compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The position requires roughly 25% overnight travel to conduct audits, support site leadership, and lead incident investigations across the designated Tri-State manufacturing region.

Specific Responsibilities:
Establish and maintain required environmental health and safety (EHS) programs and policies to ensure the health, safety, and security of employees and assure compliance with applicable governmental regulations and corporate policies. Provide EHS direction, assistance, and support for all management and manufacturing staff members. Respond to emergencies, injuries, incidents, and/or crisis (on call basis) within the facility and lead efforts to prevent future loss.

Lead investigations into workplace injuries, illnesses, and near-misses, conduct root cause analysis and coordinate corrective and preventive actions. Conduct safety and environmental audits, inspections, and incident investigations; recommend corrective actions to eliminate hazards and improve programs and processes. Lead ergonomic initiatives within the facility by conducting ergonomic assessments of all manufacturing tasks, recommending ergonomic improvements and maintaining a log of lifting and hands/arms ergonomic scores;

leading efforts to reduce scores and high risk tasks per Corporate Loss Prevention guidelines. Oversee regional manufacturing permits, including air emissions, stormwater management (SWPPP), spill prevention (SPCC), and hazardous waste disposal (RCRA). Lead the safety Ambassadors in establishing and creating a zero accident and injury culture for all team members and provide follow-up and response to all employee safety suggestions.

Conduct safety and environmental training per corporate guidelines, including equipment operation, emergency planning, Lockout/Tagout, hazard communication, PPE, First Aid, and safety workshops. Handle all safety reporting and recordkeeping for the facility including the OSHA 300 injury log, monthly injury, and First Aid reports for CLP, safety training, waste manifests, industrial hygiene monitoring, accident/incident investigations and data management software (e.g., Benchmark|Gensuite).

Partner with operations and engineering to build safety into design decisions and improvement for new equipment Assist with workers' compensation claims, injury management, and return-to-work programs. Perform other duties as assigned within the nature and level of work.
Job Qualification Requirements (Education, Knowledge, Experience ):
Bachelors degree in industrial, environmental safety, or related discipline with a minimum of three years of experience…