Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Full‑time position located in Mattoon, IL, at a manufacturing plant. Excellent benefits provided.

• Guide safety, health, and environmental initiatives at the company.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations such as OSHA and EPA.
• Foster an incident‑ and accident‑free workplace through education, coaching, and training.
• Analyze and take corrective action on accidents involving people or property.
• Create and monitor safety and accident prevention statistics.
• Assist with workers’ compensation reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or Environmental Health and Safety; two‑year degrees may be considered with good experience.
• One or two years’ experience with a four‑year degree in a manufacturing environment; more experience required with a two‑year degree.
  Must have experience in an EHS role with a manufacturing company.
• Military and other workplace safety experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. Internships or co‑op experience are great pluses.
• Excellent skills with MS Office tools for writing reports, communicating by email, analyzing statistics, and developing PowerPoint presentations.
• Some knowledge of Behavior-Based Safety programs.
• Willingness to work in a factory/manufacturing environment.