Safety & Compliance Specialist Job Mentor area,Ohio USA,Engineering

Support the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of workplace safety programs designed to reduce incidents, injuries, and associated costs.
Help ensure company practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local OSHA requirements, DOT regulations, environmental standards, and other applicable safety codes.
Oversee compliance related to the handling, classification, packaging, labeling, storage, and transportation of hazardous materials in accordance with DOT requirements.
Verify proper use of UN identification numbers, hazard classifications, shipping papers, labels, placards, and other required Haz Mat documentation.
Maintain and organize Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and support the company's Hazard Communication program to ensure employees have access to current chemical hazard information.
Assist with environmental compliance activities, including wastewater management, chemical handling, waste storage, treatment coordination, and disposal.
Support hazardous waste management activities and ensure materials are properly stored, documented, handled, and disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations.
Conduct facility safety and environmental inspections, audits, and program reviews; document findings and assist with corrective action planning.
Partner with EHS leadership and department managers to address identified hazards and track corrective actions through completion.
Support fire prevention, emergency preparedness, and fire protection activities throughout the workplace.
Investigate workplace injuries, accidents, spills, chemical exposures, and hazardous material incidents; assist with root-cause investigations and corrective action implementation.
Deliver safety and compliance training covering general workplace safety, chemical hazards, Haz Com, SDS requirements, hazardous materials handling, DOT transportation requirements, emergency procedures, and job-specific risks.
Provide safety orientation and required training to new employees and support refresher training for existing personnel.
Monitor changes to OSHA, DOT, EPA, wastewater, hazardous waste, and other applicable regulations and communicate relevant updates to management and employees.
Assist with regulatory inquiries, inspections, and requests from agencies such as OSHA, DOT, EPA, and applicable state or local authorities.
Identify potential safety and environmental risks associated with equipment, processes, facilities, chemical use, and waste handling and provide recommendations for risk reduction.
Work with EHS leadership, operations, engineering, and other departments during equipment, facility, process, and work-method changes to ensure appropriate safety and environmental considerations are incorporated.
Promote a proactive reporting culture by encouraging employees and supervisors to promptly report unsafe conditions, injuries, spills, exposures, and environmental concerns.
Maintain accurate EHS records, including inspection results, training documentation, incident reports, SDS records, Haz Mat shipping records, and other compliance documentation.
Prepare and maintain required safety, environmental, hazardous materials, and wastewater-related reports.
Assist with maintaining and utilizing EHS/LMS software and related compliance systems.
Perform additional EHS-related duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

Approximately 3–5 years of experience in environmental health and safety, industrial safety, compliance, or a related field.
Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, or a related discipline preferred.
Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and workplace safety compliance requirements.
Familiarity with DOT hazardous materials regulations under 49 CFR
, including material classification, packaging, labeling, placarding, documentation, and UN identification requirements.
Experience supporting or administering OSHA Hazard Communication programs and maintaining SDS documentation.
Knowledge of environmental compliance practices, including wastewater management and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Experience with hazardous waste handling and disposal is preferred.
Strong written, verbal, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Comfortable communicating and collaborating with employees, supervisors, managers, and senior leadership.
Ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects and respond to changing operational needs.
Strong judgment and the…