EH&S Overnight Specialist

• Location 2 Saint Ann's Avenue,Bronx, NY, 10454,United States
• Base Pay $68,000.00 - $72,000.00 / Year
• Job Category Safety, Plant

Fresh Direct is a leading online fresh food grocer committed to delivering high-quality food and exceptional service to our customers. Safety is at the core of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating a workplace where employees can perform at their best while maintaining the highest standards of environmental, health, and safety compliance.

The EHS Specialist – Overnight Operations provides Environmental, Health & Safety support across Fresh Direct's production, warehouse, and distribution operations during overnight hours. Serving as the primary on-site EHS resource for the overnight shift, this role promotes a strong safety culture through hazard identification, incident response, regulatory compliance, employee engagement, and partnership with operational leaders. The ideal candidate is a proactive safety professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to protecting employees and supporting operational excellence.

• Serve as the primary on-site EHS resource during assigned overnight hours.
• Conduct routine safety inspections, observations, audits, and risk assessments to identify unsafe conditions, behaviors, and emerging risks.
• Partner with supervisors and frontline employees to address safety concerns and reinforce safe work practices.
• Support compliance with OSHA regulations, company EHS policies, and established safety procedures.
• Conduct PIT/forklift and pedestrian safety observations and respond to PIT impact alerts, near misses, and related incidents.
• Support Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and task observations to identify hazards and recommend effective controls.
• Monitor safety at loading docks, yards, trailer staging areas, and other locations where warehouse and transportation activities intersect.
• Provide overnight support for transportation-related safety activities and elevate significant driver, vehicle, or fleet concerns to appropriate EHS and Transportation leaders.
• Promote employee engagement through hazard reporting, near-miss reporting, and safety awareness initiatives.
• Support the delivery of safety training, toolbox talks, safety communications, and other EHS education programs.
• Assist with regulatory inspections, audits, and EHS program implementation as required.
• Respond to workplace injuries, near misses, vehicle incidents, and other safety events occurring during overnight operations.
• Conduct preliminary incident investigations, including gathering facts, obtaining witness statements, preserving evidence, and documenting conditions.
• Identify immediate, root, and contributing causes and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Support post-incident processes, including post-accident testing coordination when required.
• Track assigned corrective actions and communicate recurring or unresolved issues to EHS leadership.
• Ensure significant overnight incidents and safety concerns are properly documented, escalated, and communicated to the broader EHS team.
• Support implementation of the site's Emergency Action Plan and emergency response procedures during overnight operations.

• Assist in monitoring compliance with company safety programs and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate safety records, reports, and documentation.
• Support safety committees, employee engagement efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Operations leadership to identify opportunities for risk reduction and improved safety performance.
• Reinforce a culture of accountability, safety awareness, and continuous improvement throughout overnight…