Health and Safety Specialist

HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST – ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

The EI Group, Inc. (EI) is a full-service environmental engineering, occupational health and safety (EHS) consulting firm headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with a broad client base of domestic and international industrial operations. Founded in 1989, our professionals are responsive problem solvers with diverse expertise who focus on assisting our industrial clients navigate and simplify the ever-changing compliance challenges in their EHS landscape.

The EI Group is seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Health & Safety Specialist to support our clients’ initiatives to conform with applicable EHS policies, procedures and OSHA standards. We have an immediate opening for an individual with an industrial safety background able to work independently and in multi-disciplinary environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing on-site safety inspections, and compliance assessments for diverse commercial/industrial manufacturing clients across the nation.

The ideal candidate will also be capable of delivering site-specific compliance training based on OSHA standards. The safety professional will work with senior staff to develop final deliverables to include recommendations for corrective actions and compliance in conformance with the hierarchy of safety controls.

Experience should include awareness of a significant portion of the following topics:

• Job Hazard Analysis/Job Safety Analysis (JHA/JSA)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Machine Guarding
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Fall Protection
• Emergency Action Plans
• Confined Spaces
• Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
• Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs), including Aerial Lifts/Scissor Lifts
• Ergonomics

• Ability to read and interpret OSHA standards and client-specific internal policies
• Ability to think critically and analyze complex problems
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated reporting and editing skills

• Ability to teach OSHA 10/30 for General Industry and/or Construction.
• Ability to teach First Aid/ CPR/ AED/ Bloodborne Pathogens.
• Travel Required:
  
  a mix of local and regional project work, short duration overnights (2-3 day away from home, and possibly full weeks on location) approximately 66% – 75% of time
• Job Status:
  Regular
• Employee Type:
  Full-Time

The EI Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary range $55,000 – $75,000. Benefit package available.