Environmental Health and Safety; EHS) Specialist

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist Collaborate with Innovative 3

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Mers. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

• Providing EHS technical expertise in collaboration with EHS and site leadership teams for the 3M Wausau, WI location.
• Identify data driven performance improvement plans, and in conjunction with site leadership set site EHS priorities and resource assignments with emphasis in safety and industrial hygiene.
• Maintaining full responsibility for functional EHS results.
• Ensuring operational Environmental, Health and Safety performance through comprehensive delineation of health and safety requirements, active and visible leadership, and effective coaching with site leaders to assure employee engagement.
• Ensuring compliance to all applicable standards and regulations, and conformance to all 3M environmental, health and safety expectations.
• Actively supporting EHS Journey to Zero through personal responsibility for safety, health, and environment, promoting an improvement culture to address incidents, near-misses and potential hazards.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Ten (10) years with EHS programs and procedures within a private, public, government or military environment

• Two (2) years in mining industry, including with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
• Master’s degree or higher in a science, engineering, or environmental health and safety (EHS) discipline from an accredited institution
• Applicable EHS certification(s) (CMSP, CSP, CIH, QEP, CHMM)
• Experience working within a union environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive improvement.
• Self-directed, detail oriented, good interpersonal, communication, coaching, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Analytical, strategic planning, program development and deployment skills including leading cross-functional teams

Work Location:

Wausau, WI
On-Site Travel:
May include up to 10%
Domestic Relocation Assistance:
May be authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

The expected compensation range for this position is $145,676 - $178,049, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

• Medical
• Dental & Vision
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Absences
• Retirement Benefits
• etc.

Additional information is available at:

Pay & Benefits Overview:

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties. Safety is a core value  employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.