Environmental Health and Safety; EHS) Specialist

Position: Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist
Location: Town of Wausau

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

Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3

Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

• 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.

Your Skills And Expertise

• 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).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:

The expected compensation range for this position is $145,676 - $178,049, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.).

Additional information is available at:

Good Faith Posting Date Range 11/10/2026 To 12/10/2026 Or until filled

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