EH&S Specialist – Weekend Shift

Simpson Strong-Tie • McKinney, TX

18h • $66,600 - $86,600 • Onsite

About The Position

As the EH&S Specialist, you will be part of the Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) Team supporting the Manager, EH&S to develop, enforce and maintain environmental, health and safety policies, programs and procedures according to federal regulations, state regulations and best practices. As a part of the EH&S team, you will be responsible for supporting environmental, health and safety related initiatives, training, continuous improvement, incident response and investigations, reporting, assisting with worker’s compensation claims as needed and physical security. The EH&S Specialist will operate within a highly collaborative work environment and report directly to the Manager, EH&S.

Requirements

• 3+ years of related Environmental Health & Safety experience in a manufacturing and distribution environment.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory agencies such as OSHA, EPA, and NFPA as well as occupational injury best practices, environmental regulations, hazardous materials and waste processes.
• Communicate effectively to multiple levels of employees in a production and non-production environment.
• Enjoys problem solving using various tools and has a desire to get to a true root cause.
• Proficiency with Teams, Excel, Word, Smartsheet, and PowerPoint.
• Hands on approach within the EH&S system.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment with some supervision.
• Self-driven.
• Mathematical Reasoning: Ability to calculate percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Solid critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive issues with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.
• Occasionally prolonged standing, sitting, walking will be required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong presence on the production floor; actively engage, coach, and mentor employees and contractors on safe work practices.
• Apply a proactive safety philosophy to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement control measures to prevent incidents and workplace injuries.
• Enforce and ensure adherence to all facility environmental, health, and safety standards and policies.
• Plan, coordinate, and deliver EH&S training to support compliance and employee understanding.
• Identify hazardous conditions, perform risk assessments, and develop corrective actions to reduce or eliminate risks.
• Support Root Cause Investigations for all incident types, including first aid cases, near misses, and serious injuries.
• Conduct or assist with equipment inspections, audits, and compliance assessments; ensure accurate and timely documentation.
• Serve as a subject matter resource on relevant EH&S laws, regulations, company policies, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with the Safety Committee to perform hazard audits, track issues, and drive resolution of safety concerns.
• Coordinate and participate in annual emergency preparedness drills with internal teams.
• Support facility legal compliance, and environmental obligations, including waste management, storm water, and sustainability initiatives.
• Assist in emergency response activities.

Benefits

• We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits.
• Quarterly Bonuses/Commission: You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe all employees affect customers, sales and revenue — directly or indirectly – and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level