EHS Specialist - Commerce
Batory Foods•Bell, CA
•$65,000
About The Position
The EHS Specialist provides hands-on environmental, health, and safety leadership at Batory Foods’ Commerce facility. The role partners with employees and site leadership to strengthen the safety culture, identify and control workplace hazards, maintain regulatory compliance, investigate incidents, deliver training, and drive continuous improvement. The position may also provide EHS support to other company facilities as business needs arise, with approximately 10% occasional travel.
Requirements
- 0–3 years of experience working in the Environmental, Health and Safety field.
- Working knowledge of applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations and standards.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with employees and management.
- Detail-oriented, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Familiarity with EHS software programs such as Alchemy, VelocityEHS, or SDS Online.
Nice To Haves
- A degree is preferred.
- A bachelor’s degree in Safety or Health Sciences, or a related discipline, is preferred.
- Familiarity with environmental compliance programs such as wastewater, stormwater, spill prevention, waste management, and air compliance.
- Bilingual Spanish skills to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking employees and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with behavior-based safety programs such as SafeStart, and experience driving such programs.
- Knowledge of Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) and experience implementing VPP principles.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and implementing health and safety policies, procedures, and programs tailored to operations and compliant with local, state, and federal regulations.
- Promote a proactive safety culture through continuous improvement, identifying areas for enhancement, and implementing measures to prevent incidents.
- Conduct regular inspections and audits of facilities, equipment, and work areas to identify hazards associated with manufacturing processes, machinery, and materials.
- Provide employees and management with guidance and support on health and safety matters, including specific hazards and risks.
- Participate in incident investigations, identify root causes with relevant stakeholders, and implement corrective actions.
- Assist in developing and delivering employee health and safety training focused on hazards and safe practices.
- Drive the behavior-based safety program by engaging employees in identifying and mitigating risks through observation.
- Stay informed about industry best practices and safety technology advancements.
- Maintain knowledge of Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) and apply relevant principles and strategies to enhance the safety program.
- Coordinate day-to-day environmental compliance activities at the Commerce facility, including wastewater, stormwater, spill prevention, waste management, and applicable air and environmental permit requirements.
- Assist the Sustainability function with facility-level environmental data collection and implementation of sustainability initiatives.
Benefits
- 14 paid holidays with an end-of-year holiday refresh break
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Profit-sharing program
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Be Positively Excellent well-being program
- Term life insurance plan
- Standard disability plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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