Environmental Health and Safety Leader

BCI Burke Company • Fond Du Lac, WI

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About The Position

BCI Burke is hiring an Environmental Health and Safety Leader to lead EHS programs across its facilities. The role supports safe, practical operations in a manufacturing environment by maintaining regulatory programs and records, investigating incidents, coordinating training and inspections, and partnering with employees, supervisors, and leadership. The position also manages environmental compliance activities, including the ISO 14001 environmental management system, permits, reporting, waste practices, and monitoring.

The successful candidate will build employee trust through production-floor engagement and clear communication, while balancing regulatory requirements with practical production improvements. Burke describes its culture as focused on teamwork, straightforward and open communication, and a passion for people and play.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards, injury recordkeeping, LOTO, forklift safety, environmental reporting, and ISO 14001.
• Ability to engage employees on the production floor, communicate clearly, coach supervisors, and lead practical safety improvements.
• Strong independent judgment, investigation, problem-solving, organization, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, regulatory reporting, training, and projects across multiple facilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, electronic records, and EHS software systems.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, environmental science, or a related field; equivalent relevant education and experience will be considered.
• Five years of EHS experience in manufacturing or similar operations.

Responsibilities

• Build employee trust through frequent production-floor walkthroughs, approachable communication, hazard reporting, and follow-through on concerns.
• Lead EHS programs across facilities and maintain written procedures for LOTO, machine guarding, forklifts, PPE, HazCom, emergency response, and other applicable OSHA requirements.
• Coordinate machine-specific LOTO procedures, authorized and affected employee training, and annual periodic inspections; partner with Maintenance and Engineering on safeguards.
• Manage forklift training and evaluations, equipment inspections, attachments, pedestrian safety, and corrective actions.
• Investigate injuries, near misses, and incidents; determine root causes, coordinate corrective actions, and verify completion with supervisors and HR.
• Maintain OSHA 300/301 logs, prepare and post certified 300A summaries, complete applicable OSHA ITA submissions, and monitor injury performance metrics.
• Coordinate industrial hygiene monitoring, including welding fumes, hexavalent chromium, and noise; communicate results and assess exposure controls.
• Maintain the ISO 14001 environmental management system, including aspects, objectives, compliance obligations, audits, management review, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate stormwater/SWPPP inspections and reports, pond inspections, wastewater monitoring, Tier II and TRI reporting, and applicable permits and exemptions.
• Manage hazardous, universal, and solid waste practices, waste vendors, manifests, storage, spill prevention, and disposal records.
• Develop and deliver new-hire and refresher safety training; maintain the training matrix and required employee qualifications.
• Lead Safety Committee activities, employee communications, GEMBA walks, supervisor inspections, and hazard and corrective-action tracking.
• Coordinate contractor and visitor safety, sign-in requirements, safe-work expectations, and emergency accountability.
• Maintain emergency action plans, evacuation and shelter procedures, drills, emergency communications, and response readiness.
• Manage the EHS compliance calendar, records, performance reporting, vendors, software systems, and applicable DOT/fleet compliance with Operations.
• Partner with leadership and employees to balance safe operations, regulatory requirements, and practical production improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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