Environmental , Health & Safety Specialist

Cuisine Solutions • Alexandria, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist is responsible for implementing and maintaining programs that ensure a safe, healthy, and compliant production environment. This role develops and monitors EHS programs within a food manufacturing setting, conducts inspections and audits, delivers employee training, investigates incidents, and supports compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, state, local, and company requirements. The Specialist partners closely with production, sanitation, maintenance, quality assurance, human resources, and site leadership to promote a strong safety culture, reduce workplace risk, and maintain continuous improvement across the facility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• 2-4 years of EHS experience, preferably in food manufacturing, food processing, cold storage, warehouse, or industrial production environments.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and applicable state and local safety and environmental requirements.
• Experience conducting safety audits, incident investigations, risk assessments, corrective action follow-up, and employee training.
• Knowledge of food production hazards including wet floors, hot surfaces, sharp tools, automated equipment, sanitation chemicals, forklifts, refrigerated areas, repetitive motion, and LOTO requirements.
• Strong communication, documentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and familiarity with safety management systems, EHS reporting tools, or learning management systems.

Nice To Haves

• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry certificate.
• ASP, CSP, or CHMM certification.
• HAZWOPER, First Aid/CPR, or Forklift Trainer certification.
• Experience with ammonia refrigeration and PSM.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS policies, procedures, programs, and training materials for a food production environment, including new hire orientation and annual refresher content.
• Stay current on regulatory changes, food manufacturing safety best practices, and emerging workplace hazards; communicate implications to site leadership.
• Track EHS performance metrics and KPIs; analyze trends and prepare reports for management review.
• Conduct regular inspections, audits, and risk assessments in production rooms, sanitation areas, maintenance shops, warehouses, coolers, freezers, and chemical storage areas.
• Evaluate equipment, production processes, sanitation chemicals, thermal processing areas, refrigerated environments, and material handling practices to confirm appropriate safety controls are in place.
• Recommend and track corrective actions through to verified closure.
• Lead or support incident investigations, near-miss reviews, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, and prevention strategies.
• Maintain OSHA 300 logs and all required injury and illness recordkeeping.
• Monitor and support compliance with OSHA, EPA, fire code, workers' compensation, and applicable state, local, and company requirements.
• Maintain accurate records related to safety inspections, training, incidents, environmental reports, permits, chemical inventories, and regulatory documentation in audit-ready condition.
• Deliver safety training to employees, supervisors, and contractors, including: PPE, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, forklift and pedestrian safety, confined space awareness, emergency response, chemical handling, ergonomics, and slip/trip/fall prevention.
• Coach frontline supervisors on hazard recognition, safe work behaviors, and accountability.
• Assist with environmental compliance activities, including waste management, wastewater coordination, spill prevention, air and water permit requirements, chemical storage, and sustainability initiatives.
• Support emergency preparedness activities including evacuation plans, drills, spill response procedures, ammonia/refrigeration-related response coordination where applicable, and first aid coordination.
• Partner with production, sanitation, maintenance, and QA leaders to address safety concerns, promote accountability, and reinforce safe work behaviors.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve safety performance and reduce environmental impact.

What This Job Offers

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