Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Penn Engineering•Winston-Salem, NC

About The Position

PennEngineering is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to support its Manufacturing team in Winston-Salem. The role performs EHS management functions with minimal supervision and develops, implements, and maintains programs and policies that meet or exceed regulatory requirements. The Specialist works across divisions, serves as the primary liaison with regulatory agencies, maintains compliance records and performance metrics, and leads workplace safety, environmental compliance, and sustainability initiatives. The position also oversees workers’ compensation coordination with HR, conducts audits and incident investigations, supports employee training, and communicates EHS expectations and progress across the organization. The role includes occasional lifting of 50–75 pounds from floor to shoulder and climbing ladders.

Requirements

2–5 years of EHS experience, including hands-on work in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Understand regulations and communicate requirements clearly across the organization.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with people at all levels of the company.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and inventory systems.
Time-management and multitasking skills.
Ability to communicate clearly with operations teams.
Problem-solving and proactive-planning skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to operate a computer and related office equipment.
Visual acuity suitable for detailed work.
Ability to occasionally lift 50–75 pounds from floor to shoulder and climb ladders.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Science, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform Environmental, Health, and Safety management functions with minimal supervision.
Develop and maintain EHS policies that comply with or exceed applicable federal, state, and local regulations; monitor emerging requirements and assess their impact on company operations.
Collaborate with divisions to achieve regulatory compliance and communicate compliance concerns.
Develop, implement, and coordinate EHS programs supporting company initiatives.
Lead and facilitate meetings of committees related to EHS initiatives.
Serve as the primary liaison with OSHA, EPA, and relevant state authorities.
Maintain company-wide health and safety data and metrics, and generate reports to benchmark and measure EHS performance.
Oversee waste management, air emissions, chemical storage, spill prevention, and other environmental compliance activities.
Maintain environmental compliance permits and ensure timely reporting, including OSHA 300 logs, Tier II Biennial filings for Hazardous & Residual Waste, Act 220 water-consumption reporting, and Toxic Release Inventory filings.
Lead sustainability and environmental improvement initiatives to reduce the organization’s environmental impact.
Ensure required OSHA safety and environmental training meets current standards and is completed on time.
Maintain regulatory documentation, including training records, policies, schedules, revisions, incident investigations, and waste manifests.
Conduct audits of divisional environmental and safety programs and provide guidance to achieve company-standard compliance.
Perform job safety and hazard analyses as needed, and report and implement measures to eliminate potential catastrophic hazards.
Oversee the workers’ compensation program and coordinate with HR on documentation, incident investigations, medical care for injured employees, and return-to-work initiatives.
Communicate EHS initiatives, milestones, events, and expectations through written and verbal channels.
Research ways to reduce workplace accidents and injuries and assess the cost-benefit of project ideas.
Perform other duties as assigned.