LEAD Program – EHS

Wabtec•Erie, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The LEAD Operations EHS Program is a 2-year rotational program with 4, 6-month rotations designed to develop and grow your skill set. Each EHS LEAD Program Member will complete a Health & Safety rotation, an Environmental rotation, a supervisory location, and complete the program with a rotation that involves leading a small site EHS team. Each rotation builds off the learning from the prior role. This position will be visible and interacting with all employees concerning health and safety, assessing hazard conditions, and implementing practices to reduce those hazards. The EHS Program develops and maintains a proactive and collaborative approach at the site to create a healthy and safe working environment while building your skills in lean, 5s, continuous improvement technologies, developing knowledge in US regulatory requirements (OSHA, EPA & State requirements), audit, incident investigations, training, data management, coaching & team building, leadership/supervision and more. In addition to your rotational roles, your program experience will include leadership and technical training, contributions to program operations, exposure to senior leadership, social & volunteer activities, and development of a lifelong network of professionals and friends.

Requirements

Four-year degree in: Safety Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health & Safety, Systems Engineering & other related technical degrees.
Graduating by May/June 2027
Willingness and ability to travel and/or relocate within the United States
Legally authorized to work in the U.S., without the need for current or future work status authorization or visa sponsorship for employment
A strong commitment to a career in EHS
General understanding of safety in a manufacturing environment with a desire to continue learning
Ability to learn new skill sets quickly to be able to make an impact in new roles, situations
Demonstrated program / project management skills working on and leading teams
Leadership experience inside and/or outside the classroom; ability to communicate & tailor messages up and down the leadership chain
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate problems in clear and simple terms; strong analytical skills
Ability to solve problems, contribute to creative solutions and challenge the status quo
Resilience & ability to pivot with changing directives and metrics
Proactively learns new tools and identifies opportunities for improvement and promotes their adoption
Desire to lead people and processes as a front-line supervisor

Nice To Haves

Overall GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 (based upon 4.0 scale)
Prior work or internship experience in EHS related role
Prior intern, co-op, or research experience in engineering, EHS, safety, industrial hygiene, manufacturing or relevant areas

Responsibilities

Complete a Health & Safety rotation.
Complete an Environmental rotation.
Complete a supervisory location rotation.
Lead a small site EHS team during the final rotation.
Assess hazard conditions and implement practices to reduce those hazards.
Develop and maintain a proactive and collaborative approach at the site to create a healthy and safe working environment.
Build skills in lean, 5s, and continuous improvement technologies.
Develop knowledge in US regulatory requirements (OSHA, EPA & State requirements).
Gain experience in audit, incident investigations, training, data management, coaching & team building, leadership/supervision.
Participate in leadership and technical training.
Contribute to program operations.
Gain exposure to senior leadership.
Participate in social & volunteer activities.
Develop a network of professionals and friends.