Sr. EHS Specialist

Victaulic•Carol Stream, IL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Victaulic is seeking a Senior EHS Specialist to lead and sustain environmental, health, and safety programs at its Carol Stream, Illinois site. The role is on-site, full-time, exempt, and involves 20–30% travel, primarily to a single site. The specialist reports to the Regional EHS Manager and serves as a key resource for operations, maintenance, engineering, human resources, occupational health, and site leadership. The position focuses particularly on chemical management, hazardous waste, and Hazard Communication, while supporting regulatory compliance, risk reduction, and employee engagement in proactive hazard identification. The role operates with a high degree of independence and provides technical guidance, leads incident investigations and audits, and drives continuous improvement across safety, health, environmental, and compliance initiatives. Victaulic is a global provider of mechanical pipe joining solutions, with more than 6,000 employees across 50+ locations. Its products are used in more than 140 countries, and its solutions are described as supporting circular construction and minimizing environmental impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 4 years of EHS experience in a manufacturing setting, such as fabrication, foundry, heavy industrial, or other multi-hazard operations.
Hands-on hazardous waste and environmental compliance experience, including work with hydrochloric acid (HCl), sulfuric acid (H2SO4), hydrofluoric acid (HF), and/or nitric acid (HNO3).
Expertise in chemical management and Hazard Communication.
Workers’ compensation experience; direct ownership of claims is not required.
Knowledge of machine safety.
Demonstrated experience leading incident investigations, audits, training, and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) management.
Strong communication, coaching, problem-solving, data analysis, documentation, and cross-functional influencing skills.
Ability to work in active manufacturing environments and respond to EHS needs across shifts or outside normal business hours as required.
Ability to walk the production floor for extended periods, climb ladders, and wear PPE including respirators, with exposure to noise, heat, and industrial equipment in an indoor/outdoor mix.
Comfort performing desk-based work on a computer as a primary part of the role.
Ability to travel up to 30%, primarily to a single site.
Must be currently authorized to work in the applicable country full-time without employer-sponsored immigration support now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Personnel management experience, including supervisory, lead, or people-leadership roles.
Multi-site EHS experience.
Experience developing EHS programs from the ground up.
Experience with EHS software or systems integration.
Professional certification such as ASP, CSP, CHST, CIH, OHST, NEBOSH, CHMM, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day execution of site EHS programs, keeping requirements current, documented, communicated, and consistently applied across shifts and work areas.
Develop, maintain, and improve written EHS programs, procedures, job safety analyses (JSAs), inspections, and training materials.
Partner with site leadership to promote accountability for safe work practices, corrective action closure, and risk reduction.
Oversee the site EHS budget for compliance, training, PPE, corrective actions, emergency preparedness, and risk-reduction priorities.
Lead investigations of incidents, near misses, first-aid cases, and hazards using root-cause methodology, and ensure corrective and preventive actions address systemic causes.
Classify and escalate events with serious-injury or fatality potential, significant hazards, and compliance concerns.
Analyze incident trends, audit findings, near misses, and exposure data to identify risks and recommend controls and coaching opportunities.
Lead site environmental programs and compliance obligations involving hazardous and non-hazardous waste, air quality, stormwater, wastewater, chemical management, permits, and regulatory reporting.
Manage environmental inspections, monitoring, manifesting, recordkeeping, and regulatory interactions.
Partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering to reduce environmental risk through waste minimization, pollution and spill prevention, resource conservation, and sustainability initiatives.
Plan and conduct safety walkthroughs, program audits, regulatory self-assessments, and compliance inspections; verify corrective actions are complete and effective.
Serve as the site EHS contact during corporate, third-party, customer, insurance, or regulatory reviews; prepare documentation and coordinate follow-up.
Maintain EHS records, permit obligations, environmental compliance documentation, and regulatory reporting accurately and on time.
Develop, deliver, and maintain training for regulatory, site-specific, and operational requirements, including new-hire orientation and applicable safety programs.
Track training completion, identify gaps, evaluate training effectiveness, and work with supervisors to support employee understanding and accountability.
Coach employees, supervisors, and managers on hazard recognition, safe work expectations, incident reporting, and corrective action follow-through.
Collaborate with Occupational Health on first response, recordability support, exposure data, medical surveillance, return-to-work coordination, emergency response planning, and employee health-related EHS needs.
Work with operations, maintenance, engineering, quality, contractors, and regional EHS resources to integrate EHS expectations into operations, projects, equipment changes, and process improvements.
Support emergency preparedness, evacuation drills, spill response planning, and site-specific emergency procedures.
Use EHS systems and data to maintain records, track corrective actions, monitor trends, and communicate performance to site and regional leadership.
Contribute site feedback, lessons learned, and practical solutions to enterprise EHS initiatives.