Senior Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Leupold + Stevens, Inc. • Beaverton, OR

11h • $90,000 - $105,000 • Onsite

About The Position

For over 100 years, we’ve manufactured high-quality products right here in the USA. We still operate out of our Oregon-based factory to this day, producing innovative, battle-proven optics for the world's most relentless hunters, shooters, law enforcement officers, and military personnel. Regardless of the product, whether it's a red dot or a riflescope, we design and manufacture it with one goal in mind—to ensure it performs for life.
At Leupold and Stevens we’re American to the Core and passionate about what we do. Product excellence and uncompromising quality are our top priorities. We’ve built a collaborative, high performance culture where team players with innovative ideas and a sense of urgency thrive.
What You’ll Be Doing as a Senior Environmental Health & Safety Specialist:
Leads and supports Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) initiatives in a fast-paced manufacturing and metal anodizing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations, developing, and maintaining EHS programs, and fostering a strong safety culture across all levels of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
• 7-10 years of experience within occupational safety and health preferably in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, and local EHS regulations.
• Ability to communicate complex issues with diverse groups including production teams, engineers, management, and regulatory agencies.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and multi-task effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong presentation skills and experience facilitating teams.
• Excellent detail orientation and high level of accuracy.
• Strong organizational skills. Ability to coordinate multiple activities and liaison effectively with external carriers and agencies.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification such as CSP or CIH strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs and procedures at L&S and Anodize Solutions which are tailored to manufacturing and metal anodizing environments.
• High focus on lockout tagout, machine guarding, fall protection, forklift operations, ergonomics, and chemical handling/hazard communication.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, local environmental agencies, and company standards.
• Work with regulatory agencies to monitor hazardous waste, stormwater, wastewater, and bio swales to ensure environmental compliance.
• Conduct risk assessments, safety audits, and incident investigations to identify potential hazards and evaluate risks associated with workplace activities; recommend corrective/preventive actions.
• Partner with training & development to expand EHS training initiatives and ensure employees receive required regulatory and safety training.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and internal consultant for safety and environmental regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement in EHS practices through data analysis, trend monitoring, and employee feedback.
• Partner with engineering, maintenance, and production teams to ensure safety is built into processes and equipment.
• Maintain accurate documentation, reports, and records as required by regulatory agencies.
• Serve as the point of contact during EHS audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews.
• Promote a proactive safety culture through employee engagement, coaching, and safety committee activities.
• Oversee administration of the Emergency Action Plan including emergency preparedness, evacuation, and coordination of emergency response.
• Perform other safety, security and human resource related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• affordable health and dental insurance
• a strong commitment to training and professional development including an internal skills development program for all manufacturing team members
• a generous tuition reimbursement program
• company contributions up to 8% of base pay into a 401K retirement account
• profit sharing
• and great product discounts (to name a few)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees