• Cottage Grove, Minnesota
  • $22–$28 Per Hour
4 days ago

Job Description

Shift:

Monday through Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Are you ready to work making the world a safer, healthier place? Join our mission to continuously move science forward; to innovate and advance all aspects of our business to improve the health and safety of our communities and lives.

Make an impact. Build a career.

At Pace®, everything we do is built upon an unwavering commitment to making the world a safer, healthier place. We continually work to develop innovative practices that drive sustainability and empower our partners with accurate, quality data at every critical moment and milestone.

That’s why we need you — your curiosity, your talents, and your drive — to help us advance this important work, and your career.

Find your place at Pace®

Join us as an EHS Specialist, where you’ll put your love of science to work in theConsultingServices department. You’ll receive all the training you need to successfully take on your new role and grow an exciting laboratory sciences career at Pace®.

Candidate will evaluate EHS facilities and processes with respect to potential hazards to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

Compensation: $22.00 - 28.00 per hour

What you’ll do

  • Work with client to ensure compliance with facility environmental, health, and safety policies and other applicable regulatory agencies
  • Conduct industrial hygiene sampling, such as noise dosimetry and air monitoring
  • Schedule and conduct respirator fit testing for employees
  • Assist with process hazard analysis and risk analysis assessments
  • Conduct environmental, health, and safety training
  • Coordinate sitewide safety initiatives
  • Work with business to audit daily work permits and report findings to supervisors
  • Complete ergonomic assessments of process tasks
  • Other Health and Safety tasks as needed by client

This role may include environmental responsibilities, such as:

  • Collect and process wastewater samples and interpret results for reporting
  • Coordinate various environmental sampling events and order and prep sampling supplies
  • Utilize air emission modeling software to track pollutant outputs
  • Assist with regulatory agency permitting processes for environmental compliance
  • Create and manage waste stream profiles for the processing of hazardous waste

What you’ll bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related discipline
  • 1-2 years professional Environmental Health and Safety experience preferred
  • Safety experience in a manufacturing or pilot plant setting preferred
  • Possess high-level problem-solving skills and have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Be a team player, have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, be self-motivated and results-oriented, and be highly productive

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

Find Your Place at Pace - We need you - your curiosity, your talents, and your drive - to help us advance this important work.

BenefitsWhen you join Pace®, you commit to work that makes a positive impact on our communities and our world. We commit to supporting you with benefits and perks that make a positive impact on your life. Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program which includes competitive salaries, medical, dental vision, 401K retirement savings plan (100% vested immediately in the employer match), life, disability and voluntary benefits, paid time off for holiday, sick and vacation days, HSA, wellness program, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance program, parental leave, optional legal coverage and ID theft.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pace® provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, genetics, protected veteran status, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Numbers & Facts

LocationCottage Grove, Minnesota
IndustryOther/Not Classified
Salary$22–$28 Per Hour
Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
Year Founded1978
Websitehttps://www.pacelabs.com/

About Company

Three divisions. Two countries. 1800 employees. Twenty-eight environmental labs. Two Life Sciences labs. Twenty-four service centers. Hundreds of certifications. 38 years of industry experience. Financial stability. Dynamic thought leadership and strategic management planning with one shared vision: work together to protect our environment and improve our health.

Pace began on a much smaller scale in 1978, serving Minneapolis and the surrounding areas with founder and CEO Steve Vanderboom at the helm. A commitment to safety and high ethical standards, respect for both clients and employees, and a drive for excellence inspired us as we expanded - and these values are at the core of everything we do today. Still under Vanderboom's directorship, we are proud to be industry leaders, offering an unparalleled range of services delivered by the most experienced scientific professionals. No matter the scope of work or special requirements, we have the people, knowledge and technology to tackle them. Partnering with us, clients are guaranteed to experience the Pace Analytical difference.

Pace Analytical Services, LLC. provides analytical services including environmental testing and sampling. Laboratories utilize EPA, ASTM Standard Methods, NIOSH and other accepted test procedures and methods in accordance with both federal and state regulations. Pace also provides specialty analytical support for air toxics, aquatic toxicity, bioassay, biota, dioxin/furans, low-level mercury, radiochemistry, vapor intrusion, environmental forensics, industrial hygiene, etc.

Pace Analytical Life Sciences provides analytical testing services to the pharmaceutical/medical device industries. Services include chemical and microbiology, method development/validation, physical testing, raw material testing, stability testing and storage, and product release testing. Pace operates two FDA-registered, DEA-registered (Class I - V), cGMP-compliant facilities: one located in Oakdale, MN and the other located in San German, PR. The Oakdale, MN facility is ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited.

Pace Analytical Lab Ops Division provides professional scientific staffing - to accommodate full outsourcing or augmentation of staff at a client's on-site location - to various industries as well as research and development organizations. The ISO 9001:2008 certified Lab Ops Division also provides instrumentation sales, repair and qualification services, product and materials testing support and regulatory compliance services.

Skills

  • Agricultureunmatched
  • Biologyunmatched
  • Chemistryunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Dosimetryunmatched
  • Environmental Complianceunmatched
  • Environmental Engineeringunmatched
  • Environmental Healthunmatched
  • Environmental Sciencesunmatched
  • Ergonomicsunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Government Contractsunmatched
  • Hazardous Materials/Substancesunmatched
  • Industrial Hygieneunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Pilot Plantunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Analysisunmatched
  • Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)unmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Risk Analysisunmatched
  • Safety Trainingunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Sustainabilityunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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