Job Description
Job Title: Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
Location: Northbrook, IL
Hire Type: 6 month contract-to-hire
Target Pay Rate: $36.00-$41.00/hr
Work Schedule: M-F 6am-2:30pm
Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, BCBS medical plans, dental/vision plans, 401(k), & ESOP
Location: Northbrook, IL
Hire Type: 6 month contract-to-hire
Target Pay Rate: $36.00-$41.00/hr
Work Schedule: M-F 6am-2:30pm
Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, BCBS medical plans, dental/vision plans, 401(k), & ESOP
Job Description:
Our client is a leading manufacturing organization seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to support their Northbrook, IL facility. This person will work closely with the EHS Manager and manufacturing operations to maintain and improve environmental, health, and safety programs.
Responsibilities:
- Support manufacturing operations and the EHS Manager with day-to-day environmental, health, and safety initiatives.
- Develop, coordinate, and deliver engaging EHS training programs.
- Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHS policies, procedures, safe work instructions, and management systems.
- Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement and implement corrective actions.
- Support workplace injury, incident, and near-miss reporting and investigations.
- Lead safety communication and employee engagement initiatives, including safety meetings and other awareness programs.
- Develop solutions to reduce occupational hazards and exposures while supporting continuous improvement and behavioral-based safety initiatives.
- Train and support facility safety committees.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, environmental, chemical, machinery, and applicable local regulations.
- Participate in daily stand-up meetings and maintain EHS visual management initiatives.
Qualifications:
- Experience in an Environmental, Health & Safety role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and applicable EHS regulations.
- Experience with safety audits, inspections, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
- Experience developing and delivering EHS training.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with employees and leadership across a manufacturing facility.
- Ability to identify workplace hazards and implement practical safety solutions.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Northbrook, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $36–$41 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Environmental Chemistryunmatched
- Environmental Healthunmatched
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)unmatched
- Hazard Analysisunmatched
- Health Planunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Manufacturing Operations Managementunmatched
- OSHAunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Policy Developmentunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Procedure Developmentunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Standup Meetingsunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Training Programunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
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