Environmental Health And Safety Speciailist

Job Title: Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Job Description
The EHS Specialist is responsible for leading the Environmental, Health, Safety, Security, and Sustainability (EHSS&S) programs. This position ensures regulatory compliance, drives a strong safety culture, supports environmental stewardship, and maintains effective industrial hygiene and process safety programs. The successful candidate will be highly visible on the manufacturing floor, partnering closely with employees, supervisors, and leadership teams to promote continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain the sites EHSS&S management systems and corporate safety programs.
- Assess training needs and develop, coordinate, and deliver employee safety training programs.
- Lead the facility Safety Team and promote employee engagement in safety initiatives.
- Lead accident, injury, and near-miss investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Conduct audits and inspections of plant operations to ensure employees have the training, procedures, tools, and PPE necessary to work safely.
- Develop, monitor, and communicate EHSS&S goals, metrics, leading indicators, and performance results.
- Maintain injury and illness tracking systems and ensure proper reporting procedures are followed.
- Ensure emergency response programs and teams are maintained, including First Aid, HAZWOPER spill response, and Safety Committee activities.
- Build and sustain a positive, proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
- Collaborate with corporate and global EHSS&S teams to implement company-wide programs, initiatives, and best practices.
- Manage environmental permits and regulatory programs, ensuring ongoing compliance, audit readiness, timely reporting, and permit modifications as required.
- Coordinate environmental inspections, sampling, recordkeeping, and submissions required by federal, state, and local regulations.
- Manage hazardous and special waste activities, including profiling, storage, transportation, and disposal.
- Support sustainability initiatives and reporting requirements.
- Coordinate environmental compliance training related to hazardous waste, stormwater, spill prevention, air permitting, and waste minimization.
- Conduct facility inspections and identify opportunities for housekeeping, environmental, and safety improvements.
- Customize and implement corporate environmental programs to meet site-specific operational needs.
- Develop and maintain employee health risk assessments, approved chemical inventories, and the site Chemical Hygiene Plan.
- Assess chemical and physical hazard exposures through workplace observations, process hazard reviews, and evaluation of process or product changes.
- Conduct or coordinate industrial hygiene monitoring activities, document findings, and communicate recommendations for exposure control improvements.
- Recommend and support the implementation of engineering, administrative, and PPE controls to reduce employee exposures.
- Serve as a resource on chemical and physical hazard recognition, exposure assessment, and control strategies.
- Support Process Safety Management (PSM) programs, including HAZOP reviews, process hazard assessments, engineering controls, and Management of Change (MOC) activities.
- Review capital projects and process modifications to ensure EHSS&S considerations are incorporated into facility design and operations.
- Maintain relationships with local medical providers, emergency responders, and regulatory agencies as needed.
- Support additional EHSS&S, security, and sustainability initiatives as assigned.
Essential Skills
- Bachelors degree in environmental science, Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related field.
- Experience with or working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, NFPA, DHS, Responsible Care, Risk Management Programs (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM), and related regulations.
- Experience developing and delivering EHS training programs.
- Experience conducting accident and incident investigations and implementing corrective actions.
- Strong project management, leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of U.S. security regulations and compliance requirements.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Ability to travel up to 10% to support other facilities and corporate audit activities.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in chemical manufacturing or another highly regulated industrial environment.
- Experience with industrial hygiene assessments and exposure monitoring programs.
- Experience supporting environmental permitting and sustainability initiatives.
- Familiarity with HAZOP, MOC, PSM, and regulatory compliance audits.
- Familiarity with SWPPP, NAD Stormwater management.
- CSP, ASP, CIH, CHMM, or similar professional certification preferred.
Work Environment
Significant time spent on the manufacturing floor and throughout the facility engaging with employees and supporting safety initiatives. Frequent walking, standing, and stair climbing are required. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally without assistance. The role requires working in a chemical manufacturing environment and wearing required PPE. The plant follows a 5-day operation schedule, 24 hours per day.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Simpsonville, SC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $37.50 - $57.69/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Simpsonville,SC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 8, 2026. About Actalent

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