Environmental Health and Safety Specialist jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

Meijer · 1 week ago

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Meijer is a family company dedicated to serving people and communities. They are seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist who will lead and support the environmental, health, and safety efforts within the assigned supply chain locations, ensuring compliance with OSHA and EPA standards and fostering a safety culture.

Food ProcessingHealth CarePharmaceuticalRetail
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Practice 200% safety Accountability (self and others)
Ensure site compliance with applicable laws and regulations
Oversee and develop the necessary policy/procedures and training necessary for all team members at the plant level to maintain compliance with required OSHA and EPA standards
Administer training to include topics such as LOTO, Right to Know, Confined Space, Hearing Conservation, Blood Borne Pathogen, and others as required
Lead the safety committee and safety culture for the plant and conduct injury investigations of every incident/injury
Monitor and make observations of unsafe work behavior and makes the necessary follow up to correct the behavior
Assess facilities, equipment and machinery for unsafe conditions and ensure resolution
Provide safety performance measures, audits, and evaluates effectiveness of programs. Coordinate and complete compliance driven safety requirements such as annual noise surveys, industrial hygiene surveys, PPE assessment, HAZMAT
Coordinate and manage third-party service vendors/contractors with respect to environmental, health and safety programs
Assist legal, HR, and other business partners to coordinate the investigation, processing, and defense of claims
Develop and lead the accident investigation committee and first responder team
Lead the site-specific Process Safety Management (PSM) program
Partner with Legal and Corporate Safety to respond to regulatory body inquiries and activity
Collaborate with internal & external partners to enhance and sustain a best-in-class safety strategy
Maintain and identify trends in health and safety metrics while using those metrics to drive continuous improvement by creating recommendations to the field based on interpretations
This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required

Qualification

CSP/ASP certificationOccupational healthSafetyManufacturing healthBasic computer skillsCommunication skillsTime managementIntegrityAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety or related discipline accompanied by equivalent experience
Above-average communication skills
High level of personal and professional integrity
Ability to manage time effectively
Basic computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Ability to positively interact with all levels of Manufacturing operations personnel
Ability to adapt to a changing environment

Preferred

CSP/ASP Preferred
Prior manufacturing / warehousing health and safety experience at plant level preferred

Benefits

Weekly pay
Scheduling flexibility
Paid parental leave
Paid education assistance
Team member discount
Development programs for advancement and career growth

Company

Meijer is a shopping website for grocery, health, and beauty care.

H1B Sponsorship

Meijer has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (59)
2024 (45)
2023 (41)
2022 (33)
2021 (29)
2020 (36)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$27M
2016-08-04Series Unknown· $7.8M
2015-09-15Series Unknown· $7.2M
2014-10-24Series Unknown· $12M

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Christine (Tina) Dekker
SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
linkedin
leader-logo
Alondra Munoz
Human Resources Business Partner
linkedin
Company data provided by crunchbase