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EHS Specialist
BGF Industries – Altavista, Virginia
EHS Specialist – Join a Team That Builds What Matters
At BGF Industries, we don’t just manufacture advanced materials — we help power industries that shape the world. From aerospace and defense to transportation, industrial, and technical textile applications, BGF has built a legacy of innovation, quality, and people-first leadership for over 80 years.
We are looking for an energetic, hands-on, and solutions-driven Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist to join our manufacturing team. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about workplace safety, environmental stewardship, employee engagement, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced industrial environment.
If you enjoy being visible on the plant floor, driving meaningful change, coaching leaders and employees, and helping create a culture where safety is everyone’s responsibility — we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
As an EHS Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting and advancing BGF’s environmental, health, and safety initiatives across manufacturing operations.
Why Join BGF Industries?
- Work for a respected leader in technical textiles and advanced material solutions
- Collaborate with experienced textile professionals across multiple manufacturing facilities
- Be part of a company that values innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
- Opportunity to influence people to work safer and smarter with their everyday tasks
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
- Career growth opportunities within a stable and growing manufacturing organization
- Maintain training files for wage and salary employees required by ISO and Safety requirements.
- Recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures to management and implement when necessary
- Conduct new employee orientation.
- Instruct industrial truck training and maintain files on employees with industrial truck license.
- Maintain security system and issue new access cards when needed.
- Maintain master copy of SDS’s and history file on SDS for the Plant.
- Generate and maintain chemical labels for secondary containers throughout plant as necessary
- Coordinate and administer all written EHS programs and maintain the appropriate files/plans.
- Coordinate and update individual department Job Safety Analysis.
- Conduct/coordinate inspections and audits, and ensure corrective actions are monitored and documented
- Responsible for all Environmental reporting, compliance audits, meetings and visits from the EPA and DEQ.
- Coordinate for Safety Inspections & Safety Meetings in each department and follow up as necessary.
- Participate in all accident investigations and ensure follow up on unsafe conditions.
- Responsible for compliance of EHS transportation programs – DOT.
- Conduct hazardous waste inspections as specified
- Maintain RCRA and DOT certifications
- Complete wastewater testing as specified by permit
- Keep accurate and concise records on emissions per permits (Air, Hazardous Waste, Wastewater)
- Other duties assigned by Plant Manager
MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS: (Four-year degree in science or a related discipline with 4 plus years of experience in a Manufacturing Environment). Satisfactorily complete industrial truck licensing requirements. Be able to work on any shift as needed. Have 20/40 corrected eyesight.
*What will set you apart from the rest:
Highly Preferred Qualifications: RCRA certification, DOT Hazardous Shipping Certification, 40-hour HAZWOPER Training, OSHA 30 training
Salary : $75,300 - $90,000