What are the responsibilities and job description for the EHS Engineer #26458 position at Blue Chip Talent?
Blue Chip Talent, in partnership with an automotive manufacturing organization, is seeking a skilled Health, Safety & Sustainability Engineer. This role is responsible for assessing workplace risks, developing and maintaining site safety programs, supporting incident prevention and investigations, and ensuring environmental and regulatory compliance within a highly automated manufacturing environment.
Job Duties:
- Conduct ergonomic evaluations, workplace risk assessments, and machine-safety reviews
- Evaluate machine guarding, lockout/tagout, confined-space, and production-line hazards
- Lead incident investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective-action implementation
- Develop, update, and implement site safety procedures, training programs, and risk assessments
- Analyze injury, incident, and safety-trend data to identify risks and improvement opportunities
- Support environmental compliance, regulated waste management, environmental reporting, and air-permit requirements
- Maintain ISO 14001 environmental management system requirements and support site audit readiness
- Evaluate warehouse, automated equipment, and powered-industrial-vehicle safety practices
Skills & Experience
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field
- Professional HSE/EHS experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or similarly regulated operating environment
- Practical experience developing, implementing, or maintaining occupational health and safety programs
- Experience with hazard identification, workplace risk assessments, and risk mitigation
- Experience with lockout/tagout, incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Experience developing safety procedures, assessments, training materials, and compliance documentation
- Working knowledge of applicable HSE regulations, emergency preparedness, and response requirements
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HSE data tracking and reporting
Desired:
- 1 year of relevant professional HSE/EHS experience
- Experience within automotive, high-volume manufacturing, oil and gas, or another industrial environment
- Knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems
- Experience with machine safety, safeguarding, automated equipment, robotics, and safety controls
- Basic knowledge of PLC-supported machine protection systems
- Industrial Hygiene knowledge
- Experience with environmental compliance, regulated waste management, and air-permit requirements
- Experience supporting warehouse and powered-industrial-vehicle safety programs
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