Environmental Health Safety Engineer

Position: Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer

Openings: 1

Duration: 6 Months (Possible Temp-to-Hire)

Location: Lexington, KY

Shift: 2nd Shift (2:30 PM/3:00 PM – 10:30 PM/11:00 PM EST)

Top Requirements:

• 3-5 years of Safety/EHS Engineering experience.
• Strong ergonomics background.
• Manufacturing environment experience required.
• Experience with large equipment, CNC machinery, heavy fabrication, robotics, and assembly plants preferred.
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and machine safety experience.
• Environmental compliance experience including hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently on 2nd shift with limited leadership presence.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Additional Skills:

• OSHA and regulatory compliance experience.
• Incident/accident investigations and root cause analysis.
• EHS audits and risk assessments.
• ISO environmental standards familiarity.
• Air, water, and land permitting knowledge.
• Union facility experience preferred.
• Training development and facilitation experience.
• Strong organizational and project leadership skills.

Daily Responsibilities:

A client is looking for an Environmental, Health & Safety Engineer to support a large manufacturing facility on 2nd shift. This individual will assist with implementing EHS policies and procedures, conduct safety audits and risk assessments, oversee incident investigations and corrective actions, develop and deliver training programs, ensure environmental compliance, coordinate permit requirements, support loss prevention initiatives, and partner with all departments throughout the plant to maintain a safe and compliant work environment. The ideal candidate will be highly personable, adaptable, and capable of making independent decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.