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Title: Environmental Health/Safety Specialist III
Salary Range: $48,168.00
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Elizabethtown Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Elizabethtown CTC
Department: Facilities
Total Rewards
Elizabethtown Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
ECTC is seeking an Environmental Health/Safety Specialist III to work directly with the VP of Facilities to support the daily campus operations related to safety, assets, and emergency management.
Job Duties:
- Manages campus asset inventory, including tagging new equipment, maintaining the inventory management system, and coordinating asset relocation and annual reporting.
- Oversees campus mail services, including receiving, inspecting, processing, and delivering mail and packages; manages postage meter, shipping labels, records, and bulk mail processing with USPS.
- Coordinates surplus inventory and disposal processes, including posting items for auction through GovDeals.
- Supports daily campus operations by unlocking facilities, managing key retrieval, monitoring building access schedules, maintaining two-way radios, issuing parking passes, restocking paper supplies, and assisting with shredding services.
- Maintains campus safety infrastructure including monitoring security cameras, managing door access databases, maintaining flag displays, and preparing grounds for major campus events or emergencies.
- Conducts environmental health and safety inspections and assessments; maintains OSHA compliance records, coordinates hazardous waste disposal, monitors chemical inventories, and recommends corrective safety measures.
- Assists in the development and implementation of campus emergency preparedness and response plans, including maintaining emergency operations documentation and coordinating drills (fire, tornado, earthquake, intruder, etc.).
- Tracks and reports campus incidents and safety data, including Clery, OSHA, and other required reports; maintains incident reporting systems and coordinates with local law enforcement and system office contacts.
- Performs routine safety inspections of fire suppression systems, alarms, AEDs, and related equipment, maintaining required documentation.
- Participates in safety training and systemwide crisis management meetings and remains available for emergency response coordination when needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Skills Requested:
- Ability to travel & possess a valid Driver’s License.
- Demonstrate success in overcoming barriers like those of the target population.
- Ability to work effectively on a team.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong time management, organizational, and people skills.
- Proficient computer skills, particularly in MS Word, MS Access, and MS Excel.
Position is open until filled; review begins on March 24, 2026
To apply, please visit: https://careers.kctcs.edu/Elizabethtown
Position: 10016721
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Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
Salary : $48,168