At Pyrotek we believe in a workplace where safety is more than a policyits a shared responsibility. Were seeking a highly motivated Safety & Environmental Engineer to independently lead safety and environmental initiatives across our U.S. operations ensuring compliance driving continuous improvement and fostering a culture of accountability teamwork and care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Champion EHS functions at assigned U.S. operational sites.
- Collaborate with EHS Division leadership and production teams to assess and enhance safety and environmental impacts of manufacturing processes.
- Stay up to date on evolving federal state and local regulations and implement required changes.
- Lead or participate in audits incident investigations root cause analyses and implementation of corrective actions.
- Prepare and submit environmental and safety permits reports and compliance documentation (e.g. OSHA Tier II Form R).
- Manage SDS documentation and facilitate chemical inventories.
- Coordinate and deliver site-specific EHS training.
- Engage with third-party vendors for environmental and safety services.
- Support ISO14001:2015 compliance and promote a behavior-based safety culture.
Qualifications :
What Were Looking For:
- Education: Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
- Experience: Minimum 4 years of safety and/or environmental experience in a manufacturing environment (or equivalent).
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Engineering & Analytical Skills. Working knowledge of and ability to understand chemical reactions and mass balances. Ability to evaluate safety and environmental needs related to proposed raw material equipment and process changes. Ability to review and interpret technical data and develop plans for corrective actions or improvement initiatives based on reviewed data and technical knowledge. Ability to review and characterize physical properties and hazards of materials both individually and in combination with other chemical environmental and process risks. Ability to perform emission calculations.
- Environmental Health & Safety Skills. Ability to communicate effectively with government organizations. Ability to work with existing third-party suppliers and effectively evaluate new third-party suppliers for items related to safety and environmental including but not limited to testing services training services and equipment acquisition and services. Demonstrated track record of performing legally and ethically in a regulatory environment.
- Core People Skills. Ability to positively interact work collaboratively and communicate with a diverse group of people at all levels of the organization. High ethical standards and values. Ability to evaluate the regulatory needs in an area and identify an effective practical path to compliance. Ability to interact and address behavioral deficiencies and introduce/implement desired changes in performance.
- Communication Skills. Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations listen and obtain clarification and respond well to questions. Proficiency in writing clearly and concisely and editing work for spelling and grammar. Ability to communicate effectively with external regulatory agencies.
- Computer/Applications Skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products. Ability to manage large data sets in pivot tables lookup formulas aggregate functions and statistical analysis in Microsoft Excel. Ability to navigate and work within SharePoint as well as accessing and effectively searching USA and State web sites for safety and environmental compliance information. Proficiency in Visual (ERP) to lead resolution of improvement initiatives site safety and environmental activities and in support of regulatory compliance.
- Core Business Skills. Ability to exercise sound judgement and discretion in handling of proprietary and confidential information including compliance to all company data protection policies. Ability to work independently without significant direction and to use resources. Ability to use external information to identify legal requirements for safety and environmental questions. Flexibility to manage multiple demands across different product lines. Strong critical thinking skills judgment and attention to detail and accuracy. Exceptional prioritization time management and organizational skills. Ability to prepare confidential reports and correspondence.
- Professional Investment. Commitment to ongoing professional development and learning.
- Travel. Ability to travel domestically by land and air up to 15%. Must be able to travel to support multiple sites.
Physical/Sensory Requirements
The following physical activities described here are representative of those required by a team member to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation if feasible will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions of position.
Must be able to sit for long periods-of-time bend and reach use stairs lift up to 25 pounds occasionally and communicate effectively in English by telephone in person and in writing. Effectively use a personal computer office equipment and telephone.
Working Environment
Generally work in an office environment with occasional work requiring entry into operations/manufacturing areas for site inspections site evaluations testing sample gathering and process/product changes where moderate background noise presence of natural or artificial light exposure to work temperatures from ambient to controlled hard surfaces for standing and walking and moderate amounts of airborne dust and graphite particles may be present. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as approved footwear respirator and safety goggles/glasses may be required.
Additional Information :
The minimum and maximum salary range for this full-time position is $80000 - $95000 benefits.
Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills experience and relevant education and/or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in this posted role reflect the base salary only and do not include bonus or benefits.
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$80000 - $95000 / Salary
Pyrotek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability family medical history or genetic information political affiliation military service or other non-merit based factors.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time