Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people?

Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Wagner’s reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and grow within Wagner.

Benefits include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 96 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plans -  401K and Roth 401K , eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEFCU- Citizens Equity First Credit Union - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
• Additional Benefits include: Unum Supplemental life Insurance, Aflac Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.

The Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist implements and administers company-wide (including subsidiary companies) safety, accident prevention, and occupational health programs to prevent or reduce industrial injuries and illnesses in a manner that reflects the company’s vision of working as “One Professional Team.” This role will also implement and administer environmental programs to reduce waste, prevent pollution, and ensure compliance with applicable environmental laws. The EHS Specialist will ensure compliance with OSHA, MSHA, DOT and other federal, state, and local laws and regulations while also implementing and administering physical security for company facilities. This position will be supporting our Colorado region.

Pay Rate: $64,019.82 - $90,000.00 annually
Pay is dependent on education and experience.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Studies, helps develop, and promulgate procedures and policies.

• Ensures compliance with all local, state and federally legislated safety and environmental laws including OSHA, MSHA, DOT and EPA
• Represents company at city, county, state and industry meetings, committees, and conferences.
• Provides data to customers as a part of bid packages and pre-qualification.
• Becomes directly involved in confidential and sensitive issues.
• Interprets policies and laws, advises, and counsels company management.
• Performs personnel sampling (sound levels, hazardous material exposure, etc.) and implements corrective action, as necessary.
• Ensures adequate safety and health, first-aid, and environmental-related training.
• Serves as an environmental, health and safety resource for management and employees.
• Assists in formulating, developing, and directing all facets of company accident-prevention program.
• Assists in developing and administering emergency plans.
• Assists in formulating, developing, and directing all facets of company-environmental program.
• Assists in conducting root cause analysis for accident investigations.
• Conducts or Ensures facility inspections to help identify safety and environmental hazards.
• Monitors changes in governmental regulations and advises management on compliance.
• Performs environmental samplings of waste streams, and potentially hazardous materials.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred)
• 2+ years’ experience in a position requiring knowledge of OSHA, MSHA, DOT, and EPA regulations and administering policies to ensure compliance with those laws.
• 1-3 years administrative/clerical experience
• 1-3 years customer service experience
• 1-3 years supervisory experience
• 3-5 years technical or mechanical experience

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

• Certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or similar training/certification a plus

Physical Demands & Competencies:

• Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing
• Walking on uneven surfaces and stairs
• Primarily sedentary work that involves sitting/standing but may require occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.
• Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills
• Safety & Product Knowledge
• Injury prevention and injury case management (including OSHA/MSHA recordkeeping).
• Knowledge/competency in a variety of environmental, health, and safety topics
• Excellent communication skills for working with all levels of leaders, employees, and customers, training/teaching, presenting, drafting reports and policies.
• Detailed knowledge of accident prevention, public safety, accident investigation, motor vehicle accident prevention, fire prevention, workers’ compensation, and security.
• Strong employee relations and interpersonal skills needed.
• Strong analytical skills
• Intermediate knowledge and experience with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other internet/computer-based software.

Work Environment:

• Noise: Moderate
• Indoors and outdoors in a variety of temperature/weather conditions
• Some office works.

Travel Requirements:

• 25- 50%
• Primarily driving within Colorado to visit branches (company-vehicle provided)

Other Duties:

Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. 

Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer