Environmental Specialist / EHS Specialist
Location: On-site – Concord, NC
Salary: $73,000–$75,000 base

The Opportunity

You will be the environmental go‑to for a complex, highly engineered manufacturing operation. This is a hands‑on role, embedded on-site in Concord, where you will:

Lead environmental programs, compliance, and reporting across the plant
Support health & safety, but as a secondary component of the job
Act as an internal advisor to maintenance, engineering, and operations on environmental risk, permitting, and practical compliance
Help reshape how the site thinks about environmental performance as part of overall EHS

This is not a consulting role. We need someone who has worked in manufacturing, not only with manufacturers as a consultant.

What We're Looking For

Experience

Solid track record in an industrial / manufacturing environment (plant, factory, production)
Hands‑on experience with:
- Environmental compliance (air, water, waste, hazardous materials, etc.)
- Environmental aspects of EHS programs (permitting, reporting, audits, inspections, corrective actions)
- Working cross‑functionally with operations, maintenance, engineering, and/or production teams
Evidence that you have implemented or significantly driven environmental initiatives, not just maintained a program someone else built
ISO14001 experience

Health & Safety

Background in safety is needed, but as a secondary skillset:
- Participation in safety programs, inspections, incident investigations, and training
- Understanding of OSHA requirements in a manufacturing context
Safety experience on its own, without environmental depth, is not sufficient for this role.

Key Responsibilities

Internal title may be EHS Specialist / Environmental Specialist, but the core responsibilities include:

Own and drive the environmental agenda for the Concord site
Ensure day‑to‑day compliance with relevant environmental regulations and internal standards
Prepare and maintain required environmental documentation, reporting, and records
Lead or support environmental audits and follow‑up on corrective and preventive actions
Partner with maintenance, engineering, and operations on:
- Environmental risk assessments for projects and changes
- Environmental controls on equipment, processes, and materials
- Practical solutions that work on the plant floor
Contribute to EHS training, communications, and culture‑building activities, especially where environmental topics are involved
Support broader safety programs (inspections, incident investigations, etc.) as needed

Profile & Mindset

We're interested in people who:

Self‑identify as environmental specialists within EHS, not purely as safety people
Are comfortable in a plant environment and talking to maintenance, engineers, and operators on the floor
Can explain environmental concepts in clear, practical language

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