What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Health & Safety Specialist position at Serigraph?
🔧 Champion Environmental Compliance. 🛡️ Drive Safety. 🌎 Lead Sustainable Solutions.💡
Are you passionate about protecting people and the planet through hands-on environmental health and safety work? Serigraph is seeking an EH&S Specialist to support our Industrial Graphics (IG) and Screen Graphics (SG) divisions. In this dynamic role, you’ll work alongside our Director of EH&S and plant leadership to ensure regulatory compliance, lead risk reduction efforts, and support continuous improvement across our Wisconsin-based facilities.
🗑️ From managing over 20 waste streams and supporting ISO 14001 and Green Tier II certifications, to conducting safety trainings 📋 and emergency drills 🚨, you’ll play a key role in creating a safe, sustainable workplace. If you're detail-oriented, proactive, and ready to make an impact in a forward-thinking manufacturing environment—this could be the opportunity for you.
Join a company where safety 🦺, sustainability 🌱, and accountability ✅ are more than priorities—they’re core values.
\n- Risk Reduction Activities
- Assist in developing and completing monthly compliance related safety trainings.
- Complete trainings including forklift, aerial lift, fall protection, confined space and control of hazardous energy.
- Assist with EH&S policy and procedures, training content reviews and continuous improvement.
- Complete Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s).
- Assist in incident investigations.
- Environmental Compliance Activities
- Ensure that waste areas are clean, orderly, and within retention standards.
- Follow appropriate labeling and storage protocols for all waste types.
- Perform weekly waste inspections to ensure compliance and safety.
- Coordinate waste and recycling pickups including:
- Staging and segregating waste drums for shipment.
- Verifying profile numbers and labeling on each drum.
- Checking hazardous waste transport driver’s documentation and verifying drum numbers with the waste manifest.
- Loading drums into the waste transport trailer and signing the waste manifests.
- Manage the recycling trailer.
- Sort universal waste into appropriate categories, such as batteries and bulbs.
- Stage bins for the monthly confidential shredding pickup.
- Update VOC and energy use tracking for annual regulatory compliance reporting.
- Review incoming SDS’s and maintain SDS’s utilizing KHA program software
- Auditing and Reporting
- Contribute to the auditing and reporting for Serigraph’s ISO 14001:2015 and Green Tier certifications.
- Contribute to Serigraph’s small quantity generator reporting (POC).
- Perform quarterly spill control audits as part of Serigraph’s SPCC program.
- Gather and provide data for the annual Toxic Release Inventory to the EPA.
- Maintain compliance with Serigraph’s no exposure storm water certifications.
- Act as one of Serigraph’s forklift trainers performing new certifications and recertifications.
- Miscellaneous
- Ensure quality and stop production. Communicate products and/or processes not meeting requirements.
- Ensure all environmental practices and materials are handled and disposed of per appropriate procedures in your area.
- Support Serigraph current quality business system and understand use of SPECS, the Serigraph quality manual.Â
- 1-3 years prior experience in a dedicated EHS role.Â
- Knowledge of DNR, EPA regulatory reporting requirements.
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and the Global Harmonized System (GHS).
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
- Accurate entry into company ERP software and ability to navigate Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel.
- Ability to learn new software systems, including data entry and pulling necessary reports.
- Valid drivers license and good driving record for travel between plants.
- High school diploma or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of good departmental and company safety/housekeeping/PPE practices.
- Understand departmental procedures and policies.
- Knowledge of machine guarding and prevention through design practices.
- Experience with ISO 14001 management systems, continuous improvement and auditing processes.
- Knowledge of waste storage and handling requirements defined by RCRA and the EPA.
- Qualified Forklift, Crane and Rigging trainer.
- HAZWOPER certification strongly preferred.
Ready to Make an Impact? 🌟
If you’re looking for a role where your work truly matters—to your team, your community, and the environment—we want to hear from you! At Serigraph, you’ll be part of a company that values innovation, safety, and continuous improvement. 🌱💡
Apply today to help us build a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future. 🛠️🌎
📩 Submit your application now and take the next step in your EH&S career with Serigraph! 🚀
Who is Serigraph?
Serigraph has over 70 years of experience in printing, advanced decorating technologies and graphic solutions for the automotive, appliance, consumer, medical, power sports, and point-of-purchase markets. Our core business is decorating plastic. We print, form, mold, finish and fulfill in-house. Serigraph specializes in transforming our customer’s brands to the physical world through print. Come help us build a team of creative problem solvers who know they can make a difference—because that’s the kind of community we want.
Life at Serigraph
The average Serigraph employee has more than 16 years of service! The tenure of our coworkers speaks volumes for life at Serigraph. Serigraph employees enjoy:
Competitive wages
Access to earned wages before the scheduled payday
Paid time off, 10 paid holidays, and a vacation buy/sell program
Free onsite healthcare and telemedicine including COVID testing
Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
401(k) eligibility on day one with company match
Free onsite fitness facility and walking trails
Cross training, growth, and promotion from within
What are you waiting for? Apply to join the Serigraph team today!
*Serigraph is an Equal Opportunity Employer*