Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Akkodis is seeking an Environmental Health Safety Specialist for a 6+ Contract position with a client located in Garden City, NY

Pay Range: $30/hr - $35/hr (The rate may vary based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

Job Summary:

• Maintain, organize, review, and update EHS documentation, records, forms, checklists, and tracking systems.
• Support routine safety inspections and facility walkthroughs and assist with preparation for internal and external safety or environmental audits.
• Document and track safety findings, corrective actions, and compliance-related activities through completion.
• Review and update EHS procedures, forms, signage, labels, checklists, and visual controls.
• Order, organize, and maintain safety supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE), signage, and related materials.
• Assist with hands-on facility safety improvements, including the installation or placement of signage, floor markings, barriers, safety stations, PPE storage areas, and spill-response supplies.
• Coordinate and support Lean Manufacturing and 5S workplace-organization projects within production areas.
• Develop and implement shadow boards and standardized tool-storage systems, initially supporting welding operations and potentially expanding to other manufacturing departments.
• Identify opportunities to improve workplace organization, visual management, safety, and efficiency.
• Work closely with operators, supervisors, Maintenance, and EHS personnel to plan, document, implement, and sustain improvements.
• Track project status, materials, outstanding action items, and completion of assigned improvements.
• Help ensure completed projects and documentation are organized, clearly communicated, and properly closed out.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in EHS, safety, compliance, quality, manufacturing support, manufacturing documentation, or a related technical environment preferred.
• Manufacturing, production, or industrial experience with a strong safety mindset.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and follow-through skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel for documentation, tracking, and basic reporting.
• Familiarity with manufacturing safety, EHS compliance, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, or continuous-improvement principles preferred.
• Mechanically inclined and comfortable using basic hand tools to complete shop-floor improvement projects.
• Comfortable working directly in a manufacturing environment and interacting with production employees.
• Ability to divide time effectively between computer-based administrative work and hands-on shop-floor activities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across manufacturing, Maintenance, EHS, and supervisory functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records by federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance