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Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist

Generac · Beaver Dam, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about an environmental permit application or report you helped with.

What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on experience with permits and reporting.

Tell me about a time you pushed back on an unsafe practice that people had gotten used to.

What they are checking: Whether they will challenge habits that put people at risk.

What would you do

An employee gets hurt on the floor. What do you do in the first hour and the first week?

What they are checking: Whether they care for the person first, then investigate to find root cause, not blame.

How do you get supervisors and workers to take safety seriously when production is pushing hard?

What they are checking: Whether they can build safety buy-in rather than relying only on rules.

About the work

As the hazardous waste expert for the site, how would you reduce waste and keep compliance tight?

What they are checking: Whether they understand hazardous waste rules and practical ways to cut waste and add recycling.

Walk me through how you would plan industrial hygiene sampling.

What they are checking: Whether they can identify exposures and design sampling that gives reliable answers.

What Wisconsin DNR and EPA requirements would you expect at a plant like Beaver Dam?

What they are checking: Whether they know the state and federal rules that apply to manufacturing sites.

How do you run an internal EHS audit so it leads to real fixes?

What they are checking: Whether they turn audit findings into actions that get closed.

What DOT rules might apply to shipping hazardous materials from a plant?

What they are checking: Whether they know DOT requirements, which the posting lists.

How would you measure progress toward zero incidents?

What they are checking: Whether they track leading indicators like near misses, not just injury counts.

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The full job description

As published by Generac.

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day environmental, health, and safety functions at an assigned location. This includes, but is not limited to, implementing the organization’s safety program, working with personnel to maintain a safe and healthy work environment, monitoring the facility and processes for adherence to OSHA, EPA, Wisconsin DNR, DOT, and other local regulations and guidelines. Additionally, this role is responsible for the elimination of industrial incidents, conducting environmental monitoring and reporting, providing assistance with environmental permit applications, and assisting with internal EHS audits for the facility. This position works closely with cross-functional teams throughout the facility and leads the pursuit of zero incidents. Responsibilities: • Regulatory Compliance Monitoring and Reporting • Serve as the primary hazardous waste SME, leading efforts to reduce hazardous waste and implement recycling programs. • Direct industrial hygiene sampling and support. • Manage the facility EHS program. • Manage and perform the planning, training, inspection, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for all environmental and safety compliance programs. Worksite Analysis • Conduct facility audits to be used to ensure that consistent, best-in-class results and compliance are followed to enable operational excellence. Prepare reports of findings with recommendations for corrective action. • Conduct and document monthly facility inspections of hazardous waste accumulation/chemical storage areas. • Perform Job Safety Analysis of all facility worksite activities and lead actions for controls and countermeasures. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; • 1 year of experience implementing occupational safety and environmental Preferred Qualifications: • Degree in occupational safety , engineering or science related; • Experience within a corporate safety role in a manufacturing company; • Implementation experience with safety related programs (ISO, VPP, etc.); • Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Demonstrated understanding of OSHA, EPA, WDNR, DOT and local regulations; • Proven knowledge of safety equipment and standards; • Demonstrated ability to influence management, teams and individuals across multiple functions within the organization; • Excellent working knowledge of ergonomic analysis tools; • Excellent working knowledge of emergency action planning; • Proven track record of successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a fast paced environment; • Effective verbal and written communication skills; Other Duties as assigned and the following: • Minimize waste by driving initiatives surrounding reduction, recycling and supply chain partnerships; • Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned; • Other duties as assigned. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to manipulate objects, tools or controls; and talk and hear.  The employee is regularly required to walk; stoop; crouch; bend and reach above shoulders.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance, waist high, up to 10 feet away.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working in the typical conditions of a manufacturing environment including seasonal variation in temperatures and occasional exposure to manufacturing fumes or by-products. The employee must comply with the assigned location PPE requirements including but not limited to safety glasses, hearing protection, appropriate gloves, clothing and shields for required tasks and closed toed or safety shoes as required by facility safety policies. Travel up to 10% of the time. “We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

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