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Environmental Health and Safety Engineer
47765
5/22/25
Southco, Inc.

About the role

Develops and implements safety, health, and environmental programs to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions by performing the following duties.  Other duties may be assigned. 

Compensation: $80,000-$90,000

Annual Broad Based Bonus: 20%

What you will be doing

  • Provide overall leadership guidance and direction in safety, health, environment, emergency response planning and security management for the plant.
  • Performs the role of EMS (Environmental Management System) Representative for the respective site.
  • Develop and implement safety, health, environmental, emergency response, security and fire protection programs to ensure smooth and safe operations.
  • Liaise with regulatory and government agencies to ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental, security and fire protection laws and regulations related to site location.
  • Conduct site EHS training, meetings and audits.
  • Implement corrective actions related to internal/external audit findings.
  • Investigates industrial incidents using appropriate tools to ensure true root cause identification and true corrective and preventive action implementation.  Documents said investigations and results in incident reports and hazard alerts for company-wide distribution.

About you

  • Engineering or related technical degree with 3 - 5 years’ exp in safety, health and environmental responsibilities.
  • Wastewater treatment exerperience preferred
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret the most complex documents.
  • Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
  • Well-versed in Project Management.
  • Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
  • Team player.
  • Quality and safety conscious.

How will we reward you

  • Competitive base pay  
  • Generous time off – starting at 3 weeks of annualized PTO (first year is prorated based on start date), 9 company holidays plus 2 floating holidays  
  • 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan – Company makes automatic 2% contribution of eligible pay plus matching contributions of 50% up to the first 6% of eligible pay you contribute.   
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan valued at approximately 4-6% of eligible earnings which includes dividend payments after 3-year vesting period  
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) beginning first day of employment; company funds a portion of HSA for high deductible health plans  
  • Company paid Life & Disability Insurance including; short term, Long Term, and Life  
  • Great Tuition Reimbursement program to support undergraduate or graduate programs available to all employees  
Information at a Glance

Southco is the leading global manufacturer of Engineered Access Hardware with manufacturing and engineering facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. From quality and performance to aesthetics and ergonomics, we know small touches make a big difference. The people of Southco are passionate about connecting with our customers to create innovative engineered access hardware solutions aimed at enhancing the "touch points" of our customers' products. With unrivaled global supply and support, innovative products and dedicated people, Southco provides customers throughout the world with the broadest line of high quality Access Hardware Solutions on the market today for applications in the Networking, Telecommunications, Computer, Automotive, Aerospace, Mass Transit, Off-Highway/Construction, RV/Caravan, Industrial Machinery, Marine and HVAC industries.

Benefits we offer our employees:
·    Generous time off – starting at 3 weeks of annualized PTO (first year is prorated based on start date), 9 company holidays plus 2 floating holidays
·    401(k) Savings and Investment Plan – Company makes automatic 2% contribution of eligible pay plus matching contributions of 50% up to the first 6% of eligible pay you contribute.
·    Employee Stock Ownership Plan valued at approximately 4-6% of eligible earnings which includes dividend payments after 3 year vesting period
·    Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) beginning first day of employment; company funds a portion of HSA for high deductible health plans
·    Company paid Life & Disability Insurance including: Short term, Long Term, and Life
·    Great Tuition Reimbursement program to support undergraduate or graduate programs available to all employees

You may apply for this position online by selecting the Apply now button. Southco provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Southco complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.