Occupational Safety and Health Generalist

Company: Volt
Location: Tewksbury
Posted on: April 17, 2025

Job Description:

Volt is immediately hiring for an Occupational Safety and Health Generalist - Tewksbury, MA

The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.

Position Type: Full-time (Contract)
Duration-12 months possible extension

Essential Functions:
This ideal candidate will have broad environmental, health and safety (EH&S) experience with a focus on hazard identification and mitigation, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and hazardous waste management. The candidate will be responsible for developing, managing and implementing assigned EH&S programs and initiatives in a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment. Timely support for multiple customers and projects on a daily basis is required. Candidate should have strong communications, interpersonal skills to influence various groups including engineers, factory line employees and management. Assigned EH&S duties may include but not limited to:
--- Manage and continuously improve assigned EH&S programs such as, but not limited to, JHAs, PPE assessments, RIDII (Safety Concern Near Miss tool), ergonomics, contractor safety, training, fall protection, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, hazard communications, IH sampling, respirator fit testing, noise surveys, ventilation surveys and radiation surveys
--- Perform a variety of EH&S related inspections
--- Support and implement business unit and site injury reduction, environmental and sustainability goals and initiatives
--- Support implementation of behavioral based safety program and initiatives
--- Analysis of leading and lagging safety performance indicators for trends to drive corrective actions
--- Assist with the site Safety Stars team
--- Conduct first aid and OSHA injury investigations and root cause analysis and develop corrective actions and track to completion
--- Contribute to the development and implementation of EH&S strategic initiatives that drive continuous improvement
--- Support the improvement of business and site EH&S communications plan
--- Develop and deliver EHS training to affected employees and contractors
--- Interpretation of OSHA, NIOSH, ANSI standards and regulations
--- Assist with evacuation drills
--- To split time between Tewksbury and Andover sites

Pay Rate: $33 - $34 per hour.

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email hr_dept@volt.com or call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. - 1324b.

The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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