- Salary
- $58k – $91k
- Location
- Jacksonville, IL, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Education
- Bachelor
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Overview
Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!
We currently have an opportunity for an Environmental Health & Safety Technician at our Manufacturing Facility in Jacksonville (East), IL.
Responsibilities
As an Environmental Health & Safety Technician you will provide environmental, health, and safety (EHS) technical support that enables safe operations, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing facility. Partners with plant leadership to administer environmental and safety programs, maintain required documentation, coordinate employee training, and support proactive risk reduction initiatives. Drives compliance with applicable environmental regulations and company standards by monitoring performance, maintaining records, conducting inspections and audits, and supporting corrective actions. Serves as a trusted resource for employees and cross-functional teams by promoting a strong safety culture, facilitating communication, and reinforcing operational accountability. Exercises independent judgment within established policies while escalating complex regulatory or compliance matters to EHS leadership. Supports incident investigations, environmental reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce organizational risk, strengthen operational performance, and protect employees, the environment, and company assets. Functions as a key contributor to plant-wide EHS objectives while providing backup support to the EHS Manager and collaborating with operations, engineering, maintenance, and regulatory stakeholders to sustain a safe, compliant, and high-performing manufacturing environment.
You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!
Environmental Compliance
- Administer environmental programs to maintain compliance with federal, state, local, and corporate environmental requirements.
- Monitor environmental performance through inspections, sampling, data collection, reporting, and required regulatory documentation.
- Maintain environmental records and coordinate regulatory correspondence to support audit readiness and compliance.
- Coordinate hazardous waste, recycling, wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, chemical inventory, and related environmental compliance activities.
Health & Safety
- Support development, implementation, and continuous improvement of environmental, health, and safety policies, programs, and procedures.
- Coordinate employee onboarding, required safety training, and compliance tracking to strengthen workforce readiness.
- Conduct or support safety, environmental, and compliance audits while driving timely corrective actions.
- Lead or assist with incident, injury, near-miss, and fire investigations to identify root causes and reduce future risk.
- Coordinate industrial hygiene activities, hearing conservation, respirator fit testing, and emergency response training as assigned.
Continuous Improvement
- Maintain EHS performance metrics, databases, and documentation that support operational decision-making and regulatory compliance.
- Coordinate behavior-based safety initiatives and employee engagement programs that strengthen the plant safety culture.
- Participate in cross-functional safety committees to identify improvement opportunities and implement sustainable solutions.
Operational Support
- Provide day-to-day technical support to the EHS Manager and serve as backup during periods of absence.
- Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, and other functional teams to achieve environmental and safety objectives.
You Will Love It Here If…
- You listen, learn, and evolve
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment
- You put safety first, always
- You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
- You believe in treating all people with respect, operating ethically, and growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
- You are committed to improving our impact on local communities and creating positive experiences
Qualifications
Education/Experience
Required
- Associate degree in Environmental, Occupational Safety, Industrial Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.
- 2+ years of environmental, health, and safety experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, or a related field.
- Additional manufacturing environmental compliance experience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Knowledge of environmental, health, and safety principles and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to coordinate multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to influence safe work practices through collaboration and employee engagement.
- Ability to investigate issues, identify root causes, and support corrective actions.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across functional teams.
Competencies
- Ensures Accountability – Holds self and others accountable for delivering commitments while maintaining compliance and safety standards.
- Action Oriented – Takes timely action to address risks, resolve issues, and support operational objectives.
- Collaborates – Builds productive partnerships across functions to improve safety and environmental performance.
- Drives Results – Consistently delivers high-quality work that supports regulatory compliance and operational excellence.
- Communicates Effectively – Shares information clearly and adapts communication to diverse audiences to promote understanding and engagement.
- Situational Adaptability – Adjusts priorities and approach to meet changing operational demands and regulatory requirements.
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Not a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them! No unsolicited recruiter or agency inquiries, please. RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
