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EHS Specialist-March 2024
Valley
Mar 28, 2026
About EHS Specialist

  28800 Ida St Valley Nebraska 68064-8016

  Why Valmont

  We’re Here to Move the World Forward.

  Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

  Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

  A Brief Summary of This Position:

  This position is serves as the principal environment, health and safety (EHS) professional at a Valmont manufacturing site. This position requires individual initiative on special projects to complete a wide variety of tasks that are part of Valmont’s comprehensive EHS initiatives. This includes leading the activities of the site’s EHS related teams. The position will lead implementation of Valmont’s EHS Playbook for the site. The EHS Specialist must be able to align the site’s EHS activities with Valmont’s overall enterprise wide EHS strategies. The incumbent is responsible to swiftly detect sub-standard EHS performance using leading and lagging indicators and act in conjunction with appropriate site and regional leadership teams. It is critical that the EHS Specialist assists others in their growth and knowledge in Environment, Health and Safety practices. It is expected that the EHS Specialist interacts with site production employees to identify and control hazards that can result in harm.

  Essential Functions:

  Reports directly to the General/Plant Manager, with matrixed reporting to the Regional Safety Manager

  This role requires up to (%) travel (internationally/domestically), including overnight stays

  Creates the annual, site-specific environmental, health and safety targets and objectives for the site to measurably reduce exposure to the to the site’s most significant health and safety risks and environmental impacts

  Function as the site level expert in the company’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) information management system to manage data related to EHS events such as injuries, workers compensation claims, near miss incidents and internal and external inspections, and environmental permits

  Leads the risk assessment process to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards throughout the site

  Manages implementation of the Valmont’s global EHS standards which includes, but is not limited to, Hazardous Energy Control/Lockout, Confined Space Entry and Waste Storage

  Leads the deployment of environment, health and safety teams (e.g., Safety Committee, Green Team, etc.) and facilitates their engagement in ownership of the activities required to maintain compliance, reduce the site’s environment footprint and drive continuous improvement

  Leads the team-based incident investigation process to drive appropriate root cause and corrective actions

  Develops and maintains training processes to ensure that required environmental, health and safety training is defined, addresses required content and is tracked to completion

  Collects data for reporting and permit submittals for multi-media environmental regulatory requirements

  Serves as the site’s initial point-of-contact with national and local environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies

  Successful completion of the Valmont EHS Specialist curriculum within three months of hire

  Other Important Details about the Role:

  Daily engagement with employees on the floor to foster a cooperative, engaged safety program

  Conduct, coordinate, or delegate all EHS training and EHS committee meetings

  Collects, coordinates, or delegates entering data for of all safety contacts and hazard identifications

  Collects and enters data for all environmental regulatory requirements

  Manage waste storage area, including record keeping, tracking and disposal

  Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

  Preferred Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree with 3+ years of experience or 5+ years of relevant experience

  Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook

  The ability to work in a cooperative manner and communicate effectively in a positive manner with all levels of the organization

  The ability to read, interpret and develop safety policies, procedures, training materials and standard operating instructions and procedural manuals

  Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

  Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

  One year of experience in manufacturing

  Experience using Lean methodology in a manufacturing environment

  Experience utilizing and maintaining Environmental Health and Safety database programs.

  Benefits

  Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

  Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

  401k retirement plan with company match

  Paid time off

  Employer paid life insurance

  Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

  Work Life Support

  Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

  Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

  Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email [email protected].

  Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology.

  Valmont serves two primary markets — agriculture and infrastructure — and seven diverse product lines: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries.

  That’s what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world.

  That’s the value we add.

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