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Environmental Health and Safety Engineer

3M Maplewood, Minnesota On-site senior full-time

Salary

$81,983 - $100,202 per year

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Description

As an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Engineer at 3M, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative 3Mers around the world.

You will make an impact by:

  • Evaluating the risk to the safety, health, or environment of employees, the community, or the environment
  • Recommending controls and collaborating with subject matter experts, internal stakeholders, and technical resources on solutions
  • Leading EHS Management of Change (MOC), risk assessments, and safety reviews for equipment, materials, and processes
  • Serving as a local resource assisting in the development and implementation of EHS programs that support internal standards as well as code, regulations, and permit requirements
  • Performing technical safety activities resulting from approved self-initiated or assigned programs leading to innovative applications and extensions of existing or new programs/systems having major importance to the business within the assigned area of responsibility
  • Leading and/or participating in incident investigations, risk assessment teams, and EHS self-assessments and/or audits
  • Supporting site-wide EHS programs, systems, and processes including a willingness to be on call for emergencies
  • Serving as a hazardous waste coordinator including updating waste stream profiles for new materials, planning for lab clean-out days, and connecting others with guidance for miscellaneous waste types

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
  • Six (6) months or more of combined experience performing Management of Change (MOC), regulatory inspections, and/or risk assessments/analysis techniques such as: machine guarding assessments, personal protective equipment (PPE) assignment, emergency response preparedness, or process safety reviews in a private, public, government or military environment
  • Current, valid Driver’s License
  • Two (2) years of experience with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, etc.)

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

  • Two (2) or more years of combined hands-on experience performing Management of Change (MOC), regulatory inspections, and/or risk assessments/analysis techniques such as: machine guarding assessments, personal protective equipment (PPE) assignment, emergency response preparedness, or process safety reviews in a private, public, government or military environment
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant science or engineering discipline and/or a master’s degree in environmental science, safety or industrial hygiene or a manufacturing/industrial related field from an accredited institution
  • Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals
  • Experience in manufacturing or Research and Development (R&D)

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at the 3M location in Maplewood, MN a minimum of four (4) days per week.

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international

Relocation: May be authorized

The expected compensation range for this position is $81,983 - $100,202, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

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Skills

Required

  • Management of Change (MOC)
  • regulatory inspections
  • risk assessments
  • machine guarding assessments
  • personal protective equipment (PPE) assignment
  • emergency response preparedness
  • process safety reviews
  • Microsoft Office software

Nice to have

  • Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification
  • experience in manufacturing or Research and Development (R&D)

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://3m.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Search/job/US-Minnesota-Maplewood/EHS-Engineer_R01173112

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