Caterpillar, Inc

EHS Senior Specialist

Caterpillar, Inc$112K — $169K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) roles
  • Proven ability in conducting compliance audits and risk assessments
  • Familiarity with Power BI and Microsoft Power Apps
  • Strong analytical skills to interpret complex data sets
  • Demonstrated knowledge of EHS policies and regulatory compliance
  • Experience in delivering training and organizational change strategies
  • Collaborative mindset with effective interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Identify and mitigate safety, health, and environmental hazards in operations
  • Support and advise 12 global facilities on EHS compliance
  • Implement Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles for injury prevention
  • Conduct audits of EHS programs for regulatory and quality compliance
  • Analyze performance reports for insights and improvement recommendations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off for vacation and holidays
  • 401(k) savings plans and Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Employee assistance programs and wellness programs
  • Career development opportunities and tuition reimbursement
  • Incentive bonuses and life insurance
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Environmental Health and Safety

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The EHS Senior Specialist serves as an experienced individual contributor responsible for leading complex Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S) initiatives that support divisional compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. This role partners with leaders and employees to drive a strong safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, support environmental stewardship and sustainability objectives, analyze performance data and trends, and implement proactive risk mitigation strategies that enhance facility performance.

What you will do:
  • Identifies common safety/health/environmental hazards inherent in the organization's operations and establishes guidelines for protection from those hazards.
  • Provide support and EHS expertise to approximately 12 global facilities across the division, aligning on compliance, company and divisional standards.
  • Embrace Human and Organizational Principles (HOP) mindset and aligns culture, processes and systems to prevent serious injuries in the organization by delivering training, identifying high energy risk, and providing mitigation and prevention strategies.
  • Audits safety/health/environmental programs for compliance with company standards, government regulations, and adequacy relative to local conditions.
  • Monitors periodic performance reports for trends and conditions, alerts management to opportunities and makes recommendations for improvement.


Skills you will have:
  • Sustainability: Basic knowledge of sustainability strategy; ability to integrate sustainability into the overall business strategy of the organization to build a sustainable business model.
  • Risk Management: Working knowledge of processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.
  • Collaborating: Working knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
  • Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Extensive knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
  • Interpersonal Relationships: Extensive knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
  • Overcoming Resistance to Change: Extensive understanding and insight into the futility of refusing to accept the inevitable and ability to overcome resistance and adapt to a complex and changing environment.
  • Problem Solving: Working knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
  • Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Policy Compliance: Extensive knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies; ability to implement EHS policies to ensure that provided products and services are safe for people and the environment and in compliance with legal requirements and standards.


Top Candidates Will Have:
  • Experience conducting compliance audits, risk assessments, and regulatory evaluations.
  • Experience developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards.
  • Working in Microsoft Power Apps
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze large and complex data sets, identify trends, and develop actionable improvement plans.


Additional Information:
  • This position can be located in Mossville, IL., Griffin, GA., or Lafayette, IN.
  • Up to 25% travel may be required.
  • Domestic relocation assistance is not available for this position.
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.


Summary Pay Range:

$112,710.00 - $169,060.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
  • 401(k) savings plans*
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
  • Health Lifestyle Programs*
  • Employee Assistance Program*
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
  • Career Development*
  • Incentive bonus*
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement


* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Posting Dates:
July 9, 2026 - July 16, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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