EHS Technician

Career Area:

Environmental Health and Safety

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Summary:

Performs Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) work conducting inspections, surveys, assessments, and investigations to ensure compliance with environmental laws; evaluating environmental impact; and identifying / mitigating health and safety hazards and other issues that can affect the health of an environment or a population. Participate in the design, implementation and maintenance of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) programs and associated policies and regulations.

What You Will Do:

• Conducts inspections, assessments, and / or investigations to ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State, Local and Company environmental and public health laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Evaluates the environmental or public health impact of company activities in one or more of the following areas: noise, air, water quality, and hazardous materials use and impact and initiates and drives continuous improvement opportunities to completion.
• Reviews Regulatory and Internal permits and licenses to ensure compliance with applicable environmental or public health laws and regulations and making and maintaining necessary environmental records according to established guidelines.
• Assists in training employees on environmental guidelines, company policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to EHS.
• Contributes to the development and monitoring of environmental policies and procedures and performs related work as assigned.

Education requirement:

Requires an associate's degree, bachelor's degree, or certification from an accredited curriculum in Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Technician, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Law. Alternatively, candidates can demonstrate equivalent knowledge through professional expertise in an EHS role.  

What skills you will have:

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Policy Compliance:

• Knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies, Federal and State (Texas) Environmental Regulatory Reporting Agencies (STEERS, TCEQ, EPA); 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.
• Ability to accurately evaluate hazardous material requests and perform auditing of current approved hazardous materials to replace or mitigate to a less hazardous material.

Effective Communications:

• Working knowledge of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Ability to accurately transmute technical information into a clean, clear and understandable message.
• Speaks / Writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.

Initiative:

• Driven to be proactive and committing to action on self-identified job responsibilities and challenges; ability to seek out work with the drive to accomplish goals.

Problem Solving:

• Capable of utilizing accepted procedures for problem analysis of Environmental Health and Safety related organizational, operational, and / or process failure modes to accurately and effectively root cause and drive to resolution.
• Ability to accurately describe and demonstrate a disciplined approach to problem solving and escalation measures.

Influencing:

• Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization and accurately explains own role and responsibility within team.
• Shares information, knowledge, and expertise openly and proactively.    

Additional Information:    

The location for this position is Denison, TX

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

This position will require 10% travel.      

What you will get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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Summary Pay Range:

$71,040.00 - $106,440.00

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

Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

June 30, 2025 - July 9, 2025

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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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