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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Environmental Health & SafetyPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeGeneva, NY, USA$78k - $95k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Working knowledge of environmental, health, and safety laws, regulations, and programs, potentially including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, stormwater, greenhouse gas, hazardous waste, or Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act requirements.
  • Ability to maintain EHS records and support reporting requirements for permits, safety programs, environmental programs, and occupational health programs.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver EHS training while partnering with employees at all levels to strengthen EHS capability and foster a culture of safety and compliance.
  • Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and proactive risk-reduction efforts to improve site performance and prevent recurrence.
  • Conduct inspections, audits, risk assessments, and job hazard analyses to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.
  • Support key safety and occupational health programs, including lockout/tagout, confined space, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, and other site-specific initiatives.
  • Support EHS compliance by maintaining required permits, records, reporting, and documentation across environmental and occupational health programs.
  • Assist with environmental programs related to air quality, Title V permitting, waste management, stormwater, hazardous materials, spill prevention, and other regulatory requirements.
  • Provide EHS support to plant operations and other projects as needed to help drive safe, responsible, and compliant business outcomes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working in an EHS role in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Experience leading, improving, or developing EHS initiatives, programs, training systems, and compliance processes.
  • Experience with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits, Title V permits, Large Quantity Generator operations, Toxic Release Inventory reporting, emissions inventory, greenhouse gas reporting, biennial hazardous waste reporting, Tier II reporting, and discharge monitoring reports.
  • Experience performing job safety analyses and supporting behavioral-based safety practices.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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