LEAD Program – EHS

Job description

Do you have a passion for manufacturing, technology & EHS excellence, a drive to test yourself & continue learning, and a desire to be part of a company focused on improving the world? This role is perfect for you. Let’s kickstart your career in Wabtec’s LEAD Operations – EHS Rotational Development Program. What to Expect in LEAD EHS (Leadership, Expertise & Accelerated Development): The LEAD Operations EHS Program is a 2-year rotational program with 4, 6-month rotation designed to develop and grow your skill set.

Each EHS LEAD Program Member will complete a Health &Safety rotation, an Environmental rotation, a supervisory location and complete the program with a rotation that involves leading a small site EHS team. Each rotation builds off the learning from the prior role. This position will be visible and interacting with all employees concerning health and safety, assessing hazard conditions, and implementing practices to reduce those hazards.

The EHS Program develops and maintains a proactive and collaborative approach at the site to create a healthy and safe working environment while building your skills in lean, 5s, continuous improvement technologies, developing knowledge in US regulatory requirements (OSHA, EPA & State requirements), audit, incident investigations, training, data management, coaching & team building, leadership/supervision and more. But that’s not all!

In additional to your rotational roles, your program experience will include leadership and technical training, contributions to program operations, exposure to senior leadership, social & volunteer activities and development of a lifelong network of professionals and friends.

Locations

Individuals joining the program in the US must be willing and available to accept rotations in any of our locations based on business needs. Examples of those locations include but are not limited to Boston, MA, Erie, Grove City, Emporium & Pittsburgh, PA, Greenville, Duncan & Columbia SC, Kansas City, MO, Fort Worth, TX, Germantown, MD, Las Vegas, NV and Salem, VA. Relocation lump sum and other travel benefits are provided to get you where you need to go during the rotational program.

Requirements - We are looking for

Four-year degree in: Safety Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health & Safety, Systems Engineering & other related technical degrees.

Graduating by May/June 2027 Willingness and ability travel and/or relocate with the United States Open to applicants legally authorized to work in the U.S., without the need for current or future work status authorization or visa sponsorship for employment Desired: Overall GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 (based upon 4.0 scale) Prior work or internship experience in EHS related role Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: A strong commitment to a career in EHS General understanding of safety in a manufacturing environment with desire to continue learning Prior intern, co-op, or research experience in engineering, EHS, safety, industrial hygiene, manufacturing or relevant areas

• Ability to learn new skill sets quickly to be able to make an impact in new roles, situations
• Demonstrated program / project management skills working on and leading teams Leadership experience inside and/or outside the classroom; ability to communicate & tailor messages up and down the leadership chain
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate problems in clear and simple terms; strong analytical skills
• Ability to solve problems, contribute to creative solutions and challenge the status quo Resilience & ability to pivot with changing directives and metrics Proactively learns new tools and identifies opportunities for improvement and promotes their adoption Desire to lead people and processes as a front-line supervisor