
Safety Technician - 1st Shift (Jefferson)
Janesville, WIFull-time$20.85/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Safety Technician works with the site EHS leader, specialists, and facility teams to support shift-specific environmental, health, and safety functions at a manufacturing site. The role helps prevent workplace accidents and promote employee safety awareness and education. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Jefferson, Wisconsin facility.
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Full time
JR17079
We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.
For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.
Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?
Hours: 5:00am-3:00pm Monday-Thursday
Pay Rate: $20.85 per hour
Location: 900 N Parkway St, Jefferson, WI 53549
Job Summary:
In the role of Safety Tech, you will work closely with EHS site leader and specialists and cross-functional teams throughout the facility. The Safety Tech is responsible for shift specific environmental, health and safety functions to prevent workplace accidents and promote health and safety awareness and education to fellow employees at the manufacturing site.
Responsibilities:
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Engage in floor safety needs such as incident response, safety coaching (limited), PPE distribution, ergonomic assessments, safety audits, pre-pros for altered products and or new product.
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Facilitate new hire orientation.
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Collect environmental compliance data as directing including but not limited to air monitoring, filter performance readings, and hazardous waste inspections.
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Monitor and archive inspection supplies for all in-house powered industrial trucks (PITs).
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Be the primary contact for Environmental, Health and Safety issues and/or concerns on the production floor.
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Post new emergency procedures, update SDS files, archive incident reports, and training documentation.
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Assist in emergency response(s) and communication.
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Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
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High School Diploma or GED.
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6 months experience working in a manufacturing environment.
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Demonstrate and understanding of corporate environmental, health and safety policies.
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Proven knowledge of safety equipment and standards.
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Demonstrated ability to influence teams and individuals across multiple functions within the organization.
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Proven track record of successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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Effective verbal and written communication skills.
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Demonstrate the ability to understand OSHA, EPA, WDNR, DOT and local regulations.
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Public speaking skills.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.
“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.
For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.
Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?
As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,129 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20.85/hr
- US median$24–29/hr198 hourly ranges
This rate, $20.85/hr, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the middle half of Environmental Health and Safety hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 47 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs in Wisconsin and 1,129 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- Generac Power Systems (this employer)8 open
- Turner Construction Company5 open
- nVent Management Company3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Environmental Health and Safety postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 802 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 508 of the 1,129 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs (45%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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