Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Associate in Larne

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team that 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. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

This position requires 4 days a week in the office.

About EPD: Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back‑up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.

The opportunity: Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Associate to support EHS programmes and initiatives at our Larne, Northern Ireland facility. This role operates as an individual contributor, supporting the development, implementation and continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety systems in line with UK and Northern Ireland legislation, Caterpillar corporate requirements, and our Safety Driven culture. The EHS Associate will play a key role in delivering health and safety training, supporting risk assessments, developing safe systems of work, conducting inspections and audits, and maintaining accurate EHS records to ensure regulatory compliance and strong site performance.

What you will do:

• Support the design, implementation and ongoing maintenance of Environmental, Health & Safety programmes in alignment with legal requirements, Caterpillar policies and site objectives.
• Promote and actively support Caterpillar’s Safety Driven culture, encouraging personal ownership of safety at all levels of the organisation.
• Assist with the development, review and implementation of site EHS procedures, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Deliver or support EHS training and awareness activities for employees and contractors.
• Participate in workplace inspections, audits and monitoring activities to identify hazards, assess risk and support corrective actions.
• Support environmental compliance activities, including recordkeeping and monitoring, where applicable.
• Maintain accurate EHS documentation and records in accordance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support incident reporting, investigation and learning processes, including identification of root causes and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering and support functions to integrate EHS considerations into daily work activities.

What you have:

• EHS Policy and Legal Compliance: Familiarity with UK and Northern Ireland health and safety legislation and regulatory expectations.
• Process Management: Ability to understand and support existing EHS and operational processes.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Experience maintaining accurate EHS records, reports and documentation.
• Initiative: Demonstrates a proactive approach to identifying hazards and improvement opportunities.
• Effective Communication: Communicates and works collaboratively with employees, leaders and contractors to improve safety performance.
• Managing Multiple Priorities: Effectively manages competing priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Top candidates will have NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or working towards this qualification. Previous experience supporting health, safety and/or environmental activities within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment.

About Caterpillar: Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off‑highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel‑electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced‑carbon future.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.