EHS Representative

Hendrickson•North Canton, OH

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About The Position

Responsible for Environmental Health and Safety programs for the facility. Drive policies, procedures, and training to support health and safety objectives. Evaluate materials and 5S processes to maintain a safe and orderly work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required in Safety, Industrial Hygiene or Industrial Engineering.
3-5 years’ experience with an emphasis on health and safety implementation in a manufacturing environment. Some environmental compliance experience is desired.
Demonstrated experience in upgrading health and safety programs and process improvement
Strong interpersonal and communication skills that include both one on one communication and group communication
Ability to lead and deliver training in group settings from 5-50 people at a time
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to travel to company locations on an as-needed basis
Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)
Ability to work in fast-paced manufacturing environment
Experience leading and participating in cross functional team collaborations
Self-Starter with good time management skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision to meet required deadlines
Results driven
Must be able to remain in a stationary position frequently.
Frequently required to move about inside office or on the production floor.
Minimally required to position self in low or tight spaces.
Frequently required to position self to lift miscellaneous items.

Responsibilities

Provide overall safety direction and assistance to for the site to assure the safety and health of Hendrickson associates
Responsibility for leading the effort to pursue/maintain partnership with OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) or Hendrickson’s Global Safety Excellence Certification (GSX) Program.
Administration of site EHS Procedures
Facilitate incident investigation process and follow-up with completion of action items
Serve as a lead point of contact on the production floor for incident investigation, monthly safety inspections, emergency response, and BBS program support.
Develop and maintain safety dashboard to track safety participation
Manage Industrial Hygiene issues
Manage safety audits and follow-up
Assess the impact of current and new processes on employees, assuring employee involvement and engagement
Manage the efforts of safety related teams, to achieve the goal of zero injuries
Assist in Workers Compensation case management as required
Active member of the Safety Excellence Team
Act as the lead the forklift training program
Maintain key performance indicators as set by the Health and Safety Excellence Team
Prepare safety communications for education and awareness