EHS Specialist II

Wells Enterprises • Le Mars, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the day to day Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS) activities for their respective facility. Responsible for communicating expectations, building relationships with facility personnel, building accountability and delivering EHS results through incorporation of EHS MS. Promotes the implementation of the EHS MS to minimize/eliminate all incidents.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of the EHS MS as well as business processes.
• Ability to align and execute direction based upon business priority and strategy.
• Ability to recognize the need for, advocate for change, and support continuous improvement for EHS processes and programs.
• Ability to effectively communicate program/policy recommendations, both verbally and in writing to a broad spectrum of audiences.
• Ability to recognize and escalate and manage EHS risks through a prioritization process.
• Ability to respond to emergencies involving hazardous material releases, facility destruction, inclement weather and property damage incidents.
• Ability to prepare reports of findings and submit recommendations.
• Ability to report, communicate and thoroughly investigate accidents and incidents to determine Root Cause.
• Ability to recommend and follow corrective actions through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Drives accountability and ownership of EHS MS results for their respective/assigned facility. Provides coaching and helps direct and manage facility leadership towards greater EHS performance.
• Has a solid understanding of the EHS MS as well as business processes, aligns and executes direction based upon business priority and strategy under the occasional guidance of management.
• Recognizes the need, advocates for change and supports continuous improvement for EHS processes and programs. Effectively communicates program/policy recommendations, both verbally and in writing to a broad spectrum of audiences.
• Responsible for recognizing and escalating and managing EHS risks through a prioritization process with a goal of establishing a low or no risk work environment.
• Responds to emergencies (Company-wide as needed) involving hazardous material releases, facility destruction, inclement weather and property damage incidents; prepare reports of findings and submit recommendations. Reports, communicates and thoroughly investigates accidents and incidents to determine Root Cause, may recommend and follows corrective actions through to completion.
• EHS responsibilities may include but are not limited to coaching and/or ownership of PSM, RMP, Multisite locations, M & A, Wastewater and Environmental.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO).
• Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on Company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed