Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Emerson•Shakopee, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Emerson is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety professional ready to grow their career and make an impact! Based at our Shakopee, Minnesota campus, this role supports environmental, safety, and health programs that drive compliance, prevent risk, and strengthen a culture of safety. As an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, you’ll partner with teams across the site to help implement and improve EHS initiatives that protect people, property, and the environment—while continuing to build your skills through hands on experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Occupational Safety & Health, Safety Management, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or Chemistry. Bachelor’s degree in a different discipline may be considered with applicable job experience.
Minimum of two years of experience as a practitioner in an Environment, Health and Safety role, with applied knowledge of relevant EPA, OSHA, state regulatory and industry standards
Legal authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Two to Four years of experience as a practitioner
Professional Certification (CSP, ASP, CIH, etc.)
Experience in facilitating incident investigations and root cause analysis

Responsibilities

Provide expertise in the development, improvement, and deployment of EHS practices including safety & health policies, recordkeeping, tools, standards, and best practices
Develop and execute site EHS training to ensure compliance with state, federal and corporate requirements
Assist with planning and delivering EHS training to help ensure compliance with state, federal, and corporate requirements
Accountable for Emerson’s critical risk initiatives, gap assessment and implementation planning
Evaluate processes for appropriate hazard controls through active participation in risk assessments, while also proactively identifying and mitigating risks related to the environment, equipment, processes, chemicals, etc.
Help evaluate processes, equipment, and chemical usage to proactively reduce environmental and safety risks.
Support industrial hygiene program, sampling routine and recordkeeping
Oversee participation and management of the incident and near miss investigation process, systems and recordkeeping