Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Meijer•Lansing, MI

About The Position

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community! Meijer Rewards Weekly pay Scheduling flexibility Paid parental leave Paid education assistance Team member discount Development programs for advancement and career growth Please review the job profile below and apply today! This position leads and supports the environmental, health, and safety effort within the assigned supply chain location(s). The EHS Specialist will lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of programs as well as security oversight. This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or related discipline accompanied by equivalent experience.
Above-average communication skills.
High level of personal and professional integrity.
Ability to manage time effectively.
Basic computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to positively interact with all levels of Manufacturing operations personnel.
Ability to adapt to a changing environment.

Nice To Haves

CSP/ASP Preferred
Prior manufacturing / warehousing health and safety experience at plant level preferred.

Responsibilities

Practice 200% safety Accountability (self and others).
Ensure site compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Oversee and develop the necessary policy/procedures and training necessary for all team members at the plant level to maintain compliance with required OSHA and EPA standards.
Administer training to include topics such as LOTO, Right to Know, Confined Space, Hearing Conservation, Blood Borne Pathogen, and others as required.
Lead the safety committee and safety culture for the plant and conduct injury investigations of every incident/injury.
Monitor and make observations of unsafe work behavior and makes the necessary follow up to correct the behavior.
Assess facilities, equipment and machinery for unsafe conditions and ensure resolution.
Provide safety performance measures, audits, and evaluates effectiveness of programs.
Coordinate and complete compliance driven safety requirements such as annual noise surveys, industrial hygiene surveys, PPE assessment, HAZMAT.
Coordinate and manage third-party service vendors/contractors with respect to environmental, health and safety programs.
Assist legal, HR, and other business partners to coordinate the investigation, processing, and defense of claims.
Develop and lead the accident investigation committee and first responder team.
Lead the site-specific Process Safety Management (PSM) program.
Partner with Legal and Corporate Safety to respond to regulatory body inquiries and activity.
Collaborate with internal & external partners to enhance and sustain a best-in-class safety strategy.
Maintain and identify trends in health and safety metrics while using those metrics to drive continuous improvement by creating recommendations to the field based on interpretations.