EHS Representative II
About The Position
The Environmental Health & Safety Representative is responsible for project work and assisting with the implementation of Environmental, Health, and Safety policies and programs that support business practices within the facility. The role provides site safety direction and assistance to protect the health and safety of Hendrickson associates, including through Vision Zero. It leads efforts to pursue or maintain participation in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) or Hendrickson’s Global Safety Excellence Certification (GSX) Program. The position administers site EHS procedures, facilitates incident investigations and completion of follow-up actions, maintains a safety participation dashboard, manages industrial hygiene issues and safety audits, and evaluates the effects of current and new processes on employees. It works with employee safety teams and site leaders toward a goal of zero injuries, supports workers’ compensation case management as needed, participates on the Safety Excellence Team, maintains key performance indicators, and prepares safety communications for education and awareness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Industrial Engineering.
- 3–5 years of experience emphasizing health and safety implementation in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated experience upgrading health and safety programs and improving processes.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including one-on-one and group communication.
- Ability to lead and deliver training to groups of 5–50 people.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to travel to company locations as needed.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience leading and participating in cross-functional team collaborations.
- Self-starter with good time-management skills and ability to work with minimal supervision to meet deadlines.
- Results-driven.
Nice To Haves
- Some environmental compliance experience is desired.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall safety direction and assistance for the site to support the safety and health of Hendrickson associates.
- Provide environmental, health, and safety direction and assistance to support associate safety and health through Vision Zero.
- Lead efforts to pursue or maintain partnership with OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) or Hendrickson’s Global Safety Excellence Certification (GSX) Program.
- Administer site EHS procedures.
- Facilitate the incident investigation process and follow up on completion of action items.
- Develop and maintain a safety dashboard to track safety participation.
- Manage industrial hygiene issues.
- Manage safety audits and follow up on findings.
- Assess the impact of current and new processes on employees, ensuring employee involvement and engagement.
- Work with employee safety teams, supervisors, and managers to achieve the goal of zero injuries.
- Assist with workers’ compensation case management as required.
- Participate on the Safety Excellence Team.
- Maintain key performance indicators set by the Health and Safety Excellence Team.
- Prepare safety communications for education and awareness.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
