Environmental Health & Safety Specialist-Trainer

Furlani Foods LLC•Oak Creek, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist/Trainer is responsible for providing comprehensive safety and health training to new employees, staff, and supervisors. This role manages all training records to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and oversees the emergency clinic, assisting with first aid response. Additionally, the EHS Specialist/Trainer facilitates GEMBA audits and Safety Committee meetings for both plant locations. A key requirement for this position is bilingual proficiency in Spanish, including the ability to translate written and spoken communications.

Requirements

Bilingual Spanish/English
Able to translate documents from English to Spanish or vice versa.
Knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability and willingness to learn new software applications.
Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills as well as the ability to adapt to change.
Ability to cope with changing circumstances and situations with little supervision.
Tact, diplomacy, and a high degree of integrity are prerequisites.
Well-developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, good analytical and leadership skills with an authoritative approach are mandated.
The position requires flexibility because assignments may be undertaken with little or no notice and outside normal work hours.
Must be able to read, write and speak English; strong written and verbal communication skills are a necessity.
Some ability to travel required in the US and Canada (must maintain a current passport).
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
2 or more years of safety-related work experience.
Conveyor Safety and Machine Guarding safety experience is also beneficial.

Nice To Haves

Presentation/facilitation skills and experience preferred.
Associates or bachelor’s degree in Safety or Environmental Studies is preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety
3+ years of experience in a EH&S Role
Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) or Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)

Responsibilities

Models and promotes an organizational culture that fosters safe practices through effective leadership.
Promotes continuous improvement of the hazard identification and safety risk assessment activities.
Runs the Safety Committee.
Manages the Return to Work Program (light duty).
Works with operations to reduce and prevent worker’s compensation claims.
Administers new hire, and employee training to ensure compliance with governmental safety regulations and industry standards which include (not an all-inclusive list): Hazard Communication Program, Exposure Control Program (Bloodborne Pathogens, TB), Hazard Assessment and Personal Protective Equipment Program (PPE), Program Lockout & Tagout (LOTO), Confined Space Entry Program, Emergency Action Plan Conduct.
Manages all safety training records electronically as well as physical documents for audit.
Manages inspection records of all life safety equipment in facility for audit.
Facilitates the inspections, surveys, and audits of the workplace to identify and eliminate hazards from processes such as unsafe work methods and exposure to potentially hazardous materials.
Provides and articulates information regarding safety issues within the facility.
Acts as an information conduit to bring safety issues to the attention of management and to deliver safety information to the facility's staff, contractors, and stakeholders.
Analyzes technical data for trends related to hazards, events, and occurrences.
Measures the effectiveness and seeks to continually improve the quality of the safety programs performing audits of LOTO, PPE and Industrial Hazards.
Engages and interacts with all personnel on a regular basis assisting them with their concerns and questions.
Partners with other departments regarding the resolution of ongoing problems, the implementation of new procedures or process, the injection of new products or product lines, and the development of new plan and designs; approves procedures that require revisions from a safety standpoint.
Ensures good plant communication practices are engaged at all levels to ensure key stakeholders are well informed, can appropriately respond.
Completes any other miscellaneous tasks requested by management.