Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

Jeld-Wen Inc.

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist, you will lead the site environmental, health and safety initiatives for the facility. You will be responsible for assisting site leadership with establishing site-specific policies and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory and JELD-WEN Global EH&S requirements, prevent injuries & illnesses, reduce workers' compensation costs, and help create a strong EH&S culture. You will report directly to the EHS Manager.

Requirements

BS Safety Engineering, Safety Sciences, Engineering or similar required
5 - 6 years of environmental, health & safety experience in a manufacturing organization
Significant knowledge of U.S. Environmental, Safety & Health laws (OSHA & EPA) required
Experience using web-based systems to support EH&S, e.g. Process Map, Enablon, Gen-Suite, or similar
Strong communication, presentation, training and facilitation, project management skills are essential
Proficiency in LEAN and Continuous Improvement manufacturing principles

Nice To Haves

Consideration for equivalent experience and certifications
Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) preferred
Process safety management experience desired
Advanced skills using the Microsoft suite, including Excel, PowerPoint and Access databases
Strong analytical skills to analyze safety & health data

Responsibilities

Identifying environmental, health & safety risks and hazards in the workplace and implementing prevention programs
Advising site leaders and employees on how to minimize risks and hazards in the workplace and improve environmental, health & safety performance. Assisting the site in complying with applicable environmental, health & safety requirements
Working together with maintenance on installing and maintaining our EH&S standards and equipment
Training site employees in environmental, health & safety requirements and the EH&S management system
Training line managers to recognize hazards and risks and leading the line organization in identifying and controlling hazards and risks.
Conducting environmental, health & safety inspections in the workplace
Managing emergency procedures (such as fire alarm drills)
Offering general environmental, health & safety advice to all employees
Reporting injuries, illnesses and near misses to the corporate environmental, health & safety department and business leaders
Establishing site specific EH&S reports and communicating performance with the site leadership
Maintaining accurate EH&S records applicable for the site, e.g., OSHA injury & illness logs, environmental permits and testing, training documentation, equipment inspection records, etc.
Tracking environmental, health & safety inspection and audit findings to closure
Assisting the plant manager with establishing and maintaining a site environmental, health & safety council
Doing on the floor related inspections on Safety and Environmental standards
Sharing environmental, health & safety lessons learned and encourage a learning culture on environmental, health & safety.
Partnering closely with all site leaders to create, maintain and improve our safety environment.
Other duties as assigned.