Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
About The Position
As a member of Timken’s Corporate EHS team, the Environmental Health & Safety Specialist advances the company’s global safety culture by putting Safety as a Core Value into practice throughout the organization. The role works with leaders, employees, and global facilities to build shared ownership, personal accountability, and active engagement, integrating safety into everyday operations and business decisions. The Specialist develops and implements safety standards, processes, and initiatives to strengthen risk prevention, empower employees, and support sustainable improvement. The position also provides technical guidance on EHS compliance, assesses global facilities, evaluates safety performance, and uses data, incident learning, and assessments to address risks and systemic gaps.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of safety management experience in a manufacturing company.
- Ability to interpret safety regulations and develop tools and programs to ensure compliance and identify hazards.
- Experience leading EHS compliance audits.
- Effective analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Highly detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency with EHS software and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time.
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health & Safety, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent discipline, with at least 7 years of relevant experience.
Nice To Haves
- Power BI proficiency.
- Certified Safety Professional certification.
- Industrial hygiene experience.
- ISO 45001 experience or auditing.
Responsibilities
- Champion initiatives that strengthen safety ownership, employee engagement, and personal accountability across the organization.
- Partner with global facilities to foster proactive safety practices, including identifying risks, preventing injuries, and continuously improving safety.
- Develop, implement, and improve global safety standards, processes, and management systems.
- Identify, assess, and reduce safety risks through prevention strategies, technical guidance, and compliance programs.
- Evaluate global safety performance, identify trends and systemic gaps, and translate data, assessments, and incident learning into improvement strategies.
- Identify incident root causes and systemic weaknesses, and promote sustainable corrective actions.
- Build organizational safety knowledge and competencies through education, practical tools and processes, and sharing good practices.
- Help employees recognize hazards and take ownership of safety in their areas of responsibility.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to support compliance with applicable regulations and company standards across the global organization.
- Conduct EHS assessments at global facilities to evaluate conformance with requirements.
- Lead EHS compliance audits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
