Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

LM MANUFACTURING LLC • Detroit, MI

89d • Hybrid

About The Position

Under the direction of the Human Resources Manager, this role plans, develops, and enhances the health, safety, ergonomic, and environmental functions within the division. The Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist is expected to inspire and lead their teams by setting the example and driving the 5 C’s (Care, Commit, Connect, Communicate, & Celebrate).

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Safety, Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of two (2) year of safety, ergonomic and environmental experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of HSE tools and methods :, 5 why methodology, job instruction, audits, ISO 14001, ISO 45001…
• Working knowledge of OSHA, MIOSHA, ANSI, NFPA, EPA, EGLE, DOT
• General knowledge of automotive production plant technologies
• Hands on environmental experience
• Minimum bi-lingual (English required)
• Working Knowledge of environmental, health and safety systems
• Strong communication skills: verbal, written, and technical presentations.
• Proficient with utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, and database applications
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to successfully complete multiple tasks within established and changing deadlines.
• Demonstrated successful performance with independent problem solving
• Innovation and change management skills
• written, verbal and presentation skills. Excellent interpersonal communication skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Detailed oriented with good organizational skills. Good analytical, assessment and problem resolution skills. Working knowledge of Federal and State occupational health and safety regulations; and demonstrated ability to provide guidance to the plant and ensure compliance. Working knowledge of ISO 14001. Familiarity with ADA, FMLA and HIPPA. Working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• OSHA 10 Certificate
• OSHA 30 Certificate

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures, programs, and databases related to health, safety, ergonomic, and environmental practices and requirements.
• Ensures all federal, state, and local safety and environmental laws/regulations and codes are observed.
• Drives improvements in the division’s safety and environmental performance through the use of audits, behavior-based safety, ergonomics, and safety committee.
• Ensures all OSHA recordkeeping and ergonomic reporting requirements are met and within the required time frame.
• Chairs division’s Safety Committee meetings and Ergonomic Committee meetings and facilitates the resolution of open issues from these meetings.
• Conducts Ergonomic Assessments including but not limited to ERA, RULA and strain indexes.
• Responds to and investigates all reports of injuries, accidents, illnesses, near misses, and property damage immediately.
• Administers first aid care to employees and performs First Responder duties during emergencies.
• Adheres to Magna’s Group Management Guidelines to achieve the principles of Magna’s Employee Charter.
• Ensures Company’s compliance to the Magna Employee’s Charter. Protects the interests of the employees and the Company in accordance with Company policies, Employee’s Charter Principles, and applicable employment laws and regulations.
• Oversees the administration of worker’s compensation claims, return-to-work initiatives, and accommodation issues.
• If there is a reason to believe that any equipment or physical condition of the workplace is likely to endanger the employee or co-worker, notify management immediately.
• Stays abreast of and ensures the division complies with all formalized regulation (OSHA, MIOSHA, ANSI, NFPA, EPA, EGLE, Magna Corporate).
• Coordinate the Joint Health and Safety Committee and ensure that health and safety concerns are addressed in a timely manner and communicated to employees.
• Coordinate the Ergonomics Committee and ensure that ergonomic concerns are addressed in a timely manner and communicated to employees.
• Adheres to company systems and policies (IATF 16949, 5S, employee handbook).
• Develop and implement all department policies and standards that pertain to Magna EHS requirements.
• Participates in the investigation of accidents including: determination of the underlying occurrence, identifying the need for corrective and/or preventive action, recommending solutions for improvement, tracking and recording corrective actions to closure.
• Organizes and participates in workplace inspections to validate compliance to company systems & policies.
• Recommends the purchase of new equipment to assure manufacturing maintainability, and Health, Safety & Environmental requirements are met.
• Manage all aspects of LM’s health & safety audit, environmental audit and ergonomic audit, including all action items, training requirements, records and policy development and implementation.
• Create EHS training materials, schedule required training, track completion.
• Work collaboratively with all departments.
• Displays a positive attitude towards safety, works safely and follows all the Company's safety policies and procedures.
• Reports all unsafe and unhealthy conditions or acts to management immediately.
• Reports injuries, accidents, illnesses, near misses and property damage immediately to your Supervisor.
• Complies with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards in accordance with company policies, the Occupational Health & Safety Act. and the Michigan Occupational Health & Safety Act.
• Ensures all employees and visitors have a safe environment in that safety and housekeeping standards are maintained; and all hazards, unsafe actions, or unsafe conditions have been identified, corrected, and/or eliminated.
• Report on all issues that cause any downtime to operations to your supervisor.
• Takes an active part in the division’s safety program by performing regular workplace inspections, effectively investigates accidents/incidents promptly, and assists in meeting or exceeding the division’s safety goals.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity
• LM Manufacturing does not provide employment visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without current or future sponsorship from LM Manufacturing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level