Health, Safety, and Environment Technician

Bayer•Filer, ID

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Bayer, we are seeking a Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Technician to join our team. This role is crucial in ensuring a safe and compliant work environment, contributing to our mission of 'Health for all, Hunger for none.' The HSE Technician will be involved in planning and conducting training, investigating incidents, implementing safety protocols, and promoting a strong safety culture across warehouse, plant, and field operations. This position offers the opportunity to develop operational knowledge, lead safety initiatives, mentor colleagues, and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED
Relevant experience in safety or manufacturing, agriculture or technical environment
Valid Driver's License
Basic knowledge of IT (Internet, Excel, PPT, Word, facilities with systems)
Must have availability to meet overtime demands, including occasional work on weekends and holidays
Must be able to lift, push, and pull 40 - 50 pounds regularly

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
3 years of experience in safety or manufacturing, agriculture, or technical environment
ASP or CSP certifications
OSHA 30-hour General Industry course
Experience in risk analysis techniques

Responsibilities

Encompasses planning, developing, and conducting training programs related to environmental hazards, including identifying and mitigating hazardous conditions in the workplace and external environments.
Investigates accidents and environmental incidents, identifies their causes, and determines how to prevent their recurrence.
Implement safety protocols and ensure organizational and regulatory compliance.
Display working knowledge of warehouse, plant and field operations.
Promote an environment that continuously meets and improves established Bayer (HSE) Health, Safety and Environment manufacturing fundamentals.
Lead the site HSE Safety Program and drive employee engagement, through safety projects and new initiatives, and timely reporting of safety issues.
Promote continuous improvement of site safety culture through visible leadership.
Drive employee engagement by creating internal audit opportunities with visible corrective action tracking.
Develop operational (hands-on) knowledge and functional understanding of at least three key operational areas across the warehouse, plant and field.
Engage as chair of at least one of the Safety committees (e.g., Off the Job Safety).
Mentor less experienced Safety technicians and coach employees across the site on basic safety standards.
Ensure compliance with all hazardous work permits and site environmental permits.
Support areas across the plant in driving the adoption of 5S practices to maintain an environment conducive to work, aligning with the labeling and ordering of tools.
Utilize Focused Improvement (e.g., 5WHY’s) techniques to contribute to the improvement of processes and site safety program.
Initiate periodic communication with HSE Generalist and Corporate HSE Team to ensure alignment.
Help keep metrics and other relevant information current on visual boards to drive teamwork and facilitate shift change over.
Participate in DDS (Daily Direction Setting) meetings and follow through on safety-related issues.
Active participant in Certified Management Representative (CMR) program.
Position entails driving a company vehicle. This may include being required to drive greater than 5,000 business miles annually in a personal, pooled, or rented vehicle OR being expected to frequently drive a pooled car as part of your job duties – regardless of mileage.