Health & Safety Specialist

The Shepherd Companies • Norwood, OH

8h

About The Position

The Shepherd Chemical Company is seeking an experienced Health and Safety Specialist to help keep employees, contractors, and visitors safe at its Norwood and Middletown sites. The specialist will develop and operate health, safety, and training systems across production, maintenance, engineering, and R&D, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.

Requirements

• Five years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• High level of knowledge of OSHA safety and health regulations.
• General knowledge of the Responsible Care Management System.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Able to work at the Middletown facility at least once per month.
• Collaborative team player and genuine safety champion with strong organizational, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Willingness to earn training such as HAZWOPER, incident commander, and respirator fit testing.

Nice To Haves

• Health and safety professional or related certification.
• Industrial hygiene monitoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement occupational health, safety, risk, and compliance processes and tools.
• Perform inspections, observations, and checklist validations at the point of work for safety-critical and high-hazard tasks.
• Support OSHA Process Safety Management, Safe Work Practices and permit reviews, and EHS incident and CAPA processes.
• Execute industrial hygiene activities, including exposure monitoring and hearing conservation.
• Lead safety programs for fall protection, chain hoists, ladders, mobile cranes, and aerial lifts, as well as the safety shower and eyewash inspection program.
• Strengthen the PPE program through inventory, chemical compatibility assessments, and hazard communication.
• Create health and safety training content and participate in Responsible Care audits.
• Assist with security activities such as contractor orientation and badge access.
• Maintain safety records and procedures.
• May serve on the emergency response team as incident commander or safety resource.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed