HSE Specialist

IKO•Lancaster, SC

About The Position

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you! Job Description Role: HSE Specialist Job Summary: Reporting to plant leadership, the successful candidate will be responsible for promoting and maintaining IKO safety goals and ensuring a safe work environment for all employees. This includes leading safety and housekeeping efforts, developing health and safety systems and procedures, identifying hazards, conducting investigations and root cause analysis, managing workers’ compensation activities, completing audits and regulatory reporting, administering behavior-based safety programs, coordinating emergency response procedures, maintaining environmental permits and compliance, and partnering with regulatory agencies and auditors.

Requirements

Able to work flexible, rotating production shifts 8/10/12 hours
Prior Health, Safety and Environmental experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
Demonstrated initiative and ability to handle complex assignments
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to develop and manage a budgetary control process
Analytical, data-driven problem-solving skills
Ability to make independent and well-reasoned decisions
Organized, self-starter, results-oriented, strong problem solver
Ability to provide simple and accurate instructions
Ability to work in a high-temperature environment
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Comfortable with standing for extended periods of time
Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, climb, reach, and grasp
Must be able to work at heights and in confined spaces
Must be able to walk and/or stand 90% of the shift

Nice To Haves

Minimum three years of manufacturing experience preferred

Responsibilities

Promote and maintain IKO safety goals and ensure a safe work environment for all employees
Lead safety and housekeeping efforts and corrective actions within departments and assigned projects
Develop goals, objectives, systems, and plant-wide policies and procedures related to health and safety
Identify health and safety hazards and investigate work-related accidents; conduct thorough root cause analysis
Manage all activities related to safety and workers’ compensation including first report of injury, OSHA 300 log, audits, physician and insurance carrier communication, and record keeping
Complete all safety audits, records, and required reports on time; file and maintain safety records
Monitor safety performance and trends to minimize work-related incidents
Accountable for implementation and management of Behavior Based Safety
Collaborate with local healthcare providers to support medical treatment and employee case management
Coordinate with external providers for claims management and return-to-work practices
Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local, and Company regulations (OSHA, TOSHA, NIOSH, etc.)
Lead IKO Safety and BBS teams
Conduct required safety training and orientation
Participate in and lead internal and external surveillance audits
Perform and coordinate various testing, including noise surveys and industrial hygiene
Develop, update, and implement emergency response procedures
Complete and maintain environmental permits, records, audits, and reports (SWPPP, SPCC, air, storm water, wastewater)
Interface with government regulatory personnel and corporate auditors
Plan, organize, and direct work performed by contractors; ensure compliance with safety policies
Organize and maintain facility security
General housekeeping duties
Additional duties as assigned by Supervisory staff