Senior EHS Specialist
About The Position
Provide strategic leadership and work with management to identify EHS issues, recommendations, and opportunities to foster continuous improvement of our EHS performance. Lead and provide expert hands-on technical involvement on issues, programs, and processes to ensure compliance with EHS standards, policies, and interpretation of Federal, State, and local regulations. Evaluate and engage in projects that will reduce overall risk and assist in implementation of improvements. Facilitate accident investigations, by ensuring all accident/incidents and serious near misses are fully investigated and produced detailed reports with identified root causes and measures required to mitigate or control the hazards. Manage workers compensations for site; includes handling confidential information with great sensitivity. Conduct and document EHS new hire orientation and annual training for employees. Perform compliance audits and implement follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Maintain required records, logs and inspections documentation associated with EHS compliance. Prepare and submit required reports including but not limited to OSHA, SARA, and TIER II reporting. Organize, and facilitate monthly employee safety committee meetings. Facilitator for site Emergency Response Operations Team. Manage interactions and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, outside support teams, consulting groups, and regulatory agencies. Participate in management staff meetings and other relevant in-house and outside meetings and seminars. Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects with various deadlines and objectives. Leading role at assisting EHS Manager with the development of EHS Interns and less senior EHS Specialists Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in safety or a related discipline (years of experience may be considered in lieu of education requirements)
- 3 - 5 years of Safety experience in manufacturing
- Obtain OSHA 511 General Industry & 501 OSHA Outreach Trainer within six months of accepting the position.
- Must be hands on and able to work closely with all employees
- Must be self-motivated and able to work flexible hours
- Demonstrated proficiency in software applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to understand and apply relevant EHS standards and regulations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in explaining technical and/or regulatory issues and concerns to a varied audience
Nice To Haves
- Experience and technical expertise in Environmental Compliance preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and work with management to identify EHS issues, recommendations, and opportunities to foster continuous improvement of our EHS performance.
- Lead and provide expert hands-on technical involvement on issues, programs, and processes to ensure compliance with EHS standards, policies, and interpretation of Federal, State, and local regulations.
- Evaluate and engage in projects that will reduce overall risk and assist in implementation of improvements.
- Facilitate accident investigations, by ensuring all accident/incidents and serious near misses are fully investigated and produced detailed reports with identified root causes and measures required to mitigate or control the hazards.
- Manage workers compensations for site; includes handling confidential information with great sensitivity.
- Conduct and document EHS new hire orientation and annual training for employees.
- Perform compliance audits and implement follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Maintain required records, logs and inspections documentation associated with EHS compliance.
- Prepare and submit required reports including but not limited to OSHA, SARA, and TIER II reporting.
- Organize, and facilitate monthly employee safety committee meetings.
- Facilitator for site Emergency Response Operations Team.
- Manage interactions and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, outside support teams, consulting groups, and regulatory agencies.
- Participate in management staff meetings and other relevant in-house and outside meetings and seminars.
- Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects with various deadlines and objectives.
- Leading role at assisting EHS Manager with the development of EHS Interns and less senior EHS Specialists
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
