Senior EHS Specialist

Polaris Inc.•Fernley, NV

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. EHS Specialist assists in coverage of the Parts, Garments, & Accessories (PG&A) business network of Manufacturing and Distribution locations. This role will be assigned to high priority projects across the PG&A business and will operate with flexibility to travel to multiple locations. The Sr. Specialist ensures compliance with internal and external EHS regulatory requirements including local, state and federal requirements. This individual helps lead site implementation of Polaris enterprise-wide Environmental, Health and Safety policies, procedures and initiatives, promotes cross-site standards and best practice sharing, and participates on enterprise-wide EHS project teams. This position will need to leverage multi-site leadership to drive initiatives and priorities. Position will report to PG&A EHS Manager. Location: Candidates may be based out of PG&A locations in either Wilmington, OH or Fernley, NV.

Requirements

Bachelor’ degree required, emphasis in environmental/safety, biology or chemistry preferred.
5+ years’ experience in Occupational safety and environmental compliance
Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Must have great communication, record keeping, and organizational skills
Must have experience and understanding of Machine Guarding rules and regulations and be able to apply those to multi-faceted automated equipment processes
Must be able to read and understand safety/environmental rules & regulations
Must be able to conduct effective employee training programs
Must be able to build relationships, exercise influence and lead change to meet EHS objectives
Ability to work autonomously, and be resourceful in problem-solving
Ability to travel on a limited basis up to 25%

Responsibilities

Understands, implements and ensures compliance with all applicable Environmental, Health, Safety and Security regulations, Polaris objectives, policies and procedures
Implements requirements pertaining to environmental compliance, pollution prevention and resource efficiency
Oversees and manages regulatory agency inspections
Conducts routine safety and environmental inspections and audits; ensures compliance with internal and external regulatory standards, corrects on-the-spot violations; informs department of findings, recommends corrective or preventative measures, and performs follow-up inspections
Provides technical assistance to plant personnel on safety and environmental issues.
Works with corporate staff to promote cross-site consistency regarding safety and environmental issues, goals and management systems at all Polaris operating locations.
Plans and coordinates safety and environmental training programs; prepares materials; coordinates, schedules and presents training classes; evaluates program effectiveness. (e.g. Hazard Communication, Lock Out Tag Out, Hazardous Waste Management, Storm Water Management, etc.)
Assists with ergonomic assessments and provides support and advice for the continuous improvement of job processes
Leads incident investigations to identify root cause of unplanned incidents and ensures corrective action measures are executed in a timely manner.
Proactively investigates near misses and analyzes EHS reports and facility statistics for trends and patterns to identify potential improvement opportunities.
Serves as a resource on facility wide issues related to personnel and asset safety, EHS compliance, emergency action planning and site security
Provide monthly metric and initiative updates to key site leaders
Performs other duties as assigned