Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
About The Position
The Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist oversees safety and environmental compliance efforts and manages relationships with applicable federal, state, and local agencies for assigned facility(s). This role is responsible for implementing Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) programs to protect employees and reduce risk. The specialist partners with plant leadership to implement preventative measures to reduce the overall risk of injury and environmental concerns and investigates EHS incidents to identify root causes, recommending and implementing corrective actions.
Requirements
- Knowledge and understanding of applicable EHS regulations ensuring facility compliance with Federal government agencies (i.e. OSHA and EPA), local agencies, and safety regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of manufacturing environment safety (i.e. industrial hygiene, ergonomics, machinery guards, interlock systems, industrial vehicle training, PPE, etc.).
- Experience in implementing comprehensive safety, environmental, and sustainability projects.
- Ability to investigate and define root cause, collect data, establish facts, and use sound judgment to draw valid conclusions.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, computer skills, data analysis and reporting tools, and other applicable applications.
- Ability to work under limited supervision to carry tasks/projects through to completion while meeting established deadlines.
- Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, or related science disciplines, or equivalent education and experience.
- Five years of EHS experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Implements health and safety programs aligned with the organizational safety management system.
- Implements ISO 14001 (where applicable) environmental management system.
- Coordinates and implements the application and training of safety rules, policies, and initiatives that help to create a safe workplace.
- Maintains OSHA logs, EHS records, and reporting for internal and external use.
- Manages plant-level environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives (hazardous waste, air emissions, water, obtaining and maintaining permits, etc.) both directly and in coordination with external consultants.
- Manages site activities with regulatory agencies to verify compliance, resolve situations, and maintain a cooperative working relationship.
- Escalates/reports potential violations and implements corrections as needed.
- Conducts frequent safety and environmental audits and takes immediate corrective action if required.
- Recommends and implements EHS related capital projects for supported facilities.
- Investigates workplace safety and environmental incidents through root cause analysis and partners with the Operations team to implement corrective actions to correct problems and prevent future occurrences.
- Manages workers’ compensation for supported facilities.
- Performs other duties as assigned, which may include leading projects of varying scale or scope.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
