SH&E Specialist

Linde Plc. • La Porte, TX

46d • Onsite

About The Position

The Safety, Health & Environmental (SH&E) Specialist will be based in La Porte, TX and support additional on-site Standard Plants in the same geographic area. This position reports to the Associate Director of Safety for the South Region. The SH&E Specialist will be mid-level professional position responsible for providing technical Safety and environmental knowledge in all business areas that applies leadership, guidance, and assistance in the prevention and control of accidents and incidents, ensuring compliance with organizational and government environmental, health, and safety standards. In this role, the SH&E Specialist will collaborate with employees and supervisors to identify and correct potential safety and health hazards, as well as environmental issues. The specialist will be expected to effectively present and communicate safety and environmental training materials to all levels of employees and management, positively influencing compliance with safety standards and holding employees accountable for safe work practices. The position also involves providing training to new and current employees, conducting safety meetings in conjunction with plant operations, and supporting plant turnarounds and maintenance activities. Additionally, the SH&E Specialist will coordinate accident and incident investigations, prepare, and submit environmental reports as required by regulations and permits, and implement safe and environmentally compliant standard work practices. The role requires monitoring local OSHA, EPA, and DOT requirements to ensure compliance, as well as performing industrial hygiene monitoring when necessary. The ideal candidate will have a proactive approach to improving safety performance and conditions, taking actions to implement improvements, and seeing projects through to completion. This position operates in both office and field environments and requires 50% travel with some overnight stays. The ideal candidate for this position must be a hands-on, boots on the ground, on-site leader, a self-starter, and a self-motivated individual. Expectation is to interact on site, in person, with field employees on daily basis. The candidate must be able to identify improvement opportunities and proactively implement corrective actions. Must be able to manage multiple tasks and effectively work with all levels of management and employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3 years of safety for operations experience required ability to travel.
• Up to 50% travel including overnight stays.
• Proficient working knowledge of computers database entry and typical computer programs (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint…).
• Must be able to climb ladders and steps, lift up to 50 lbs., and work at tall heights.

Nice To Haves

• OSHA Certifications such a CSP, ASP, OHST, OSHA 30, etc.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, and assistance in the prevention slash control of accidents and incidents.
• Collaborate with employees and supervisors to identify and correct potential safety slash health hazards and environmental issues.
• Present and communicate safety and environmental training material effectively to all levels of employees and management.
• Influence employees to comply with safety standards and hold them accountable for safe work practices ensure compliance with organizational and government environmental, health, and safety standards.
• Work with line management and plant managers to support performance goals in safety, health, and environmental areas.
• Provide training to new and current employees conduct safety meetings in conjunction with plant operations.
• Support plant turnarounds and maintenance activities for local and regional facilities coordinate accident slash incident investigation, reporting, and facilitation of root cause analysis.
• Prepare and submit environmental reports as required by regulations and permits.
• Implement safe and environmentally compliant standard work practices with line personnel identify opportunities to improve safety performance slash conditions and implement proactive actions.
• Assist in conducting assessments parentheses audit parentheses of facilities outside the area of responsibility. Monitor local OSHA, EPA, and DOT requirements and standards to ensure compliance.
• Perform industrial hygiene monitoring if needed.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and assistance in the prevention slash control of accidents an incident.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety and performance slash conditions and implement proactive actions.

Benefits

• Linde Gases US offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package.
• Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth.
• Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees