Site Environmental Health & Safety Sr Specialist

Andersen Corporation • Garland, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

A safety and health professional who, working with little or no supervision, applies established safety and health principles, practices, regulations and internal standards, interacts with customers and is solutions-minded in planning, directing and completing safety and health assignments. This position is open to relocation. It is not open to sponsorship at this time.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering or related discipline or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of safety experience
• Knowledge of government regulations concerning heath, safety & the environment
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong service orientation
• Strong interpersonal/communication (verbal and written) skills
• Must be able to work independently, with minimal direction

Nice To Haves

• Professional certifications desirable

Responsibilities

• Supports compliance with all applicable regulations and internal standards.
• Analyzes safety and performance indicators and determines appropriate countermeasures.
• Works with business unit management on short and long-term goal setting activities beyond injury rates.
• Coordinates priorities, and related work activities based on the corporate safety strategies to identify safety elements and action plans to initiate, implement or improve each element.
• Manages safety projects, including the development of work plans; leads cross-functional teams in the execution of projects; able to manage multiple and concurrent projects.
• Develops and initiates projects based on identified business unit needs and corporate safety strategies in order to implement processes/procedures/best practices in order to reduce risks to associates.
• Supports location assessments (e.g. audits, inspections, accident investigations, etc.); with site management and recommends & assists in the execution of corrective actions.
• Trains auditors as needed.
• Works with site manufacturing engineering to conduct safety assessments of new or modified equipment/processes in accordance with Andersen’s Safety Assessment Procedure.
• Participates with engineering in problem solving/resolution exercises.
• Seeks direction from Corporate Safety in standards interpretations and challenging situations.
• Provide and/or coordinate site specific safety training/testing (e.g. incident investigation, lockout/tagout, powered industrial trucks, ergonomics, safety inspections, Job Safety Analysis, audiometric testing, etc.) as necessary and/or directed by the business.
• Acts in an advisory capacity to business unit management in regard to safety and health issues.
• With the direction of Corporate Safety, customize enterprise procedures/programs to fit the needs of the individual business unit.
• Coordinate safety activities for multiple sites or takes on responsibility for elements of the environmental/worker compensation/security programs as necessary.
• Supports business units remote/field operations through site audits/investigations, safety training and development of site-specific safety objectives and action plans.
• Works with Corporate Health Services to implement necessary practices.
• Initiates and leads safety Kaizens.
• Understands corporate business strategies and incorporates business unit objectives in the development and delivery of the site’s safety program.
• Works closely with business unit delivery partners in development and deployment of safety projects and processes.
• Leads cross functional ergonomic teams to conduct ergonomic assessments to identify risk factors and works with engineering to recommend control measures to address identified risk factors.
• Supports lean initiatives at plant level including, training, auditing, and associated lean principles.
• To support site environmental compliance and conformance as it pertains to TX commission on environmental quality regulations. (TCEQ)
• Management of general and hazardous waste streams in the facility

Benefits

• 401 (k) Plan, Employer Fixed Contributions & Company Matching Profit Sharing
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Paid Maternity Leave & Paid Parental Leave
• Career Growth Planning & Nationwide Career Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior