Site Environmental Health & Safety Sr Specialist

Andersen Corporation • Garland, TX

4d • $78,824 - $122,176 • 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