Specialist, Health & Safety

Hammond Power Solutions•Rock Falls, IL

1d•$71,000 - $106,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for consulting and advising management and employees on occupational hygiene and safety programs, relevant policies, and legislation. It involves coordinating and delivering training, managing safety-related upgrades, organizing wellness programs, and analyzing trends to reduce incident frequency and severity. The Specialist will investigate accidents, implement health & safety/environmental policies, manage job functional analysis and ergonomic assessments, conduct safety audits, and coordinate environmental tracking and reporting. The position also includes claims management for Workers Compensation and Return to Work programs, acting as a Management Certified Member and Co-Chair for the Safety Committee, and ensuring the facility meets legal requirements under various acts and codes. The role requires on-call availability for emergencies and ensuring contractor safety. Reporting duties include statistical recordkeeping, initiating safety talks, attending supervisor meetings, creating safety campaigns, ensuring PDA updates, coordinating ergonomic assessments, ensuring environmental testing, developing a Sustainability Plan, collaborating with other H&S specialists, and gathering statistics for corporate reports.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in an occupational or environmental health science degree or field.
3+ years of experience working in Health & Safety.
1-2 years’ experience with sustainability and environmental protocols.
Previous experience in a manufacturing facility
Strong communication and leadership skills
Ability to facilitate and lead group of employees
Strong analytical abilities
Strong problem-solving abilities
Demonstrated initiative in proactively identifying future potential safety risks and suggesting or implementing appropriate solutions.
Ability to motivate and inspire others in working towards a common goal
Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with multiple areas of the organization.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree or CSP designation preferred.

Responsibilities

Consults and advises management and employees and safety committees on occupational hygiene and safety programs, relevant policies and legislation
Co-ordination and delivery of training to hourly employees
Coordinating safety related upgrades/changes with the Manufacturing Engineering group
Organizing Wellness programs such as annual Flu Clinics, lunch & learns, smoking cessation programs, etc.
Identification and analysis of trends and development of action plans to reduce frequency and severity
Investigate accidents, incidents, and near-misses, and recommend corrective actions.
Implements and maintains all Health & Safety / Environmental policies and procedures as per the OSHA and other Federal/State regulations or internal requirements.
Manage and develop Job functional analysis descriptions and perform Ergonomic analysis in conjunction with Manufacturing Engineer team.
Coordinate, conduct safety audits and create action plans to address audit findings.
Coordinate all Environmental tracking and partner with all agencies to complete the required reporting.
Management of Workers Compensation claims and management of cases.
Management of Return to Work programs and offers of modified work.
Educating supervisors on safe return options for modified work.
Act as Management Certified Member, Co-Chair, and take minutes for the Safety Committee
Work with members to build a strong committee and create an overall culture of working safely with every employee
Schedule training/retraining for committee members
Participate in Safety Committees outside the Company.
Ensuring facility meets the legal requirements under the Occupational Health & Safety Act, Reg.851, Fire Code, Building Code, CSA Standards, etc.
Working with and supporting production supervisors to ensure compliance
Accompanying government inspectors (OSHA, Fire,etc) during unplanned audits and addressing orders/issues raised by them, if any
On call 24/7 for emergencies and plays a key role in an emergency (serious injury or death and in a disaster such as a fire, tornado or other natural disaster)
Work with maintenance (and other HPS employees that hire contractors) to ensure any contractors working on HPS property work safely and in accordance to their respective legal obligations.
Statistical recordkeeping and reporting
Initiating safety talk sessions for monthly team meetings
Attending weekly supervisor meetings to discuss safety topics and campaigns.
Creation and promotion of safety campaigns on relevant topics.
Includes ensuring PDA’s are up to date
Coordination and completion of ergonomic assessments as required.
Ensure all Environmental testing (air quality, noise levels) is performed as required and the results are presented as required by law.
Develop a Sustainability Plan in conjunction with Manufacturing Engineers and Maintenance and support the Ecovardis reporting.
Collaborate with the other H & S specialists in other HPS locations on how to address safety issues and share best practices.
Gather Health & Safety statistics from each location to combine into corporate report for senior management and board of directors.