JOB DESIGNATION: The Environment Health and Safety Specialist 3 provides expertise in the development, implementation and management of effective Safety, Health and Environment programs/systems. Routinely analyzes hazardous situations and identifies alternative courses of action.
JOB CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist with the development, documentation, improvement, and audit of site environmental, health and safety systems to assure conformance and effectiveness.
• Determine plant environmental, safety, and health requirements and analyze for compatibility with corporate practices.
• Provides expertise in the development, implementation, and maintenance of Health, Safety and Environmental programs/procedures
• Performs audits and safety inspections of work environments, processes, and operations in compliance with government regulations and industry standards
• Ensures all applicable registrations, permits, and licenses are in place and current.
• Lead activities in support of Kaizen, Safety Star Point Teams (Safety Committee), Emergency Response Teams, and other project teams.
• Participates in developing and implementing training programs for employees.
• Gathers data for the purpose of identifying, reducing, or eliminating sources of pollutants and/or hazards that affect the work environment and health of the employees
• Ensure that best practices, incidents, near misses, etc., are communicated between facilities following established guidelines.
• Assist with regulatory-required environmental reporting, including hazardous/residual waste, air emissions, wastewater, and others
• Working knowledge of industry safety, OSHA, EPA, and other state-specific agency regulations and environmental system standards and their application to an industrial environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate environmental, health, and safety concepts, plans, and technical data. Other responsibilities as assigned:
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance is required. May need to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s), and additional hours as necessary
• Travel up to 20%
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree is REQUIRED (preferred in Environmental, Health, and Safety)
• Years of experience: minimum 5+ years of relevant Health, Safety, and Environment regulations/standards experience (This role is more Safety Regulatory Experience Focus)
Required Skills:
o Professionally recognized safety or environmental certification (ASP, GSP, CSP, CIH, CHMM).
o RCRA Hazardous Waste Management training in accordance with 40 CFR 262.34.
o DOT training in accordance with 49 CFR 172.700-704.
o 40 hour initial and 8-hour refresher training in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120 (HAZWOPER).
o ISO 14001 experience.
o Knowledge of SAP, Benchmark Gensuite, HumanTech and/or other EHS-related software.
o Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills to drive tasks to completion
o Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and database management tools
