EHS Professional

About the role

Your previous experience in an EHS role and ability to partner with the plant management to drive a culture of safety will make you a success in this EHS role at our La Porte, IN plant.

Responsibilities

• Oversees Forklift and Crane compliance & training program. Maintains training certification, recertification and daily inspection records.
• Ensures proper training of employees on safety and health requirements and policies to ensure compliance.
• Chairs the Safety Committee and conducts monthly meetings.
• Observes plant activities and conditions. Regularly monitors for health and safety policy violations. Enforces prescribed use of safety equipment (such as PPE) and the proper application of required safety procedures.
• Ensures regulatory safety compliance & implements required improvements; recommends changes to current safety policies and procedures.
• Administers New Hire Safety Orientation to new associates.
• Maintain OSHA logs & reporting
• Maintains tracking of incidents for management and issues summary reports.
• Works in conjunction with local management to identify potential causes for accidents and recommends changes in policies and procedures to prevent accidents.
• Acts as liaison between corporate EHS management team & local facility management.
• Maintains all safety-related documentation (meeting minutes, drill logs, certification records, training records, policies, etc.) and updates regularly in order to meet all potential audit requirements.
• Assists in gathering information in response to OSHA or other regulatory agency requests received utilizing all available resources. In the event of I/OSHA inspection events, acts as the lead participant.
• Develops and communicates statistical trend analysis to the management team and coordinates the action plans and response to address the findings.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in in the area of safety and/or environmental management, manufacturing, engineering or similar preferred.
• 3 plus years’ experience in workplace EHS management.
• Experience in health, safety, and environmental in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience with coil coating, metals and manufacturing preferred.
• Knowledge of state and federal safety guidelines for the workplace.
• Knowledge of CAA, CWA, RCRA, and SPCC regulations.
• Familiar with ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
• Able to read and interpret OSHA documents and internal policies.
• Clear and effective oral and written communication.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Organized with attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.