EHS Specialist

About the role

The EHS Specialist will identify, evaluate, and analyze work environments to create and manage programs and procedures that eliminate or control workplace hazards while building a proactive safety culture. They will conduct and drive safety training, audits, policies, procedures, and safety culture initiatives for front-line leadership and line staff.

Responsibilities

• Identify hazardous conditions and practices.
• Conduct and drive safety training, audits, policies, procedures, and safety culture initiatives for front-line leadership and line staff.
• Monitor personal protective equipment use in workplaces to ensure compliance with regulations and expectations.
• Communicate with workers and front-line supervision to drive a proactive safety culture through positive behavior recognition, while using key safety tools to improve site safety awareness, culture, and communications.
• Investigate safety incidents, make corrective action recommendations, and analyze data to prepare reports for Health and Safety Metrics.
• Develop and enforce a plan to eliminate hazards, conduct training sessions for management, supervisors, and workers on health and safety practices and regulations.
• Develop and implement occupational health and safety systems, including policies, procedures, and manuals.
• Document safety inspections, cite dangerous areas/procedures, and recommend corrective procedures.
• Recognize and reinforce positive behaviors.
• Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health and safety.
• Maintain a consistent and good attendance record in accordance with Company policy.
• Maintain positive customer and employee relations.
• Support and manage the Case Management of occupational injuries.
• Report to management on the status of occupational health and safety programs.
• Travel regularly to support safety initiatives across the regional node and business needs.

Requirements

Team member must be able to work in a team-oriented and safety-conscious environment. Must have a college degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety Management or a similar field and complete an OSHA 30-hour Contractor Safety Course or OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety Course. Minimum of three years’ experience in the industrial maintenance, distribution, manufacturing, or construction fields is required. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is necessary.

Qualifications

Education: College degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety Management or similar field. Experience: Minimum of three years’ experience in the industrial maintenance, distribution, manufacturing, or construction fields. Skills: Proficiency in creating and working with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. Competitive pay, generally ranging from $80,750.00 to $95,000.00, depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay

$80,750.00 - $95,000.00

Schedule

Average time spent traveling will likely exceed 50% and be based on business needs.