EHS Specialist

About the role

The Q-HSE (Quality, Health, and Safety Environment) Specialist will be responsible for promoting a positive safety culture, ensuring compliance with corporate safety standards, and maintaining a safe working environment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and evaluate the environment, equipment, and processes in working areas to ensure compliance with government safety regulations, OSHA, and industry standards.
• Conduct training and coaching for associates on observed work habits;
• Perform safety observations & audits;
• Train and assist others in completing their safety responsibilities (Audits, Following Safety Rules, etc.);
• Provide specific safety training as required by the Compliance Manager / Quality Manager & Supervisor.
• Using your EHS background and knowledge you will conduct trainings and coaching associates on observed work habits, maintain accurate daily, weekly, and monthly metrics to report to onsite management teams, conduct risk assessments related to jobs performed (Job Hazard Analysis) and new equipment introductions, identify and inform management of compliance issues, safety risks, and improvement opportunities through the conduct of daily, weekly, and monthly audits.
• Facilitate the incident investigation process and maintain the required documentation to comply with Arvato and OSHA regulations.
• In collaboration with the Operations team at the Las Vegas Fulfillment site, you will implement company policies to ensure compliance with all relevant local, regional, and international regulations regarding Dangerous Goods.
• Ensure compliance with DOT, IATA DGR, IMDG Code, and ICAO regulations for the packing, labeling, and marking of all DG shipments from the facility.
• Avoid any inaccuracies in the completion of Dangerous Goods Shippers' Declarations, in line with U.S., international, and carrier regulations.
• Complete DOT and IATA certification training provided by Arvato.
• Work closely with the Corporate DG Team to ensure proper storage and handling of dangerous goods and to understand the warehouse system's decisions on the implementation of dangerous goods protocols.

Qualifications

• High school diploma
• 1-2+ years’ experience with EHS, DG or Quality
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations, specifically 29 CFR 191
• Knowledge of ISO 9001
• QHSE knowledge required
• Ability to analyze data, new processes, and machinery for potential safety & environmental concerns and conduct job hazard and job safety analyses
• Strong communication, teamwork, analysis, judgment skills
• Excellent Excel, Word, PPT, and Outlook
• Strong work ethic
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities; efficient
• Able to stand/walk for long periods of time
• Moderate to loud noise level
• Manufacturing Environment: Office/Warehouse Doc Environment
• Occasional exposure to weather