EHS Specialist (Site Lead)

About the role

The EHS Specialist (Site Lead) will manage the Environmental, Health and Safety program at PPG's Cedar Falls, Iowa plant and provide support to a secondary facility in Peru, Illinois. Reporting to the Sr. EHS Manager, Coatings Services, this role involves ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, driving injury prevention, and overseeing various EHS initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local, and PPG requirements and policies.
• Drive injury prevention and spill elimination programs.
• Provide leadership and direction for EHS training.
• Oversight and completion of the industrial hygiene program.
• Submit workers' compensation documentation for work-related injuries and assist with case management.
• Provide technical guidance for the facility-wide MOC program.
• Evaluate the EHS impacts of capital projects and ensure EHS risk assessments are completed.
• Lead emergency response activities.
• Liaise with environmental Center of Excellence for environmental aspects.
• Develop programs to reduce EHS risks and comply with regulatory and PPG corporate requirements and management systems.
• Complete and submit Federal, State, and Local environmental reports such as the OSHA logs, and be responsible for site permits.
• Oversight of the Waste Management Program (Hazardous, Non-Hazardous, Universal).
• Help develop leading indicators that drive continuous improvement in sustainability metrics (energy, water, waste), spill incidents, injuries, and the EHS Management System.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of related EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of safety and environmental regulations and consensus standards (OSHA, EPA, DOT, Workers' Compensation), inspection procedures, audits, hazard reviews, incident prevention, incident investigation techniques.
• Ability to act as advisor to management and employees across a variety of issues.
• Knowledge in organizational change and building a safety culture through influence and engagement.

Benefits

Premium health, dental, life, retirement plan, paid vacation & holidays, employee assistance program (EAP), disability/leave, and other voluntary benefit offerings are available. Additional details will be provided upon hire.