Environmental Health and Safety Engineer

About the role

The Environmental Health and Safety Engineer leads Safety at assigned regional facilities for the Columbus Plant. This role is responsible to assure that day-to-day Environmental compliance activities are carried out by plant personnel at Columbus and will assist in the development and implementation of safety programs and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Identify and champion impactful initiatives seeking continuous improvement in safety performance and environmental compliance
• Establish a site high consequence program to manage severe incidents with fatality (SIF) and ensure flawless execution of site life critical programs
• Gauge and correct the execution of site EHS programs through inspections, audits, SMATs, cold-eye reviews
• Coach, mentor, and support the development and guidance of line management on EHS topics
• Maintain an EHS compliance calendar, audits compliance system routinely, and ensure compliance gaps are corrective
• Maintain site required ISO certifications
• Ensure compliance with site permits and plans (indirect discharge, SPCC, SWPPP, Air)
• Manage and ensure compliance with the waste management program (hazardous, non-hazardous, and universal)
• Participates and ensures incident investigations and root cause analysis are completed timely, proper recordkeeping is maintained and effectiveness of corrective actions
• Help operations navigate complex regulations and company standards
• Proactively drive awareness and communicates best practices related to Safety, Health and Environment, promoting an autonomous EHS culture
• Partner with other key EHS team members during routine calls
• Works directly with shop floor employees and local management to understand and resolve safety and environmental concerns or issues
• Implements programs to eliminate potential hazards in the workplace by working closely with Manufacturing Site Managers, Facilities Engineering, Research and Development and Site Safety Committees
• Establish both a short term and long term EHS strategy for the site in conjunction with guidance from the Plant Manager and CCC/Chemviron Center of Excellence
• Work closely with the Regional Center of Excellence leaders to verify quality of programs and processes via audit and self-assessment tools

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four-year college or university is required (Safety, Environmental, Engineering or other technical discipline, or equivalent years of work experience)
• 5-7 years of Environmental Management experience is required
• Regulatory and permitting experience is preferred