Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Senior

Job Responsibilities

• Implements health and safety programs aligned with the organizational safety management system.
• Implements ISO 14001 (where applicable) environmental management system.
• Captures and trains on safety rules, policies, and initiatives to foster a safe workplace.
• Maintains OSHA logs, EHS records, and reports for internal and external use.
• Manages plant-level environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives (hazardous waste, air emissions, water, permits, etc.) both directly and in collaboration with external consultants.
• Collaborates with regulatory agencies to ensure compliance, address issues, and maintain cooperative relationships.
• Escalates/reports potential violations and implements necessary corrections.
• Conducts frequent safety and environmental audits and takes corrective action as needed.
• Recommends and implements EHS-related capital projects for supported facilities.
• Investigates workplace safety and environmental incidents through root cause analysis and collaborates with the Operations team to implement corrective actions.
• Manages workers' compensation for supported facilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including leading projects of varying scale or scope.

Job Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of applicable EHS regulations ensuring facility compliance with Federal government agencies (i.e. OSHA and EPA), local agencies, and safety regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of manufacturing environment safety (i.e. industrial hygiene, ergonomics, machinery guards, interlock systems, industrial vehicle training, PPE, etc.).
• Experience in implementing comprehensive safety, environmental, and sustainability projects.
• Ability to investigate and define root cause, collect data, establish facts, and use sound judgment to draw valid conclusions.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, computer skills, data analysis and reporting tools, and other applicable applications.
• Ability to work under limited supervision to carry tasks/projects through to completion while meeting established deadlines.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, or related science disciplines, or equivalent education and experience.
• Five years of EHS experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Physical Demands

• Regularly stands, walks, talks, or hears.
• Frequently uses hands to handle or feel.
• Frequently reaches with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds.
• Always uses safe practices.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.