Environmental Health Safety Specialist
About United Alloy
United Alloy is a preferred designer, manufacturer, and powder coater of certified metal tanks, skids, frames, trailers, chassis, and related products crafted to world-class quality standards in strategic partnership with Fortune 500 OEM customers. UA products are proudly “Made in the USA.” In addition to being made in the USA, UA is also ISO 9001 certified and has been recognized as a WBENC woman/minority-owned business.
Culture
United Alloy empowers and entrusts our employees to manage the responsibilities of both their work and home lives. We are an agile team that produces extraordinary results, setting the standard in safety, quality, productivity, and profitability. Employees act with a sense of ownership, take initiative to problem solve, and are committed to the company’s mission, their team, and themselves.
United Alloy is supportive and encouraging of our employees, helping make their dreams a reality. At UA, every employee matters to us. We want everyone to have their own success story in their personal and professional lives. It’s one way that makes us an actively engaged team, inspired to win together.
About the Role
In this role, the Safety Specialist is responsible for performing a variety of routine and complex administrative and technical tasks. This position will work closely with operations and engineering and be responsible for planning, developing, administering, and maintaining various components of the Environmental, Health, and Safety management system. They will aid in developing and implementing safety programs, ensuring compliance with OSHA and other applicable regulations in our manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate Safety Committee meetings
- Review, update, and audit Lockout/Tagout procedures
- Establish training schedules and provide training to ensure OSHA compliance
- Perform audits to ensure compliance with OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, and other standards
- Provide assistance on incident investigations, including completion, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and tracking
- Help establish systems to identify, evaluate, and control occupational safety and health hazards
- Develop policies, programs, and projects to abate hazards
- Initiate change management to drive an invested safety culture
- Assist with the company’s safety programs, standards, and procedures to help protect employees against injury and maintain a safe working environment
- Assist with training activities
- Perform audits, risk assessments, and job hazard analyses to identify and mitigate risk to employees
- Perform all duties in conjunction with UAI and ISO requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health or similar (heavily preferred)
- Strong verbal and written communication, analytical, and persuasive skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management
- Understanding that culture is built on respect, trust, and common goals
- Ability to work well under pressure, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
- Detail-oriented, with exceptional problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills
- Proficient in a Windows-based computer environment, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move 100 pounds with assistance
Expected Behaviors
- 100% Responsible
- Trustworthy
- Team Player
- Clear Communicator
- Empathy
- Humility
- Emotional Self-Control
- Resolves Conflict Directly
- Positive Attitude
- Respects Others
- Problem Solver
- Agile
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous RTO (Return to Office) and vacation policy
- 401(k) with company match
- Bonus opportunities
- Paid training
- Company-paid holidays
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, twist, stoop, pull, push, assemble, and carry for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly, frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance
Work Environment
- Ability to perform in a manufacturing environment that may have high noise levels, dust, chemicals, oil, and grease
- Ability to work in an environment that may be hot, cold, or humid