Environmental Specialist (EHS)

Essential Environmental Functions

• Ensures safety of self and others by following all Safety Policies/Procedures and wearing all required PPE.
• Oversee field examinations and report hazardous locations and materials.
• Maintain management information systems that identify the location of hazardous sites, chemical inventories, and complaint investigations.
• Develop and recommend solutions to eliminate pollution and environmental hazards.
• Design and implement effective employee training programs.
• Collect and analyze test samples of soil, water, and air.
• Prepare clear and detailed written reports about field inspections.
• Implement spill prevention programs and hazardous waste regulations.
• Conduct inspections of plant machinery and equipment to ensure environmental compliance.
• Carry out industrial hygiene field measurements to verify levels of pollution at a workplace.
• Keep management informed of the findings of all industrial assessments.
• Carry out investigations to evaluate adequacy of ventilation, lighting, and other conditions required for employee safety.
• Carry out research to identify corrective actions for indoor air pollution.
• Coach employees on proper ways to adjust workstations to meet ergonomic standards.
• Attend educational programs and conferences to increase job knowledge and skill.
• Develop policies/procedures relating to HSSE; to include ensuring our organizational policies align with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and drive activities with focus on key business metrics such as injury avoidance and regulatory compliance, with a strong emphasis on environmental.
• Carry out monthly/weekly walk-throughs of the plant site.
• Create and maintain a safety Dojo, working closely with the training and HR teams.
• Responsible for the administration, maintenance, and operation of safety programs in a manufacturing environment.
• Conduct hazard prevention analysis, to include submission and implementation of risk control countermeasures.
• Develop communication systems with department managers for day-to-day EHS activities.
• Capable of cross-functional communication with manufacturing leaders and Process Engineering to resolve safety and environmental issues in all areas.
• Participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis; facilitate the completion of reports; analyze incident trends; implement corrective actions; assure lessons learned are shared and preventive actions are closed and documented.
• Conduct effective and appropriate EHS training in compliance with regulatory training requirements.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Industrial Safety or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years industrial or manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of US environmental, health and safety regulations.
• Requires independent judgment on problems, identifying alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendation in support of goals.
• Organizational and project management practices as applied to the analysis, implementation and evaluation of programs, policies, and operational needs.
• Able to create and modify documents in Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc).
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Able to utilize leadership styles to maximize section resources.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ergonomics, Fire Science, Industrial Hygiene experience.