Industrial Hygiene Specialist

About the role

Chemours is seeking an Industrial Hygiene Specialist to join the Workplace Safety Center of Excellence (COE) team. This position reports directly to the EHS Manager and serves as a global industrial hygiene subject matter expert on technical and regulatory aspects, program standards, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides services, solutions, programs, best practices and guidance to functional and operational teams, site operations management, and site workplace safety representatives to effectively manage occupational health hazards, industrial hygiene assessments and risk mitigation.
• Collaborates with management, engineering, and operations teams to design and implement effective engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce or eliminate workplace hazards.
• Develops, updates and periodically reviews EHS standards, guidance documents, training, and reference material within area of responsibility; Includes: Occupational Health Management, Quantitative Exposure Assessment, Heat Stress, Ergonomics, Respiratory Protection, Chemical Protective Clothing, Radiation, Indoor Air Quality, etc.
• Provides subject matter expertise on industrial hygiene and occupational health matters including exposure assessment and controls related to new product development, registration of chemical for manufacture or import, other interaction with regulators, or support of customers or toll manufacturers.
• Maintains awareness of developments, trends, emerging issues, legislation, and regulations related to occupational health, industrial hygiene, to ensure programs comply with requirements (certain high profile chemicals including EPA Consent Order, EPA High Production Volume (the new ECELs), certain PFAS, or OSHA expanded health Standard chemicals).
• Create, collect, measure, and analyze metrics and KPI’s to discover trends for continuous improvement or to initiate targeted prevention programs.
• Benchmark and learn from industry best practices to identify improvement opportunities, develop change management plans to incorporate changes/updates to programs.
• Support second party audit program by performing and leading audits at site locations.
• Participate in corporate networks to leverage best practices, share lessons learned, and drive awareness of changes.
• Partner with Corporate Health Services, Toxicology & Risk Assessment, Regulatory Compliance, and other teams as appropriate.
• Engage sites through voice of customer interactions, site visits, training, exposure assessments, and incident investigations, as requested.
• Support other enterprise improvement initiatives to drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health, industrial hygiene or scientific or related engineering field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in a chemical, petrochemical, or related industrial environment.
• Functional knowledge in areas of occupational health including respiratory protection, selection of chemical protective equipment, basics of ventilation, hazard communication, ergonomics, hearing conservation, and radiation safety.
• Ability to read and interpret complex regulations (OSHA, EPA, EU) and to collaborate with internal technical experts, site personnel and other functions to ensure compliance.
• Strong understanding of risk assessment techniques and experience in developing risk mitigation strategies.
• Experience in performing air sampling, noise monitoring, and other specialized tests to assess the level of exposure to different agents and determine compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
• Experience establishing metrics, analyzing data, and developing dashboards and reporting.
• Exceptional strategic consulting skills balanced with a drive for execution, thinks with an enterprise-wide mindset. Demonstrates strong judgment in decision making and quickly gains trust.
• Skilled at change leadership and project management, sees opportunities from challenges. Track record of being resilient and adaptable in navigating organizational resistance and influencing others to adopt new behaviors and approaches. Visible and dynamic champion for EHS.
• Broad communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to travel to various worksites up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) from an accredited institution (BCSP, ABIH, AAEES).
• Experience in managing programs in a company with global operations.
• Experience with multiple manufacturing companies and/or with multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Project management experience, and analytical / problem-solver capabilities.
• Experience in RC14001, OHSAS18001, ISO14001, ISO45001 or similar accredited EHS management systems.

Skills

• Strategic consulting skills.
• Change leadership and project management.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to travel.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive Benefits Packages
• 401(k) Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives
• Company-paid Volunteer Day

Pay

Pay Range (in Local Currency): $110,544.00 - $172,725.00

Chemours Level: 26

Annual Bonus Target: 11%