Senior EHS Specialist

A Brief Summary Of This Position

This position serves as the principal environment, health and safety (EHS) professional at a Valmont manufacturing site. It requires individual initiative on special projects to complete a wide variety of tasks that are part of Valmont's comprehensive EHS initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Reports directly to the General/Plant Manager, with matrixed reporting to the Regional Safety Manager and has no direct or indirect reports.
• Creates the annual, site-specific environmental, health and safety targets and objectives for the site to measurably reduce exposure to the site’s most significant health and safety risks and environmental impacts.
• Function as the site level expert in the company’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) information management system to manage data related to EHS events such as injuries, workers compensation claims, near miss incidents and internal and external inspections, and environmental permits.
• Leads the risk assessment process to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards throughout the site.
• Manages implementation of the Valmont’s global EHS standards which includes, but is not limited to, Hazardous Energy Control/Lockout, Confined Space Entry and Waste Storage.
• Leads the team-based incident investigation process to drive appropriate root cause and corrective actions.
• Develops and maintains training processes to ensure that required environmental, health and safety training is defined, addresses required content and is tracked to completion.
• Serves as the site’s initial point-of-contact with national and local environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies.

Required Qualifications Of Every Candidate

• Ability to assist in an indirect multisite support role as needed by the company.
• Daily engagement with employees on the floor to foster a cooperative, engaged safety program.
• Collects and enters data for of all safety contacts and hazard identifications.
• Collects and enters data for all environmental regulatory requirements.
• Manage waste storage area, including record keeping, tracking and disposal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelors with 5+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 7+ years relevant experience or 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated environmental, health and safety management success in a manufacturing environment with an emphasis on program implementation and training.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook.
• The ability to work in a cooperative manner and communicate effectively in a positive manner with all levels of the organization.
• The ability to read, interpret and develop safety policies, procedures, training materials and standard operating instructions and procedural manuals.

Other Important Details About The Role

• Ability to assist in an indirect multisite support role as needed by the company.
• Works toward development of subject matter expertise in assigned discipline.
• Daily engagement with employees on the floor to foster a cooperative, engaged safety program.
• Collects and enters data for all safety contacts and hazard identifications.
• Collects and enters data for all environmental regulatory requirements.
• Manages waste storage area, including record keeping, tracking and disposal.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following: Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision), 401k retirement plan with company match, Paid time off, Employer paid life insurance, Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave, Work Life Support, Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year, Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more.