Senior EHS Specialist (Environmental Health Safety)

About the role

The Senior EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) serves as an environmental, health and safety professional on-site at the Valmont facility in Brenham, TX. This position requires individual initiative on special projects to complete a wide variety of tasks that are part of Valmont’s comprehensive EHS initiatives, this includes leading site level EHS teams and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the EHS Manager with matrixed reporting to the Regional Safety Manager and has no direct or indirect reports
• Develops, maintains, and manages continuous improvement efforts to facilitate EHS strategic initiatives and 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
• Leads the deployment of environment, health and safety teams (e.g., Safety Committee, etc.) and facilitates their engagement in ownership of the activities required to maintain compliance, reduce the site’s environment footprint and drive continuous improvement
• Manage plant EHS Best Practice Programs (BSP), as well as apply, evaluate, revise, and communicate site specific EHS policies; coordinate with team members and stakeholders as needed
• Manage all aspects of existing site training programs which include instruction, recordkeeping, content management, planning and development to ensure that required environmental, health and safety requirements are met in a quality fashion
• Manage the results for day-to-day adherence to company directed Safety KPIs & plan for future actions to stay above indicated targets
• Conduct collection, data entry, analysis and facilitation of Environmental Social and Governance deliverables; to include waste, permitting and sustainability programs
• Function as the site level expert in the company’s Environment, Health and Safety 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
• Lead the risk assessment process to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards throughout the site
• Conduct injury, near miss, property damage, and hazard investigations; lead root cause analysis sessions and aggressively pursue above-the-line corrective action implementation. This includes verifying all data collected is accurate and presented in a clear, concise, professional manner
• Manage processes for selection and use of EHS equipment, own plant PPE programs and related information systems
• Lead the team-based incident investigation process to drive appropriate root cause and corrective actions
• Collects data for reporting and permit submittals for multi-media environmental regulatory requirements
• Support EHS Manager by meticulously completing assigned standardized deliverables and contributing to the strategic growth of the EHSS department by recommending modifications to routines based upon business needs
• Performs miscellaneous tasks, projects, and all other duties assigned

Qualifications

• A preferred Bachelor’s degree in relevant EHS program with 5+ years of EHS or related experience or Associate’s degree with 7+ years of EHS or related experience or 9+ years EHS experience.
• EHS experience with the implementation and maintenance of environmental, health and safety programs, fire prevention, sustainability and risk management.
• Strong aptitude with electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and technical computer systems.
• Track record of making effective decisions, even when dealing with limited or ambiguous information.
• Ability to lead or support corporate, division, business unit and site teams responsible for managing EHS risks.
• High degree of integrity and timeliness when completing tasks.
• Prior experience with Global companies with progressive EHS programs.
• Experience with OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) or ISO 45001, 14001 desired.
• Prior experience with Intelex systems.
• Hold one or more accredited professional Safety, Environmental, Fire Protection, Industrial certifications.
• Prior experience implementing and/or maintaining an enterprise-wide database system.
• Previous experience in a similar heavy manufacturing industry.

Benefits

• 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