Safety Specialist

Summary:

The Safety Specialist is responsible for ensuring Chemence remains in full compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations. This role oversees the development, implementation, and maintenance of safety programs, compliance plans, and training initiatives to promote a safe and compliant workplace.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Participate in the investigation of incidents, near misses and property damage incidents. Ensure follow-up is done to minimize future exposure and proper records/documents are maintained.
• Conduct, coordinate and track various training to support company programs.
• Conduct routine safety observations to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies, company environmental, health, and safety policies, procedures and practices.
• Maintain internal and regulatory reporting including data collection and reporting including but not limited to air, storm water and surface water discharge.
• Ensure the company meets all its legislative compliance obligations with OSHA (CAL/OSHA), EPA, AQMD, ADA and fire codes.
• Serve as primary contact for all regulatory agencies for inspections, permitting, reporting (air, water, waste)/
• Maintain compliance with permits, government regulations and other industry practices.
• Keep abreast of any safety and environmental law or regulation changes that impact the organization.

Qualifications, Education and/or Experience Required:

• Must pass a respirator fit test and online medical exam in accordance with OSHA regulations; compliance is required prior to employment and as a condition of continued assignment.
• Ability to take necessary steps to ensure a safe work environment for all employees.
• Participate in manufacturing meetings to discuss workplace safety and regulatory concerns and opportunities.
• Actively role model all company environmental, health and safety standards.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with Operations, Managers, Supervisors, and employees.
• Keep the Operations Manager and Human Resources Manager up to date on matters relating to environmental, health and safety.
• Assist in the oversight of the Worker’s Compensation program.
• Responsible for the SD’s both maintenance and creation.
• Special projects as required.
• 2-5 years’ experience in manufacturing environment with responsibility for Environmental, Health and Safety
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products
• Ability to be on call or work off hours as needed
• Experience working with local regulatory agencies preferred

Core Competencies

• Safety Orientation
• Active and Formal Communication
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• SDS’s Technical Knowledge
• Initiative and Influence

Secondary Responsibilities/Duties

• Ability to take necessary steps to ensure a safe work environment for all employees.
• Participate in manufacturing meetings to discuss workplace safety and regulatory concerns and opportunities.
• Actively role model all company environmental, health and safety standards.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with Operations, Managers, Supervisors, and employees.
• Keep the Operations Manager and Human Resources Manager up to date on matters relating to environmental, health and safety.
• Assist in the oversight of the Worker’s Compensation program.
• Responsible for the SD’s both maintenance and creation.
• Special projects as required.

Language Skills:

• English required, bilingual (Spanish) a plus.
• Reasonable accommodations can be made, up to and including translation services.

Physical Demands:

• The environmental conditions for this job range from climate controlled indoor activity to inclement outdoor extremes of cold, heat, wind, and various form of precipitation. The widest variance of noise also encountered.
• This job requires the ability to be on your feet walking around the facility, indoors and out, at least 30% of the day. Additional requirements include climbing ladders/stairs and lifting as required to perform necessary job tasks.
• All employees must successfully complete and pass a respirator fit test and online medical exam in compliance with applicable OSHA…