Operations Safety & Environmental Specialist

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

The Operations Safety & Environmental Specialist implements and assists in the development of Site/Divisional Safety, Environmental, Security, and Hazmat programs for applicable business units for the Louisville Brush Manufacturing and Distribution Center. Ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations while also performing EHS audits and assessments in order to prevent environmental, safety and hazmat related incidents. Reports back to Corporate EHS issues or concerns that require corporate assistance.

This role has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Works with site management to implement Tennant EHS requirements
• Using Corporate policies/procedures as guidelines, customizes local policies/procedures to meet site requirements
• Customize/develop EHS trainings based on corporate guidelines
• Performs EHS trainings as needed to facility employees
• Customize/develop toolkits to site differences
• Conducts applicable environmental regulatory permitting, reporting and other day-to-day activities (i.e. recordkeeping, waste pick-ups, sampling)
• Implements and conducts EHS audits to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and Tennant standards
• Performs various assessments (i.e. hazard assessments, ergonomic assessments, and program effectiveness)
• Tracking, reporting and communicating EHS metrics to site leadership
• Communicates local results up to Corporate EHS
• Conducts local incident and injury reviews
• Ensures closure of action items deemed necessary from near‑miss, incident, or injury reviews
• Manages facility emergency response programs
• Assists with various local security needs and ensure local security program aligns with corporate strategies
• Fosters relationship with local regulatory agencies and local medical provider
• Communicating to Corporate EHS department local regulatory changes that may affect corporate strategies
• Responsible for site Safety Data Sheet program and compliance

• Willingness to be flexible with time and adjust to a changing work environment
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, while maintaining a client service orientation
• Ability to use sound judgement and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information
• Consistent attendance
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and accurately prioritize work, be detail‑oriented, understand when urgency is required and use good judgment in varied situations
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Risk assessment and problem solving skills

• Bachelor's degree in safety, chemistry, biology, or related technical fields and two to five years of experience dealing with safety, environmental and Hazmat issues preferably within manufacturing and distribution center
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing or similar environment with experience in managing or handling safety/environmental issues
• Thorough knowledge of OSHA requirements as they pertain to a distribution and manufacturing environments
• Experience with management of change, shipping hazardous material, and ergonomic evaluations

• Must regularly lift and/or moved up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Regularly required to stand, use hands to grip, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to walk, talk and hear

• Routinely and…