Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

What you’ll do:

• Designs, develops, implements, and oversees the organization's environmental health and safety programs and procedures to safeguard employees and surrounding communities and to ensure that facility is in compliance with regulations.
• Conducts studies and investigations to ensure compliance with government safety and health laws, standards and regulations and industrial hygiene as well as environmental safety.
• Investigates accidents and promotes safety-conscious work performance and training programs.
• Provides safety performance measures.
• Responsible for delivery of professional safety activities by applying standard safety techniques and procedures.
• Responsible for planning own work, assessing own progress and adjusting efforts to meet goals.
• Determines root cause analyses.

• Bachelor’s degree in safety science, safety management, industrial hygiene, environmental science, occupational health, engineering or other industrial discipline work experience preferred.
• Equivalent work experience of 3-5 years in an Industrial/Manufacturing Environment.
• Knowledge of:
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Workers Compensation regulations
• Ability to deal with situations involving sensitive and confidential company information.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects in a timely manner.
• Ability to make decisions and operate independently with respect to complex issues and business requirements.

• Work environment includes plant, warehouse, production and non-production areas and plant grounds.
• Ability to tolerate both high and low temperatures, loud noises typical of a manufacturing plant.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.

• Be aware of and observe all safety practices. Including but not limited to
  - Safety glasses, safety boots, hearing protection, etc… as required.
• Know and follow all safety rules and procedures.
• Participate in safety committees and initiatives as assigned.

• Activating the potential of our people.
• Caring for our customers.
• Optimizing operations.
• Integrating sustainability into our daily practices as well as our long-term strategy and promote a results-driven culture that is aligned with long term value creation.