EHS Specialist

EHS Specialist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two – five years’ experience in a technical position is essential.
• Background in personal, food, and plant safety.
• Computer skills are a must.
• Good communicator with the ability to follow written as well as verbal instructions and work independently or as part of a team as required.

Responsibilities

• Personal and plant environmental and safety program development, which complies with federal, state, and local laws.
• Ensures that the safety program is properly managed, including enhancing manuals, plans and records.
• Ensure documents, including procedures, HECPs and programs meet all requirements and are updated regularly.
• Ensure environmental program compliance with all federal, state and local laws.
• All reports and permits are to be completed before due dates.
• Lead the activities of the Safety Challenge Team (SCT) and assist the team members in their efforts to improve the safety of all employees.
• Work with different regulatory agencies to establish working relationships.
• Acts as an emergency coordinator.
• Process Safety Team Member.
• Assists with DHA/PHA and procedure development.
• Backup lead for EHS/PSM meeting and follows up on action items.
• Ensures wastewater effluents meet local and state wastewater discharge standards (if applicable).
• Responsible for promotion of recycling programs of solid wastes, paper, residue, fluorescent lamp, etc.
• Ensure outside agency inspections are efficient; documentation is available for the inspector.
• RCRA Hazardous Waste Responsibilities – Waste determination, profiling, labels, inspection, arranging for disposal shipment.
• Work with Distribution Supervisor (DOT Certified) for proper shipment paperwork and paperwork retention.
• Responsible for the processing of monthly LOTO Verification forms and inspections.
• Assist with 1st, 2nd & 3rd party safety, environmental and food safety audits.
• Assists and coordinates Continuous Improvement Projects & Hazard Recognition.
• Maintains a solid awareness of location’s business plans and goals.
• Assists, if necessary, the Leadership Team on selection and utilization of tools to prioritize business improvement projects.
• Regular attendance is an essential function for this position.
• Compliance with all Company policies is required.
• Responsible for adherence to all quality systems including ISO and Food Safety, with an understanding of the site’s Quality Policy and procedures.
• ISO 14001 Auditor and Core Process Owner.
• Ensure adherence to all management systems including ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Process Safety, and Food Safety, with an understanding of our Quality and Environmental Policies and procedures.
• Responsible that these policies and procedures are implemented throughout the organization and all related activities under the position’s jurisdiction.
• Practice and promote safety, quality and sanitation by following plant policies, GMP’s and procedures.
• Compliance with these policies, procedures and GMP’s is required.
• In addition, you have an obligation to yourself, the company and your fellow employees to report any safety hazards observed including failure of others to follow safety and sanitation procedures.
• Promote Core Values (Safety and Health, Environmental Stewardship, Highest Ethical Behavior, Respect for People).
• Other functions as required (non-essential functions).

Preferred Qualifications

• Good organization and people skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Interest in safety and training.
• Willingness to speak in front of an audience.
• Ability to effectively communicate and build/maintain relationships at various levels.
• Sensitive to business unit issues.
• Ability to see the big picture translating details into an organizational perspective.
• Understands what it takes to motivate key decision makers.
• Communication skills – actively informs up, down and laterally.
• Brings information to the team that enhances the team’s ability to succeed.
• Knows how to focus and align personal activities and that of others to meet business unit objectives.
• Expresses point of view effectively.
• Exercises leadership to make things happen.
• Anticipates problems and opportunities.
• Ability to create an environment and set an example of innovation and getting results.
• Effective training, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Desire to drive change and proven influencing skills.
• Deals effectively with new and different situations.
• Self-starter/motivated and promotes Core Values/Competencies: Teamwork/Collaboration, Embracing Change, Communicating with Impact, Managing for Productivity, Coaching.