Qualifications Required:
- B.S. in Industrial Safety, Environmental Management, and/or Occupational Health or equivalent experience.
- Experience in Industrial Safety and/or Environmental Management.
- 3 plus years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 3 plus years’ experience in coordinating Health & Safety activities.
- Strong background and knowledge in OSHA and EPA compliance with familiarity with Code of Federal Regulations Titles 29, 40, and 49.
Qualifications Desired:
- Ability to train others in a classroom setting and shop floor environment.
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrent with day-today activites.
- Perform in a “continuous” (24/7) facility operation
Essential Functions:
- Assist with hazardous material training and usage in compliance with applicable regulations
- Assist Environmental Manager in all aspects of Environmental duties.
- Strong background and knowledge in OSHA and EPA compliance with familiarity with Code of Federal Regulations Titles 29, 40, and 49.
- Assist/Coordinate all Health and Safety activities in the plant (Hearing conservation, Hazard Communications, Respiratory Protection, Lift Truck Operator Training, LOTO Procedures, Emergency Response, Evacuation Plan, etc.)
- Implement and conduct facility health and safety training requirements per regulatory standards
- Maintain compliance with corporate health and safety training policies
- Insure communication of corporate standards for safe work behavior
- Coordinate the generation and reporting of accurate statistical measurements of injuries and illnesses on a monthly basis.
- Ensure any industrial hygiene monitoring is completed
- Provide facility-wide assessments of health and safety performance and report findings to staff and corporate health and Safety Director
- Manage all aspects of OSHA standards Safety system ensuring compliance standards are maintained
- Ensure 10 Key Safe Leadership Behaviors, all safety rules, policies and procedures are met. Maintain a safe working environment.
- Lead the effort to maintain a high standard with regard to employee safety by making it equal to quality, production, cost and morale. Keeping a constant focus on reducing injuries in the facility through accountability, auditing, training, communications, and compliance.
Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role:
- Develops safety as a team value - recognizes and reinforces safe leadership behaviors and challenges unsafe behaviors.
- Creates a vision of a safe, ethical, sustainable environment and drives the organization towards it.
- Presents recommendations in a logical manner that are aligned with business priorities and is able to persuade stakeholders to take actions that will advance shared interests and business goals.