Health, Safety, and Environmental Lead

Description

• Partner with departments to recognize hazards and prevent injuries.
• Conduct training including but not limited to new hire orientation, compliance, forklift, scissor lift, LOTO, Machine guarding, chemical hygiene, etc.
• Coordinate hazardous waste shipments
• Answer questions and assist associates, supervisors, and contractors on EHS related matters.
• Perform health and safety inspections, assessments, and audits
• Disposal of hazardous waste in appropriate waste container and transport to central accumulation area
• Develops project plans and timelines based on strategic EHS goals and objectives.
• Manage safety shoe and prescriptive eyewear programs.
• Maintain required records for safety training, safety inspections, and other EHS tasks.
• Support achievement and implementation of OSHA and other regulatory agency requirements.
• Coordinate, review, and monitor non-routine work activities that have the potential to adversely impact operations, the environment, or health & safety.
• Administer EH&S programs driving participation, data entry, evaluation, and reporting.
• Lead incident/injury investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
• Educate and train project team members in safety requirements, best practices in incident preventions.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal, and written communication skills
• Managerial Courage: Willing to say what needs to be said, take a tough stand, and give candid / frank feedback when necessary.
• Comfortable speaking in front of groups
• Change Management: A combination of mental flexibility, creativity, conceptual ability and judgment. Ability to lead and manage change process for the organization effectiveness.
• Strong interpersonal savvy: A good listener with outstanding interpersonal qualities and a natural, effective consultative style. Someone who is sought out for their opinions and counsel and who can forge and maintain close relationships, both internally and externally. A highly-motivated team player who contributes to an atmosphere in which people work together, enthusiastically and effectively, in producing outstanding results.
• Knowledge of environmental, health and safety policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations.
• 5 - 7 years of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) experience and/or chemical safety in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Chemistry, or Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Strong Organizational Agility: Must be comfortable working in a highly matrixed environment and influencing without authority.
• OSHA 30 General Industry strongly preferred.
• Two years of general industry safety experience strongly preferred.
• Experience conducting incident evaluations to identify root cause and corrective actions.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance