EHS Specialist

Opportunity:

To ensure compliance with all Federal and State, and local EHS regulations with respect to employee health and safety and the environment.

Qualifications:

Education: BS Physical Sciences - Engineering, Safety, Chemical, Mechanical or Civil; Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Environmental Science, or equivalent.

Experience: 1-5 Years of EHS or training support in an industrial setting, EHS compliance, Experience in a union environment.

Areas of Knowledge: Knowledge of regulatory compliance with federal, state, and local EH&S requirements including OSHA, NFPA and ANSI. Industrial Hygiene, HAZCOM, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, Ergonomics, Stormwater Compliance, Pollution Prevention, RCRA Reporting, Hazardous Waste Manifesting, Scheduling Experience, Manufacturing or Warehouse Experience.

Skills: Communications, Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and problem solving.

Role Responsibilities:

1. Conducting risk assessments related to jobs performed by employees and suggests risk mitigation strategies through the Job Safety Analysis process.
2. Recommending and implementing appropriate risk mitigation measures to management
3. Training and assisting others (managers, employees, etc.) to complete their safety and compliance responsibilities such as audits
4. Completing, documenting, and submitting required EHS reports and recordkeeping information as needed
5. Enforcing compliance of EHS programs
6. Respond to emergency situations as they arise
7. Participate in semi-annual audits to ensure regulatory compliance & distribute reports
8. Maintain knowledge of OSHA, IOSHA, NFPA and ANSI standards
9. Assist with industrial hygiene air sampling
10. Attend coordinated safety committee meetings
11. Assist with incident investigation process
12. Assist with ISO Internal auditing and management system compliance.
13. Assist with other EHS related duties as needed