EHS Specialist

This company has been open for over 75 years and is hiring for a newly created position in their manufacturing facility.

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist is responsible for managing the plant occupational safety program (OSHA), Local, State & Federal Regulatory & Environmental compliance.  Worker’s Compensation compliance program and the EH&S Training program.  The E&S Specialist also acts as the main liaison between the plant associate's safety activities and the Management and Corporate EH&S Team.

Key Accountabilities / Outcomes

• Being the Subject Matter Expert on all associate Safety, Environmental and Regulatory matters, provides coaching and support to plant teams
• Development and implementation of site-specific policies and procedures within corporate guidelines for assigned locations
• Conducts Safety, Environmental and Regulatory audits of the facility in order to evaluate compliance, identify areas for improvement and communicates them directly to the department managers and the Plant Manager
• Responsible to ensure local plant activities are being conducted as defined under local Regulatory compliance and within company’s Enterprise Safety Foundations
• Coordinates training and/or training materials to all plant associates (hourly, leaders, management) in all safety and regulatory programs, documents, and tracks training compliance
• Leader of the Accident Investigation team, utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to include 6W2H & 5 Why’s or similar techniques to identify causes and corrective actions to prevent similar occurrences
• Establishes and directs the plant safety shift(s) committees and their activities
• Main contact with Corporate regarding Workers Compensation program and back to work policies
• Assist Plant Leadership in identifying and correcting unsafe behaviors and unsafe conditions to drive a Zero Injury state
• Provide EH&S oversight on large plant projects, conducts Pre-Start Reviews on all equipment installs and upgrades
• Administration, documentation and proper filling of OSHA’s Record keeping Standards 29CFR1904, Accident Reports, 300 Log & Form 301, as well as other Regulatory and Safety Compliance documentation
• Plant contact for our medical clinic, nurse case managers and insurance carrier representative concerning medical restrictions
• Any other duties as assigned by Leadership

**If you’d like to hear more information regarding this position and others we are currently working on, please contact Jen Wojcik at jwojcik@cps4jobs.com.

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Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Knowledge of OSHA/EPA regulations 29CFR, 1910 & 1926; 40 CFR) applicable to manufacturing
• Knowledge of Industrial Hygiene, Labor Relations, Loss Control, Basic Engineering Principles
• Bilingual (Spanish) a plus
• Knowledge of State specific Workers’ Compensation Law/Regulations
• Completion of OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Course 30 Hour certification preferred
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and deal with multiple and conflicting workload requirements
• Education – BS degree preferred or at minimum AA/AS degree required with minimum 3-5 years manufacturing and industrial safety & regulatory work experience

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Jen Wojcik at jwojcik@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  89.23JW
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