EHS Specialist

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist Plant Water Road, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37914

As an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist you will provide technical safety, health and environmental expertise to employees, safety committees and/or other work teams and appropriate coaching to the Office, DC, Facilities, Engineering, IT, Finance, HR, Maintenance and Manufacturing. You will coordinate the safety and health function plant wide by assisting in the implementation of effective safety policies, procedures, training programs based on task analysis, needs assessment, and Standard Operating Procedures. You will assist in developing and implementing safety programs, policies and training initiatives. Assist in coordinating safety site initiatives.

Shift & Schedule: This is a full-time position on 1st shift working 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday - Friday. Flexibility to work outside of normal schedule, including Saturdays and off-shifts, is required.

Compensation: This is an exempt, salaried position paid on a biweekly cycle. Compensation is flexible and determined by the candidate's experience level.

Position Responsibilities

Develop and implement safety, health and environmental policies, programs and trainings at Keurig Dr Pepper to ensure the company is OSHA and EPA compliantIdentify safety and environmental hazards; recommend and implement safety control methods and devicesProvide support and participate with accident investigations, safety inspections, and compliance issues and establish a timeline for resolution in a timely fashion. Establish a plan of action to promote employee involvement in accident prevention activities. Employee observation and feedback to correct at-risk behaviors of coworkers and praise safe behaviors is an effective and recommended technique.Keep managers and employees alerted to the hazards of working with toxic fumes, dangerous chemicals and any other hazardous substanceMaintain records in an organized fashionEstablish chart and trend statistical and performance-based measures that reflect safety and environmental accomplishments and deficienciesResearch, evaluate and develop site specific safety and environmental trainingsDelivers instructor-led basic to advanced safety and environmental training programsProvide input to organizational safety initiativesConduct regular safety, health and environmental inspections and audits of the companies work areas and assure that corrective action is taken and completed on deficiencies noted through inspectionsResponsibility to report food safety, quality and regulatory compliance to plant or division personnel with authority to initiate actionPerform other duties as requested by managementFollow all Keurig Dr Pepper policies and procedures

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