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:

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