EHS Specialist

SUMMARY:   May serve as the facility EHS Analys be a Facility EHS Staff member or be Corporate EHS Staff member as follows.  The EHS Specialist may serve as a facility EHS team member at a larger more complex or high risk site. Typically reports to EHS leader.

EHS Programs & Management System Responsibilities:

• Implements Company EHS programs and develops facility specific procedures that ensure compliance with regulatory and Company requirements.
• May participate in development of EHS program components: operational procedure work instructions training material standards etc.
• Integration of Company and facility level EHS management systems to maintain compliance environmental protection and safe operating conditions. 

Reporting & Documentation

• Requirements include integration of environmental health and safety management systems with engineering and program documentation and schedules to maintain regulatory compliance and safe operating conditions.
• Compile process safety information for each covered process and keep readily accessible to process employees and management as well as updated on an annual basis.
• Track and regularly report the status of regulatory compliance and improvement initiatives.

Training Resource & Counsel

• Assists line and staff management in understanding OSHA/EPA regulations and standards including guidance on handling OSHA/EPA compliance inspections and citations.
• Provides advice and counsel to product and process engineers and leads to incorporate environmental health and safety principles and concepts to prevent workplace operational hazards and environmental impacts.
• Function as the contractorplant representative to assure compliance of all PSMrelated requirements from contractors.
• Act as a resource and mentor to facility safety teams.  Investigate all releases injuries and nearmisses.

Compliance & Safety Programs

• Maintain each facilitys compliance records for permits. Review Federal State and local regulation changes that impact permits and permit compliance. 
• Coordinates and resolves regulatory issues with customers to meet business requirements and regulatory compliance.
• Manage the process safety program to assure compliance with all 14 elements of PSM.
• Investigates compliance issues in conjunction with line and staff personnel. Notify top management of pertinent details. Guides and assists plant personnel at locations with critical environmental safety and health issues.   
• Reviews plant incident statistics and makes recommendations for correction of problem areas.  
• Conducts periodic inspections of plant machinery equipment and working conditions to ensure conformance to appropriate safety and sanitary standards and regulations.  

ELS

• Use ELS methodology to drive improvements in Environmental and Safety programs.  Engineer solutions to occupational exposures.  Drive continuous improvement and deliver strong results from behavioral based processes.
• Evaluates new environmental health and safety technologies and processes to develop strategies and tactics for reducing workplace and operational hazards and environmental impacts

Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Chemical Environmental Engineering / Science or related field preferred.
• 25 years of EHS experience with progressive work assignments.  Advanced professional EHS certification (CSP CIH CHMM QEP CEA REM etc.) desired.
• Good knowledge of regulatory requirements and EHS policies procedures and programs.
• Experience in life safety codes: EHS rules HAZOP training principles of occupational safety and health and Industrial hygiene.
• Good Project/Problem Resolution skills.
• Understanding of applicable computer systems such as Microsoft Office Lotus Notes and function specific software.
• Strategic thinking with strong leadership skills and good interpersonal communications.
• Strong coaching facilitating and training skills

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime