EHS Specialist

Division: BENTELER Steel/TubeFunctional Area: Safety/Health/EnvironmentCareer Level: ProfessionalContract Type: Permanent/Full-timeWeekly Working Hours: 40.00Required Languages: EnglishRequisition ID: 45878Benefits: United States : 401(k) Match || United States : Dental || United States : Development || United States : Educational Assistance || United States : Flexible Work Schedules || United States : Health Savings Accounts || United States : Holidays || United States : Life & Disability || United States : Medical || United States : Training || United States : Vacation || United States : Vision || United States : Wealth Management SupportAt BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!Core Responsibilities:Assist the EHS Manager in leading all EnvironmentHealth and Safety (EHS) processes in order to provide a safe workplace that protects and enhances the well-being of employees, guests, and outside contractors in order to comply with all governmental regulations.Assures compliance with state and federal regulations in addition to company policies and procedures.Consults, trains, directs, develops and implements safety programs and safety committees to promote overall health and safety and to meet OSHA regulations.Investigates work related accidents and injuries and establishes appropriate behavior modifications to prevent reoccurrence.Investigates potential safety hazards to eliminate risks of workplace injury and environmental hazards to mitigate the risk of pollution to the environment.Provides education, policies, and procedures to minimize and eliminate work related accidents.Works with EHS Manager and other personnel to ensure compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Environmental Quality.Establishes and coordinates an effective security process to protect all associates, property and visitors. Maintainsall required OSHA, EPA, DEQ, and other compliance related reports and paperwork- such as OSHA logs, environmental permitreports, SDS (Safety Data Sheet) information.Creates, maintains, and monitors accident/incident/near miss/property damage statistics and reports to identify opportunity for improvement, risk areas/equipmentand injury trends. Actively assistswith safety, environmental, fire prevention, and housekeeping audits/gemba walks. Evaluates new equipment and processes and identifies areas of improvement by means of risk assessment methodology. Coordinates the training ofsubcontractors by means of training, enforcing rules, auditing, tracking compliance, etc. Assists in monitoring air and noise levels to ensure compliance with regulations.Works along with multiple departments to ensure all waste management paperwork and the subsequent reporting to government entities is handled properly and efficiently.Work with EHS Manager and co-workers to ensure the local and corporate prevention programs expands to every employee.Job Requirements:BA/BS Occupational Safety or related field – or equivalent combination of education and work experience.5-10 year’s experience preferred with all risk control issues such as employee health, safety, fire protection and environmental protection, preferably in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.Ability to analyze regulatory and non-regulatory standards to determine best practices. Experience with continuous improvement methodologies preferred,Experience with medical procedures, protocols, processes, etc. OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements Knowledge and Safety Metric CalculationsASP, CSP, CHMM, EMT, or equivalent professional credential preferredSAP knowledge Preferred/Microsoft Office Suite Required.Your contactSamantha Ann MetoyerBENTELER Human ResourcesPhone: Benteler International