Senior EHS Specialist

Senior EHS Specialist

HRM - Huntingdon, TN 38344

Overview

Position Type Full Time Category Safety

Description

Provide strategic leadership and work with management to identify EHS issues, recommendations, and opportunities to foster continuous improvement of our EHS performance.

Lead and provide expert hands-on technical involvement on issues, programs, and processes to ensure compliance with EHS standards, policies, and interpretation of Federal, State, and local regulations.

Evaluate and engage in projects that will reduce overall risk and assist in implementation of improvements.

Facilitate accident investigations, by ensuring all accident/incidents and serious near misses are fully investigated and produced detailed reports with identified root causes and measures required to mitigate or control the hazards.

Manage workers compensations for site; includes handling confidential information with great sensitivity.

Conduct and document EHS new hire orientation and annual training for employees.

Perform compliance audits and implement follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

Maintain required records, logs and inspections documentation associated with EHS compliance.

Prepare and submit required reports including but not limited to OSHA, SARA, and TIER II reporting.

Organize, and facilitate monthly employee safety committee meetings.

Facilitator for site Emergency Response Operations Team.

Manage interactions and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, outside support teams, consulting groups, and regulatory agencies.

Participate in management staff meetings and other relevant in-house and outside meetings and seminars.

Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects with various deadlines and objectives.

Leading role at assisting EHS Manager with the development of EHS Interns and less senior EHS Specialists

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in safety or a related discipline (years of experience may be considered in lieu of education requirements)

3 - 5 years of Safety experience in manufacturing

Obtain OSHA 511 General Industry & 501 OSHA Outreach Trainer within six months of accepting the position.

Experience and technical expertise in Environmental Compliance preferred.

Must be hands on and able to work closely with all employees

Must be self-motivated and able to work flexible hours

Demonstrated proficiency in software applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Ability to understand and apply relevant EHS standards and regulations.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in explaining technical and/or regulatory issues and concerns to a varied audience

Travel as necessary less than 10%