Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

ebm-papst, Inc.

Job Description

Department: Facilities

Job Title: Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist

Summary: This position is responsible ensuring that employees are working in a safe and healthy environment, as well as ensuring that the company is compliant with environmental regulations and minimize the impact of our operations on the environment.

Essential Functions of the Job: The essential functions of this job require the person, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the following:

- Assist in ensuring regulatory compliance with OSHA, ISO 14001 and other regulatory agencies/ departments to achieve company safety objectives.

- Provide technical EH&S support and information to plant personnel to promote safe behaviors and ensure compliance with applicable occupational safety and health regulations.

- Assist facility with maintaining current, consistent Health and Safety programs and policies.

- Assist and Create safety checklists, define safety protocols and audit schedules

- Assist/coordinate safety training and awareness activities with multiple facilities to ensure effective training, proper documentation and recordkeeping.

- Maintain safety training programs to ensure compliance with OSHA, ISO 14001 and other regulatory agencies. Provides guidance and information to supervision and management regarding safety training requirements and compliance as they relate to employee health and safety.

- Conduct safety inspections and audits to assure hazard control, risk reduction and safety behaviors.

- Continuously evaluate incident and injury trends, both within the company as well as the industry. Use this information to update safety and training programs to ensure their highest effectiveness and relevance.

- Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT and other relevant state regulations

- Understanding of SDS, PPE, LOTO, hazard communication and machine guarding

- Act as a Company representative to regulatory agencies, insurance auditors, Contractors and Sales representatives.

- Participate in new product/process reviews and engineering projects for new equipment installations to ensure safety compliance and appropriate training in place.

- Understand Federal and State EH&S regulations and monitor regulatory changes (through Federal Register, etc.) as they occur.

- Ability to effectively deal with other people, especially other company personnel, to enlist needed cooperation in implementing regulatory requirements.

- Perform detailed analyses of accidents/injuries/near misses to determine root cause, recommend appropriate corrective action, and assess effectiveness of the facility’s response.

- Perform risk assessments and lead initiatives to reduce identified risks in plant focusing on areas such as Machine Guarding/Lockout; Ergonomics; Slip, Trip and Falls, etc.

- Prepare materials for various meetings and training sessions.

- Perform all other duties as required.

Recommended Education and/or Experience:

- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; or minimum five years related experience; or combination of education and related experience.

- Experience in manufacturing, warehousing, chemical handling or other industrial settings.

- Hands-on experience with audits, inspections, safety training and incident investigations.

- OSHA 10 or similar EHS certification.

- First Aid, CPR, AED

- DOT, RCRA, Hazardous Waste Handling training

- Detailed knowledge of relevant regulations such as OSHA, EPA and ANSI, as well as ISO 14001 Standards.

- The ability to read and interpret safety data sheets.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite or similar software.

- Strong leadership and training abilities.

All employees are expected to:

- Follow the Employee Handbook policies and procedures and uphold organizational values.

- Contribute to building a positive work environment.

- Report for work consistently and on time.

- Report to supervisory/managerial staff, conditions or practices that are unsafe to ebm-papst and its employees.