EHS Specialist I

• Ensures EHS policies and procedures are adhered to by all site personnel in compliance with local, State, and federal rules, regulations, and laws.
• Assists with the development of and delivers EHS compliance training such as site orientation and awareness training.
• Responds to incidents and coordinates investigations to identify uncontrolled hazards, verify hazard corrections, and monitor the effectiveness of existing hazard controls.
• Supports projects by coordinating vendors, contractors, and engineers to ensure that EHS standards are being met.
• Assists with creation of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and conduct annual reviews of completed JHAs.
• Coordinates and conducts the Emergency Response Training and Drills with the Site Emergency Response Team
• Collaborates with engineering and management to assist with evaluation and selection of new equipment and development of related procedures.
• Supports collection of wastewater, storm water, chemicals and other materials for internal and external analysis and maintains documentation.
• Updates content for internal EHS webpage
• Manages site compliance calendar including facilitation to meet compliance deadlines.
• Updates and maintains EHS enterprise systems including incidents from first report to closure.
• Provides technical guidance to management regarding health-related issues and correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and maintains proper inventory.
• Assist EHS Manager with reviewing, creating, and updating EHS procedures, manuals, and supporting documents as needed.
• Schedules and facilitates site Safety Committee and escalates concerns to plant management.
• Participates in extended EHS team and projects as assigned.
• Is on-call to respond to incidents or provide information.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Manager and/or Supervisor.

Experience, Education:

• A degree from an accredited college or university in environmental science, occupational health, public health. natural sciences and 0 - 3 years relevant EHS experience is required.
• In lieu of a bachelor's degree, a high school diploma or GED and 5-or-more years in an EHS-related position will be considered.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including strong technical writing, and excellent people skills required.
• Must have demonstrated leadership abilities in a self-directed team manufacturing environment.

Technical/Functional Competencies:

• Organizing: Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.
• Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what is important; quickly zeroes in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.
• Problem Solving: Solves difficult problems with effective solutions; asks good questions and probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see underlying or hidden problems and patterns; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and does not stop at the first answer.
• Communicating (Verbal & Written): Listens attentively and expresses ideas clearly and concisely. Shares relevant information in a timely and effective manner. Is available to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

Technical Knowledge: Does well in functional or technical courses; learns new industry, company, product, functional, or technical knowledge; and maintains a network of internal and external contacts