Job Type

Full-time

Description

Develops the sites-specific safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures.
Coordinates all of the sites EHS training.
Develops awareness initiatives that reinforce SMART and encourage employee involvement.
Develops and conducts new employee orientation for all applicable EHS topics.
Compiles, calculates, and submits site safety statistics.
Acts as liaison between the sites and all Federal, State, and Local enforcement agencies.
Develops action plans to either pursue OSHA VPP STAR status, or maintain same if the site is already in the Program.
Performs inspections, investigations and analyses to minimize the potential for accidental losses or environmental releases.
Participation towards completion of other related tasks and duties as directed or needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

Establishing and maintaining safety as a core value of the organization.
Maintaining SMART as the core safety process.
Increasing employee involvement in the site's EHS process.
Maintaining compliance with Federal, state, and local EHS regulations.
Reducing the frequency and severity of occupational injuries and illnesses and property losses and environmental releases.
Maintaining the sites management involvement in safety and environmental program planning, training, organization and implementation.
Obtaining safely designed and engineered facility process, installations and structures through detailed reviews of new and existing projects.
Manages wastewater recycling process within the manufacturing operation.
Oversees worker compensation program, from initial claims to close of cases.

Requirements

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

Preferred:

Bachelor’s Degree in an Environmental, Heath & Safety discipline, Engineering, Business or related field.
Experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment
Experience with external programs such as VPP, ISO 14001 and sustainability initiatives.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

Minimum three (3) years of experience in an Environmental, Health & Safety compliance role with extensive knowledge of EPA standards and OSHA regulations
Experience with Microsoft Office

Preferred:

Leadership skills.
Decision making skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Communication skills, both verbal and written.
Experience in technical writing relative to safety programs and written requests.
Strong presentation skills, and well versed in training, both individual and group setting.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to sit, stand, hear, and see on a constant basis.

Must be able to walk, write, and type on a frequent basis.

Must be able to lift and carry up to _50_ pounds.

Must be able to climb and descend stairs.

Must be able to bend, carry, reach, push, and pull on an occasional basis.

Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing.

May work indoors and outdoors as needed. Exposure to heat up to 120 degrees and cold to 0 degrees.

May work in areas where noise level is such that hearing protection is required.

May work in areas where toxic, flammable, and hazardous materials are present.

May be exposed to varying amounts of dust and dirt.

Work surfaces may include concrete.

Employee must be able to tolerate non-toxic paint odors and be able to wear a respirator as required.

Employee must be able to operate a computer and communicate via telephone.

Some travel to other locations, meetings and/or seminars is required.

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Preferred:

Being able to get things done by working with and through other people.
Being able to work with multiple functional areas as well as ever-changing organizational structure.

Elite Quartz MFG