Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist in , United States
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Strivector Corp is a Staffing and Recruiting agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a partner for several Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Strivector has been consistently rated a rare 4.6/5 on Google, Indeed and Glassdoor by our candidates, customers, employees and contractors.
Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivector's premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.
POSITION OVERVIEW
s a Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist your roles and responsibilities will include:
Supports and promotes safe practices in alignment with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements.
cts as an OSHA and EPA regulatory compliance resource.
Leads or participates in incident investigations (injury, property damage, near-hit, environmental deviations, etc.) and root cause analysis, and works with the plant operations team to determine appropriate corrective/preventative action.
Perform risk and hazard assessments/inspections to determine employee risk/exposure and suggest/drive actions to mitigate/reduce them.
Establish and drive continuous improvement in the facility's safety monitoring and recordkeeping systems to ensure compliance with all JM policies and federal regulatory requirements.
ssist the plant operations team and JM Corporate Safety to evaluate and determine appropriate proactive safety strategies for projects that may have an impact on the facility or employees.
Develop action plans for safety activities, coordinate the plant Safety Committee team, perform follow-up on these activities, and report status to the Plant Manager.
Facilitate safety, health and environmental training for all plant personnel.
Compile and track all documentation for compliance with all safety and environmental policies and required activities (Work Notifications, Inspection Records, OSHA 300, etc.).
Support plant initiatives towards Lean, Kaizen, Cost Reduction, 5S and other facility improvements.
ssist in driving continuous improvement in the facilities environmental monitoring and recordkeeping data management systems to ensure compliance with all JM policies and federal, state, and local regulatory requirements
Ensure that all industrial process wastewaters are properly managed and discharged from the plant in a manner that protects ground waters and surface tributaries from contamination and is in compliance with the plants operating discharge permit (if applicable).
Ensure the proper onsite management and offsite disposal of solid, universal, and hazardous wastes and lead a plant-wide effort to eliminate these by correcting the eliminating the root causes and/or reducing wastes, reusing, and recycling various materials
ssist JM Corporate Environmental to evaluate and determine appropriate permitting and abatement strategies for projects that may have an impact on existing air quality permits.
Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental policies, procedures, and programs.
Ensure all safety, health and environmental metrics and reports are completed and communicated in a timely manner.
ssist in regard to workers compensation cases.
Serve as training coordinator for all EHS-related trainings through SafetySkills and other computer-based training (CBT).
QUALIFICATIONS
Most importantly, you need to be a passionate Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following:
Prior Safety Specific Training (OSHA 30 Hour, Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health, etc.)
Seven (7) or more years of experience in a safety and/or environmental role in an industrial setting. Comfortable working in a plant environment.
Must meet one or more of the following criteria:
Has served as the EHS Leader of the site for a minimum of three years.
Is recognized by the Company as a Subject Matter Expert in a specific EHS discipline (e.g. Fall Protection, Machine Safeguarding, Process Safety, etc.), and is called upon to share his/her expertise with other locations within the Company.
Professional Certifications in Safety, Environmental or Occupational Health (e.g. CSP, CIH, OHST, SMS, CEM, CHMM, etc.)
Working knowledge of federal safety and environmental laws (e.g. OSHA, EPA, etc.)
bility to work with respective outside agencies and contracted employees.
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Ability to use a variety of software applications to analyze, monitor data, create reports, and presentations.
bility to climb stairs, ladders, extensive walking, confined spaces, wear a respirator (if applicable) and handle exposures to hot/cold environments.
Excellent communication, training and organizational skills.
Demonstrated Root-Cause analysis skills (RCCA, 5-Whys).
We understand that even if you are a seasoned Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist you may not have all the skills listed here.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation:
Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education:
Bachelors' degree in Safety and Health, Environmental or equivalent degree.
Minimum Experience:
7+ years of Safety and environmental experience
Type of position:
Full-time Permanent position with benefits
Location:
Ruston, LA
Relocation accepted:
Yes
Remote / Hybrid:
No
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