Safety Specialist

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Develops programs and procedures designed to reduce occupational and non-occupational accident/injury/illness experiences.
• Promotes health and safety awareness throughout the organization through effective employee communications, participation, and programming.
• Coordinates creation of site Health and Safety targets and objectives in support of corporate, regional and business group safety strategic initiatives designed to drive a safety culture, compliance, and results.
• Manages development and maintenance of training programs on industrial safety, industrial hygiene, emergency planning, government regulations, hazardous materials, and other related issues. Tracks training completion.
• Implements all aspects ISO45001, 14001 and 50001.
• Identifies action-based health & safety goals for site leadership team members, functional managers and front-line leaders to support achievement of the site’s safety targets and objectives.
• Ensures completion of site and workstation-level risk assessments to identify and prioritize Health and Safety aspects and hazards.
• Supports the deployment of Health and Safety element champions and teams and facilitates their engagement in ownership of the activities required to maintain compliance and drive continuous improvement.
• Manages the completion of a campus-wide evaluation of compliance with Federal, State, local and company Health and Safety requirements (OSHA, MIOSHA, etc.)
• Identify applicable OSHA, federal and state regulations to ensure compliance through standardized processes. Prepare and submit government reports as required by all applicable regulations.
• Leads site efforts to ensure that key Health and Safety operational controls are in place and that Health and Safety action items are resolved on a timely basis.
• Investigate workplace incidents.
• Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Education and Experience (minimum qualifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health and Safety or closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in assisting with management of environmental, occupational health or safety programs within a manufacturing center environment.
• Professional certification preferred (Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager or Certified Fire Protection Specialist).
• Ergonomics preferred.
• Management systems knowledge of planning, objectives and targets, preventative and corrective action, and monitoring/inspecting/auditing.
• Must have ability to work with minimal supervision and must be capable of implementing H&S Function activities as directed.
• Ability to lead and support cross-functional process improvement teams
• Ability to act as an agent of change.
• Ability to communicate with clarity, impact and passion with all levels of the organization
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage and track multiple projects to completion
• Understanding of manufacturing technologies and processes
• Ability to demonstrate managerial courage

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