Lead EHS Services Program Specialist

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who will you be working with?

Our best-in-class Freight Equipment EHS team combines knowledge of customers’ processes with deep domain expertise and tenured experience to deliver unparalleled services and superior heat transfer platform products across multiple industry sectors. Here you’ll interact daily with the team ensuring safety is baked into our cultural DNA while partnering with other key stakeholders to support our employees and operations.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Erie Campus EHS Team, you will be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing an effective health & safety and loss prevention program for your assigned COE within the Erie Campus. Outlining and implementing various training programs on site about employee safety procedures and accident prevention. The role of this position is to provide leadership and coaching to the COE by creating a proactive approach to safety and health in the workplace. Ensure that sound safety and health management systems are in place, anticipating, recognizing, and evaluating safety and health hazards, assisting with problem solving and monitoring and continuously improving the performance of the COE’s safety and health systems. This position will be visible and interacting with all employees concerning health and safety, assessing hazard conditions, and implementing practices to reduce those hazards. Develop a proactive and collaborative approach at the site to create a healthy and safe working environment.

What do we want to know about you?

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in an EHS related technical field
• GSP, ASP, CSP, or CIH certifications preferred

Desired Characteristics

• Minimum of 5 years of EHS professional work experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with heavy manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of safety and health regulations and applications.
• Knowledge and understanding of with governmental compliance including OSHA regulations, environment compliance, industry standards and right to know compliance.
• Experience identifying risk conditions and defining corrective actions programs.
• Understanding of workers compensation laws and regulations at a state level.
• Experience with facilities maintenance and building codes.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication/language skills required to include the ability to provide written and verbal instructions, compile, and present business reports/correspondence, and present information clearly.
• Presentation skills with the ability to speak in public effectively and provide presentations to groups of employees.
• Strong leadership, coaching skills, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

What will your typical day look like?

• Develop, communicate, and maintain safety and hazardous communication programs and systems, in conjunction with Site EHS and Operations Leadership.
• Oversee the effective operation and administration of these systems and programs to ensure a safe work environment and culture of zero accidents.
• Tracks safety performance.
• Lead the COE’s safety initiatives.
• Develop and maintain JSA’s (job safety analysis) in coordination with Site Safety Coordinators and Operations Team.
• Conducts training of various safety related programs.
• Assists with developing written policies and procedures for various safety programs and safety communication bulletins.
• Identify root causes of near misses, first aids, injuries, and property damage to prevent future events of the same nature.
• Coordinate and conduct periodic safety audits and inspections to identify and address any unsafe work practices and conditions.
• Reviews all work-related injury investigation reports for your COE and ensures that identified, addressed, and corrected any hazard conditions. Verifies corrective measures have been taken to avoid any repeat accidents.
• Oversees all training programs for supervision and employees on safety practices, fire prevention and correct handling techniques.
• Assists operations and engineering on matters related to ergonomics and continuous improvements when new workplace projects are being developed to ensure any safety and health issues are adequately addressed prior to the startup of the process.
• Ensures that hazard assessments are conducted, and communications requirements are implemented and followed.
• Coordinates industrial hygiene surveys including noise, ventilation, chemical and ergonomic. Analyze and interpret data and recommend elimination/reduction of potential hazards in the workplace. Coordinate employee testing (i.e. hearing conservation).
• Designs and delivers safety related communication, including signs, posters, barriers, and other materials to warn of potential and actual safety hazards and to prevent access to hazardous conditions.
• Maintain availability during working hours.