Safety (EHS) Specialist

Our client is hiring a Safety (EHS) Specialist in McAdoo, PA

ABOUT OUR CLIENT

Our client was founded to make locally grown, great-tasting lettuce that’s available year-round. Taking inspiration from the best produce-growing systems in the world, we started developing our first 10-acre greenhouse in 2015 to make this vision a reality. Today, we’re proud to share with you our fresh, crisp and sustainably grown baby lettuces.

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Description

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist serves as the primary on-site leader for all EHS initiatives, ensuring daily operations align with the company’s safety strategy and culture. This role plays a critical part in supporting facility leadership, driving compliance with corporate safety objectives, and maintaining a proactive approach to risk management. The EHS Coordinator will collaborate closely with the Safety Director, providing real-time feedback from the site to refine safety policies and training programs.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

On-Site Leadership & Reporting

• Acts as the primary EHS leader at the facility, ensuring the implementation and adherence to corporate safety policies.
• Provides regular reports to the Safety Director on safety progress, challenges, and facility-specific concerns.
• Serves as the key point of contact for site leadership regarding safety initiatives and compliance matters.
• Maintains OSHA 300/300A Reporting.
• Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions to ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Maintains a positive work atmosphere through collaborative communication and relationships with vendors, clients, staff, and leadership team.

Collaboration with Safety Director

• Works closely with the Safety Director to align facility-level EHS initiatives with company-wide safety goals.
• Provides real-time, on-the-ground insights to help refine and adapt safety policies and procedures.
• Ensures that corporate EHS strategies are effectively communicated and executed at the site level.
• Travels to and provide EHS support to other locations quarterly, or as needed to support audits, training, and incident management.

Risk Management & Safety Audits:

• Conducts routine safety audits, inspections, and hazard assessments to identify and mitigate risks.
• Implements corrective actions for identified safety concerns and report audit findings to the Safety Director.
• Ensures compliance with OSHA, EPA, and other regulatory bodies by maintaining accurate records and following up on safety-related action items.
• Maintains an inventory of safety supplies and order supplies, as necessary.

Training & Communication:

• Provides safety training guidelines for operations by reviewing current OSHA regulations and designing effective training programs to meet compliance requirements.
• Develops and facilitate a safety training program aligned with regulatory requirements and corporate safety objectives to include a training matrix incorporating all employees based on job title and types of training required in languages understood by the workforce.
• Evaluates training effectiveness and provide feedback to the Safety Director for continuous improvement.
• Promotes a strong safety culture by leading site safety meetings and encouraging proactive hazard identification.
• Maintains safety communications including bulletin boards and PowerPoint slides, as needed.
• Tracks and facilitates employee safety awards program.

Incident Management & Workers’ Compensation:

• Analyzes safety reports, data, and statistics to identify trends/high-risk areas; initiate and coordinate the root cause analysis process to eliminate risk and hazard.
• Conducts regular safety audits, inspections, assessments, and observations to identify and evaluate hazards and behaviors in the workplace and recommend solutions to minimize or eliminate risk.
• Consults in the safety review for new equipment and processes, during all stages of project management.
• Performs onsite inspections to ensure compliance with OSHA and coordinates industrial hygiene services such as noise levels, equipment, and air quality, etc.
• Evaluates and provides guidelines on safety equipment and supplies according to ANSI standards.
• Maintains a high level of safety awareness and ensures consistency of safety program implementation by providing up-to-date information on all related safety matters to the management team and continuously working with supervisors and managers to effectively handle safety-related issues.
• Oversee Workers’ Compensation process.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

• Establish a proactive safety culture by reducing incident rates within industry benchmarks and increasing employee engagement in safety initiatives.
• Ensure all accidents and injuries are investigated and documented to determine root causes and assists with developing corrective action plans to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain 100% compliance with OSHA and other regulatory safety requirements through routine audits and corrective action implementation.
• Improve the effectiveness of safety training programs, achieving a 100% completion rate for all required courses.
• Enhance communication between facility leadership and corporate Safety Director by improving and maintaining structured reporting processes.
• Successfully reduce workplace hazards by implementing and tracking corrective actions with measurable improvements in safety metrics.

Requirements

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

• Associates Degree in Occupational Safety & Health or a related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• 3+ years of experience working in an EHS function in a manufacturing facility with direct responsibility for EHS activity.
• Working knowledge of EHS regulation with a strong understanding of OSHA and EPA laws.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense, and resourcefulness.
• Operates at a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
• Ability to work independently, oversee multiple tasks and problem-solve effectively.
• OSHA 10-hour or 30-hour training (or equivalent).
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Exceptional computer skills in Microsoft® Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in occupational safety & Health or a related field.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or similar EHS certification preferred.
• Bilingual communication skills (English/Spanish).
• First Aid/CPR/AED certification or the willingness to obtain certification.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.