Job Title: Safety Specialist
Department:
Reports To: Director of Operations
FLSA Status: Non - Exempt
Summary: The main goal of the safety specialist is to maintain with the health and safety of employees through prevention of incidents, accidents, illnesses and injuries and protection of the environment. Included in the function areas are environmental, safety, employee health, industrial hygiene, fire and security. The safety specialist will be responsible for a variety of environmental programs, risk assessments and audits, regulatory and Abbott reporting, assisting with project management/training and monitoring. The helper will organize entire QAP facility by performing the following duties. This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Develops, implements, and manages plant environmental programs
- Conduct Safety Committee Team Meetings
- Assist management in preparing a variety of EHS presentations. Regularly communicate health and safety matters to Mgmt. Team and Company
- Keep informed on current environmental, health and safety regulations and legislation and recommend policy changes
- Conducts risk assessments
- Analyze accidents and near misses; and searches for patterns to establish corrective actions and reduce the potential for future accidents.
- Develops and conducts/coordinates EHS training
- Completes/maintains required record keeping including MIOSHA, OSHA, DEQ and others.
- Maintain site environmental reports and permits
- Conduct site regulatory inspections
- Assists with accident/incident investigations.
- Conduct frequent EHS tours/audits of all plant areas and make recommendations for corrective actions for all environmental, safety and health problems noted
- Review the installation and modification of all equipment/processes for EHS issues
- Conduct new hire EHS orientations
- Responsible for a variety of timely environmental projects
Assist with the improvement of the plant’s recycling efforts
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Customer Focus
Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Integrity and Trust
Is widely trusted; is seen as direct, truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidence; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent himself/herself for personal gain.
Comfort Around Higher Management
Can deal comfortably with more senior managers; can present to more senior managers without undue tension and nervousness; understands how senior managers think and work; can determine the best way to get things done with them by talking their language and responding to their needs; can craft approaches likely to be seen as appropriate and positive.
Informing
Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs to feel good about being a member of the team, unit, and/or the organization; provides individuals information so that they can make accurate decisions; is timely with information.
Education and/or Experience
A four-year degree is required – Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental, Industrial Hygiene or related field. Experience may be substituted for degree. A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Occupational Health & Safety preferred.
Language Skills/Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract and count in simple units of measurement (whole numbers). Ability to read basic English. Interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to read and write simple lists.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. You must notify the company if such an accommodation is needed. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk for most of the 8 hour shift. Must have the ability to use hands to handle, grab, lift, pull or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 35 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving forklifts and pallets. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside seasonal weather conditions when loading trucks. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Hearing protection is encouraged. The employee must be able to work in the confined space of a semi trailer on a regular basis. We also require steel toed shoes and protective eyewear at all times in the plant.
