Plant EH&S Specialist - Cheney, WA

Plant EH&S Specialist - Cheney, WA

Position Summary:
The Health and Safety (EH&S) Manager: Based in the United States. This position will report to the Cheney plant manager, but will support all Mills in the Spokane and Cheney region. The Health & Safety Specialist will provide strategic leadership, direction and guidance regarding H&S standards, systems and permits within a plant setting.  This position is responsible for collaboration with a diverse group plant personnel, oversight of the H&S performance in the facility and continuous improvement.  Collaborate with locations teams to meet legal and ADM expectations.

Position Responsibility:

• Work closely with Plant Leadership to achieve safety action plan success.
• Provide constant and consistent Leadership, Guidance and Mentoring to support the safe operation of the Mills
• Effective public presentations and training of leadership and frontline workers.
• Advise Operations leadership and site leadership on the status of all Safety Action Plan actions and areas to apply focus and leadership to achieve success.
• Enhance management and employee engagement for safety through effective leadership and influence.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of health and safety programs and policies through consistent monitoring and auditing. Make updates and improvements as necessary.
• Maintain current knowledge and understanding of a multitude of health and safety regulations and policies with the ability to communicate the requirements effectively and assist the facility with implementation and management.
• Lead, support and encourage the actions that are leading indicators, tracked by a safety management index.
• Provide leadership and accountability for safety reporting requirements in a computer safety management system.
• Act as a Champion and mentor for colleague safety engagement that comes in many forms including Values Based (behavior) Safety.
• Lead or have integral involvement in safety incident investigations.
• Lead and manage injured colleague cases.

Environmental Responsibilities:

• Maintain compliance with site stormwater, hazardous/universal waste, asbestos and oil pollution prevention plans including inspections, training and reporting
• Maintain facility EMS and all required environmental recordkeeping

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is relevant field or minimum of five-year’s work experience in a dedicated environmental health and safety position.
• Effective leadership and management skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including public presentation ability
• Knowledge of environment regulations and safety programs relevant to site operations.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft office and the ability to quickly learn and utilize other standardized systems
• Proven ability to work effectively with a team of leaders and frontline workers
• Proven ability to recognize hazards, assess risk and recommend controls
• Travel as necessary may be required, especially to sites within the Cheney, Spokane region.
• The position requires the ability to work in a variety of environments: office environment and varying indoor and outdoor environments to include extreme heat and cold
• The position requires the ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods as well as climb stairs

Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. 


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