What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Specialist position at Arrowhead Talent Solutions?
Arrowhead Talent Solutions is helping a manufacturing company find a Safety Specialist in the North Canton, OH area. This position is responsible for collaborating with the Corporate EHS team and their manufacturing facilities to establish and enforce company-wide EHS systems and standards with a focus on safety.
Duties
- Developing standards, processes, tools and training modules to help minimize health and safety risks, educate and engage associates
- Providing technical direction to mitigate health and safety risks, and support compliance with global health and safety laws, regulations, company policies and standards
- Supporting goals and targets relating to safety management; improving accountability and visibility
- Assessing the safety performance of global facilities
- Analyzing safety data to identify data-driven solutions
- Engaging in injury investigations, problem solving and improvement plans
- Provide guidance to facilities on compliance requirements and company standards
- Support industrial hygiene strategies that will minimize work-related illness by assessing work environments and providing recommendations for controlling associate exposure to air contaminants, noise and radiation
- Develop and implement standards and processes to manage chemicals and minimize exposure
- Develop and communicate standards for managing safety risks
- Support strategies to improve safety visibility, engagement of management, and active associate participation
- Work with facilities to implement and improve EHS management systems using the ISO 45001 Standard as guidance
- Develop and deliver training programs to educate associates on their responsibilities in safety management
- Conduct EHS assessments at global facilities to ensure conformance with regulatory requirements and company standards
- Promote the sharing of best practices among global facilities
- Assist with the integration of new facilities/acquisitions and onboarding new EHS coordinators
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Environmental, Health or Safety, Industrial or Chemical Engineering, equivalent discipline with 7 years of relative experience in a manufacturing setting
- Certified Safety Professional, industrial hygiene experience, ISO 45001 experience/auditing preferred
- Ability to interpret safety regulations and develop tools/programs to ensure compliance
- Experience leading safety compliance audits
- Willing to travel 20% of the time