What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Specialist position at Channel Personnel Services?
- Supportive role providing Health, Safety and Environmental direction, leadership, and training to ensure continuous improvement in Health & Safety performance
- Contribute to and support compliance programs, procedures, and policies and acting as a liaison with regulatory agencies when necessary
- Support all health, safety, and environmental programs, including developing, writing, implementing, auditing, and maintaining policies and procedures in compliance with company, local, state and federal rules and regulations
- Provide training to employees in work site safety practices, fire prevention, and correct handling techniques for chemical, toxins, equipment, and other materials
- Maintain compliance with OSHA regulations including recordkeeping
- Lead role in weekly safety meetings, and coordinator for EHS training including communications
- Performs inspections for potential EHS risks, determines corrective or preventive measures where indicated, and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented
- Major contributor during Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigation of incidents, injuries, and near misses and drives action items to closure
- Assists with implementation and compliance for all environmental programs
- Assists with management of Workers Compensation claims
- Supportive role following PSM Practices such as Employee Participation, Mechanical Integrity, Management of Change, and Pre-Startup Safety Review
- Performs routine job skills analysis and task assessments
- Demonstrates commitment to safety
- Some evening or weekend work may be required
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS
- BS degree in Health, Safety, Environmental, Engineering, or relevant technical discipline or equivalent experience
- 5 or more years of experience in a health and safety role at a manufacturing location, preferably in the chemical or food industry
- Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills, including the ability to train
- Working knowledge of OSHA and USEPA regulatory matters covering industrial chemical process operations
- Microsoft Office software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook