What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental, Healthy and Safety (EHS) Specialist (Bilingual-Spanish) position at Viwinco Brand?
The EHS Specialist plays a hands-on role in the day-to-day execution of the company's Environmental, Health & Safety programs through audits, inspections, incident investigations, ergonomic assessments, and safety training. This role helps drive a proactive safety culture across the organization. This role serves as a key point of contact for employees on safety matters and works cross-functionally to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and company safety standards.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Support implementation of the company's Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) programs.
- Conduct routine safety audits, inspections, and behavioral observations.
- Assist with incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Coordinate ergonomic assessments and recommend risk reduction improvements.
- Assist with the development and delivery of safety alerts and safety communications.
- Support emergency preparedness activities including drills and response planning.
- Assist in the monitoring of safety KPIs including recordable injuries, DART, near misses, safety observations, training completion, and corrective action closure.
- Lead the Safety New Hire Onboarding orientation.
- Lead the company’s Safety Committees.
- Audit Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) compliance.
- Inspect and maintain records of emergency response equipment.
- Update and maintain SDS list, maintain SDS book and drive.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
- Training in Occupational Safety and Environmental Compliance related fields preferred - Knowledge of OSHA regulations, specifically 29 CFR 1910
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a Safety related role
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Outstanding service orientation; sense of urgency; high-level of personal integrity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to interact w/ all levels of personnel
- Able to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks in an unsupervised manner.
- Ability to work independently, but a strong effective team player mentality is a must.
- Must be able to adapt quickly to changing scenarios.
- Good judgment and decision-making skills; Lead by example.
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