Job Description

Coordinates and enforces employee health and safety programs and promotes safety awareness to

minimize work-related injuries. Drafts and updates safety training materials and trains staff on safety

protocols and preventative measures. Sets up and performs tests and monitoring in assigned

business units and runs risk assessments on workspaces and presents findings. Works

collaboratively with employees at all levels of the organization. Understands federal, state, and local

safety regulations and ensures that the company is in compliance with Occupational Safety and

Health guidelines.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acts as EHS point of contact and provides support to assigned Business Unit; completes work according to industry standard and regulatory requirements.
• Assists with measuring, testing, and tabulating data related to EHS metrics and records, and reports on results, and documents findings; completes compliance documents for review and submittal.
• Monitors operational processes and employee activities; recommends revisions and updates to SOPs and work instructions in compliance with EHS requirements.
• Analyzes data in the form of leading indicators, lagging indicators, and employee feedback and concerns to identify trends and developing risks; presents recommendations.
• Coordinates with employees at all levels to help identify and address safety considerations.
• Implements EHS requirements; monitors training and audit/inspection records.
• Conducts inspections and identifies hazards and reports EHS violations; provides direction and intervention strategies for hygiene, health, and safety hazards.
• Assists in the investigation of workplace injuries and incidents; performs root cause analysis on accidents and work hazards and proposes corrective actions.
• Assists with the continuous improvement and development of EHS documentation, including procedures, forms, and checklists.
• Assists in the development, assessment and improvement of employee health and safety training; conducts employee training.
• Assists in the development of EHS Toolbox Talks topics based on current incident and audit trends.

Food Safety

Responsible and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues; and

empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work. If this position is vacant for

any significant period of time the obligation for completion of all food safety and quality related tasks

will become the responsibility of the direct manager or a qualified designee.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability

required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform

the essential functions.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, Environmental

Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or other related fields is preferred. Current enrollment in a degree

program and/or Associate degree in a related field is required. Detailed knowledge of relevant

regulations such as OSHA, EPA, and ANSI. Experience in manufacturing, warehouse

and logistics operational areas and familiarity with Powered Industrial Trucks is a plus.

Skills/Knowledge:

Applies basic skills and procedures appropriate for the position within assigned functional

area. Acquires job skills to perform routine tasks

Computer Skills:

The ability to work effectively in a Microsoft Windows environment (Word, Excel, Outlook, and internal

software programs), with advanced presentation skills and the ability to create

and maintain spreadsheets. Experience formulating Excel spreadsheets from basic to complex

formulas.

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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The

employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle and feel objects, tools, and

controls. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, bend, and reach with hands and

arms.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move

up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,

peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus