Job Description

Business Title: Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Reports to: HR Manager

Leadership Scope: Individual Contributor & Leader

Company Info: With a heritage of over 120 years, we aren’t just a company; we are a brand of trust. But more than anything, we are a collection of individuals who, together, give Grote Industries a decisive competitive advantage. At Grote, our shared vision is clear – to meet the needs of the customers we serve. We accomplish that mission every day by following a set of core values that make us who we are.

Innovation has been the hallmark of Grote Industries from the start. From durable, easy to see stop lights to the latest in LED lighting technology, Grote has been leading the way in advanced vehicle system solutions from early in the last century right up to today. With these innovations, Grote has helped millions of people throughout North America and the world benefit from the innovation and design excellence of Grote products.

Position Summary: Responsible for overseeing all environmental, health and safety issues in the plant. Coordinates all workers compensation incidents with the insurance company, medical providers, employees, and departmental support staff. Manages the return to work program. Ensures compliance with all governmental environmental regulations. Communicates and works with departments on safety issues. Leads ISO 14001 and Sustainability Efforts.

Position Duties: - Coordinate visits to the medical provider for worker’s compensation cases.

• Provides monthly reports to accounting on workers compensation dollars.
• Tracks all aspects of injured employees including restricted and lost days, doctor’s appointments and paperwork including making adjustments to employee time and pay for workers comp.
• Develops monthly reports and charts on incident information for communication throughout the plant. Tracks and maintains restricted duty report.
• Works with the HR Manager, Production Leads, Crew Leads, other management, safety council members, and affected employees in facilitating accident investigations, processing accident reports, investigating root causes and corrective actions.
• Develops monthly PowerPoint presentations for departmental safety meetings and tracks that the meetings and safety audits are completed.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining and making improvements to the ISO 14001 program (Management System). Helps facilitate ISO Core Team meeting.
• Leads initiatives to implement engineering controls to minimize safety, ergonomic and occupational health hazards.
• Inspects facilities, machinery and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards. Signs off on machine installations.
• Maintain and update safety procedures, authorization lists, evacuation lists, safety posters, SDS, etc.
• Helps select proper personal protective equipment and first aid supplies to carry in plant.
• Leads and manages activity of EHS Specialist, EHS Coordinator, or other direct report on a daily basis.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in environmental, health and safety or related discipline. Minimum 7+ years of experience working in the environmental and safety field. Training in MS Office, OSHA 300 Log, Ergonomics, Title V air permitting and reporting, EPA Tier II reporting, Form R tracking and reporting, NPDES and storm water tracking and reporting, RCRA and SARA requirements, annual waste summary reporting, and ISO 14001 Internal Auditor. Certification in First Aid and CPR, OSHA 30-Hour certified, forklift train the trainer certification (preferred), and ISO 14001:2015.