Job Description

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