Position reports to: Plant manager

FLSA Status: Full-time; Exempt

Duties and Responsibilities:

The EHS Specialist will establish, implement, and audit environmental health and safety activities for the Bedford Park facility under the direction of the Plant Manager. The incumbent will also take part in the development, training, and maintenance of employees to ISO 14001:2015, OSHA, IATA and other state and federal requirements. This position has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Quality Assurance Manager and may require QA duties as needed.

The position may require travel less than 5% for auditing, training, and other duties at the discretion of management.

Key duties include but not limited to the following:

• Accurate detailed professional who can lead a quality minded organization that fosters mutual respect, ownership and accountability. Capable of multi-tasking.
• Collaborate with process owners to document requirements for existing and new products and procedures. This includes the development of standard operating procedures and forms using proper change control.
• Ensures the Safety Program is properly communicated and executed within the organization, ensuring conformance to the ISO standards, requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
• Develop, train, and audit to ISO 14001, quality, and OSHA safety training initiatives and standards to satisfy customer and regulatory requirements.
• Coach, Mentor and Lead employees in ISO 14001, quality, and OSHA safety training initiatives.
• Communicate and Lead ISO 14001 Registrar Audits for certification, surveillance, and re-certification.
• Apply risk analysis and review of existing processes where potential failures could occur and implement Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA). Implement Statistical Process Control (SPC) to create, track and monitor process variance. Knowledgeable of 8D, 5S Quality methods tools.
• Conducting a management review yearly and reporting of the ISO 14001system.
• Lead Safety Committee to address safety related issues, identify hazards in the workplace and apply risk mediation to mitigate and or eliminate potential safety hazards.
• Document, track, and investigate safety incidents and plant hazards.
• Collaborate with functional managers in the identity and use of personnel protective equipment (PPE), requirements and PPE qualification for employees.
• Administer and update the QMS Software program for all ISO and Safety Requirements.
• Sample and data collection and reporting of EPA required samples to authorities.
• Hazardous and nonhazardous waste profiling. Inspect, document, and report plant waste streams to management. Work with waste facilities to coordinate removal of waste per EPA and OSHA requirements.
• Other duties as directed by the site manager.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Able to effectively manage time, priorities, and resources. Self-Starter with the ability to be approachable and work well within a team setting.
• Capacity and willingness to travel.
• Capacity and willingness to take online and off-site courses to improve knowledge of ISO, OSHA, and other regulatory requirements and translate this knowledge to relevant site requirements.
• Ability to interface with customer, suppliers, and regulatory officials for auditing and visits.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required and the ability to cooperate and work well with others.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, 401K, and Vacation.

• Create and maintain all compliance documents including safety data sheets, free trade agreements, declarations of conformity, and product information statements.
• Learn to use the company’s SAP system to create safety data sheets, purchase requisitions, and bill of material and routings for each product at the specified sites.
• Answer inquiries and complete any compliance related documents internally, and at the request of customers or government authorities.
• Maintain relevant training certifications.

The position has general supervisory responsibilities with the ability to correct observations seen on the floor and reports to the Plant Manager.

Requirements: Skills, Qualifications, Experience, Special Physical Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Must have a Chemicals or similar background.
• Minimum 3 years' work experience in quality/environment/occupational health and safety.
• Competent working knowledge of recognized quality/environment/occupational health and safety and related ISO standards.
• OSHA 30/First Aid (Preferred).
• Must pass Department of Homeland Security background check, pre-placement physical and pre-employment drug-screen.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The employee is expected to be on the floor daily assisting production and quality to resolve safety or quality issues.

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a manufacturing setting and professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Some of the work will require exposure to loud noises or fumes in the plant facility, collaborating with officials, plant managers and employees.

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.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, 401K, and Vacation.

We are proudly an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a veteran.