What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Health & Safety Specialist position at INTERLAKE MECALUX INC?
Job Details
Level: Entry
Job Location: Pontiac - Pontiac, IL
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: 2 Year Degree
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Travel Percentage: None
Job Shift: Day
Description
The Environmental Health & Safety Specialist is responsible for all aspects of plant safety. The EHS Specialist will ensure that the plant meets and exceeds all requirements pertaining to all environmental / OSHA regulations, policies, and procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct new hire safety orientation and training and other safety training from time to time and as needed.
- Provide leadership to plant associates to incorporate continuous improvement principles and techniques ensuring associates are operating in a safe, orderly, and clean environment.
- Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to work hazards.
- Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation and compliance.
- Conduct accident investigations and safety audits.
- Report and review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
- Review plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
- Review employee safety programs to determine adequacy.
- Team with Human Resources and Plant Management to administer disciplinary action.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Experience in health, safety, and/or environmental position, preferably within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Solid understanding of safe work practices and OSHA.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Ability and desire to work on-site, in-office at our Pontiac, IL location 100%. No Hybrid or telework available.
- Capable of standing/walking 6 hours per day as 75% of each day will be out on the plant floor
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