What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead EHS Specialist position at Axalta?
Job Description:
JOB TITLE: Lead EHS Specialist
Key Responsibilities:
Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.
Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140 countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.
JOB TITLE: Lead EHS Specialist
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for providing IH oversight to the Mount Clemens Plant.
- Experience with RC 14001 and managing the audit process
- Conducts exposure assessments, industrial hygiene monitoring, indoor air quality investigations, response to employee concerns, air monitoring during emergency responses, and recommending corrective action to minimize exposure risk to employees and contractors during routine operations, turnarounds, and capital projects.
- Collects, reviews, documents, and summarizes exposure assessment and monitoring data to comply with legal and corporate requirements. Identifies potential health stressors, and determines the need for, and effectiveness of, exposure control methods.
- Prepares and maintains standards, procedures, and training for industrial hygiene related topics to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and industry standards.
- Along with Health Care Services, maintain and update exposure based medical surveillance programs.
- Manages and maintains industrial hygiene equipment and associated software.
- Conducts industrial hygiene audits following Axalta’s audit process.
- Serves as the local subject matter expert in the areas of chemical, physical, and biological agent exposure control, emergency response air monitoring techniques, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and Industrial Hygiene sampling equipment.
- Responsible for management of all Industrial Hygiene programs including the R&D lab chemical hygiene plan
- Develop and provide training to personnel on a variety of IH and health topics.
- Facilitate incident investigations
- Responsible for the industrial hygiene and health reviews of MOCs and PSSRs, as well as assisting with chemical inventory and changes.
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Safety Management, or related field
- Hands on experience in the implementation of occupational health components within an EHS system (hearing conservation, hazard communication, PPE, bloodborne pathogens, medical monitoring, etc.)
- Five (5) years EHS experience in a manufacturing environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of programs
- Ability to travel (up to 25%)
- Advanced degree in EHS (M.S.)
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- Chemical manufacturing experience
Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.
Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140 countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.
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