EHS Specialist

The ALTANA Group develops and manufactures high-quality, innovative specialty chemical products. With us, you can help shape many important details of the world of the future. Our four divisions BYK, ECKART, ELANTAS, and ACTEGA have set worldwide standards in their markets. Our innovative products enable companies to develop technologies of the future today, technologies that make life easier, safer, and more comfortable. With sales of around 2.7 billion euros, we are one of the world‘s most innovative, fastest-growing, and most profitable chemical companies. We currently employ more than 6,700 people who have good ideas for the world of the future. Discover your decisive plus for your future. Bringing you many advantages.

The ELANTAS division manufactures innovative insulating materials for the electrical and electronics industry and ensures that electricity flows safely. They are found in electric motors, household appliances, cars, generators, transformers, capacitors, digital cameras, wind mills, computers, lamps, circuit boards, and sensors, and help to ensure that product design engineers can construct ever smaller and more powerful electronic devices, thus saving materials and energy.

EHS Specialist

Your task structure

The EHS Safety Specialist I is responsible for supporting the ELANTAS PDG Environmental, Health, and Safety programs. The incumbent will have specific responsibility for implementation and maintenance of assigned Environmental, Health and Safety programs. Will use EHS knowledge and experience to assist site personnel in achieving EHS objectives.

Position Responsibilities

• Program Development - Assist with the development, evaluation, implementation, and administration of EHS, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, and occupational health policies and programs to meet regulatory compliance, sustain the environment, and provide a safe place to work.
• Program Implementation / Enforcement - Work with site employees and contractors, as well as departmental Behavior Based Safety (BBS) teams.
• Coach and mentor employees at all levels on safe work and behaviors
• Assist and participate in EHS initiatives to align with project tracking and site safety performance goals.
• Proactively work to identify and communicate EHS safety concerns and assist in resolving.
• Recordkeeping / Reporting - collect, organize, and maintain data and records for EHS permit compliance and reporting. Track and trend safety near misses, incidents, and associated actions.
• Inspections / Audits - Conduct, coordinate and participate in EHS inspections and audits, including internal inspections, corporate, regulatory and customer audits.
• Complete assigned compliance calendar, corrective action, and audit finding tasks.
• Active participation on Emergency Drill and Exercise Team.
• Training - Assist in the preparation and delivery of EHS training to employees, visitors, and contractors
• Maintain Safety Data Sheets as required by OSHA regulations.
• Responsibilities may include and are not limited to supporting PSM, RMP, Environmental, and Waste Management compliance activities.
• Actively participate in teams to drive continual improvement and employee engagement.
• The above list describes typical duties and responsibilities and is not intended to limit management from assigning other work as desired.

Your recipe for success

• Bachelor’s Degree in a science related field with 1-5 years direct experience in an Environmental Health and Safety role in General Industry, ideally in the chemical industry.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations specifically 29 CFR 1910.
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, and slide presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Your spectrum of advantages

In the ALTANA Group, you will work in a unique culture of innovation where the utmost importance is attached to promoting individual ideas and abilities as well as open, trusting interaction. ELANTAS PDG, Inc. offers you a lot of advantages. They include pleasant-sized operations where employees get to know each other personally and exchange ideas, extensive interdepartmental initial training, short information and decision-making paths, comprehensive further education and training offers, flexible working hours with flextime, and impressive compensation with good employee benefits and pension plans.

We invite you to get to know us better and to become part of our team. Discover your career plus in specialty chemistry. Please send us your application, preferably via our jobmarket www.altana.jobs.

ALTANA AG and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexualorientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as aqualified individual with disability.

Job number:US00515

Legal entity: ELANTAS PDG, Inc.

Location:St. Louis, MO

Area of operations:Environmental Health & Safety