EHS Specialist

SUMMARY:
The EHS Specialist works with Environmental Health and Safety Director to plan, direct, and implement Key Cooperative’s environmental health and safety programs to ensure a positive, safe, healthy, and incident-free work environment and is responsible for the compliance by Key Cooperative with all environmental and safety regulatory agencies. Areas of specialty for this position, while having a general knowledge company-wide, will focus on compliance monitoring and reporting in all areas of the company. This position would also respond to emergency situations when they arise.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Additional duties as needed and assigned.
• Plans and implements procedures, programs, and files regulatory reports in compliance with the local, state, and federal agencies.
• Assists with the record keeping, and manuals for these programs (including but not limited to): OSHA, DOT, Iowa DNR, Iowa Dept. of Agriculture & Land Stewardship, FDA, DHS, Local Emergency Planning Coordinators, and Iowa Department of Revenue.
• Works with EHS Director for Key Cooperative promotion of safety in our community, school, or industry safety groups and programs.

· Assists with annual department goals according to key metrics (ex- lost time accidents) that are measured throughout the organization.

• Participates in Key Cooperative’s goal setting and budget process, in areas of safety and compliance.
• Communicates closely with and takes day to day orders from the EHS director in the day to day work, so EHS goals are reached.

· Plans, implements, and oversees the company safety and maintenance program; coordinates and assists with Key Cooperative’s safety committee

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to safely drive various vehicles.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, supervisors, etc.
• Ability to work independently.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Employee must have a working knowledge of Environment Healthy and Safety Procedures. Must be self-motivated and possess well-developed leadership skills.

Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Safety, Biology, Chemistry, or related field required
• One to three years of related experience preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets basic instructions and required documents. Has the ability to respond and communicate complicated instruction and basic directions.

• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence accurately.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to comprehend and apply principles of basic mathematics.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is required to stand, walk, lift, and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Able to sit, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms.
• Able to lift 75lbs
• Frequent bending at waist/knees, frequent twisting waist/neck in normal range.
• Frequent climbing and balancing while working on ladders.
• Constant use of hearing/sight/speech ability.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Normal amount of sitting and standing, above average mobility to move around an office and plant environment, able to conduct normal amount of work on a computer.

• Able to work effectively with all levels of the organization.