THE EMPLOYER
Take your career up a few notches with our client who is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications.
THE JOB
This is a Senior EHS Specialist position and If you enjoy rolling out programs, multi-tasking, being creative, influencing decisions and helping drive our EHS goals to the next level, we want to hear from you. This position reports to the Plant Manager but will also work closely with the Divisional Safety Manager and Regional Environmental Manager for direction and guidance.
- Acts as an OSHA and EPA regulatory compliance resource.
- Leads or participates in incident investigations (injury, property damage, near-hit, environmental deviations, etc.) and root cause analysis, and works with the plant operations team to determine appropriate corrective/preventative action.
- Perform risk and hazard assessments/inspections to determine employee risk/exposure and suggest/drive actions to mitigate/reduce them.
- Establish and drive continuous improvement in the facility's safety monitoring and recordkeeping systems to ensure compliance with all JM policies and federal regulatory requirements.
- Ensure that all industrial process wastewaters are properly managed and discharged from the plant in a manner that protects ground waters and surface tributaries from contamination and is in compliance with the plants operating discharge permit (if applicable).
- Ensure the proper onsite management and offsite disposal of solid, universal, and hazardous wastes and lead a plant-wide effort to eliminate these by correcting the eliminating the root causes and/or reducing wastes, reusing, and recycling various materials
- Corporate Environmental to evaluate and determine appropriate permitting and abatement strategies for projects that may have an impact on existing air quality permits.
- Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental policies, procedures, and programs.
- Ensure all safety, health and environmental metrics and reports are completed and communicated in a timely manner.
- Assist in regard to workers compensation cases.
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Most Importantly, You Need To Be a Passionate Senior EHS Specialist Who Enjoys His Work And Is Considered To Be One Of The Best Within Your Organization. The Ideal Senior EHS Specialist Would Be Someone With Deep Experience In Many (if Not All) Of The Following
- Prior Safety Specific Training (Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health, etc.)
- Seven or more years of experience in a safety and/or environmental role in an industrial setting.
- Demonstrated Root-Cause analysis skills (RCCA, 5-Whys).
- Leadership skills to direct personnel, implement initiatives, supervising teams, and performing follow-up activities.
- Analytical ability to assess complex situations and apply problem solving strategies.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to be on call, as needed 24/7.
- Ability to travel up to 5%
We understand that even if you are a seasoned Senior EHS Specialist you may not have all the skills listed here. If you are a good at what you do and have a willingness to learn, lets talk.
Additional Information
Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Experience: 7 years
Type of position: Full time Permanent Position with benefits
Telecommute: No
Location: Hillsboro, Texas
Relocation accepted: Yes