Safety Specialist

Job Summary:

This position leads efforts toward improving Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) workplace performance by promoting a positive safety culture, identifying and mitigating EHS risk and implementing safety and environmental management systems in accordance with regulations, corporate compliance policies and standards.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Implement best practice safety programs
• Conduct risk assessments related to jobs performed (Job Hazard Analysis).
• Responsible for recommending appropriate risk mitigation measures to management, including ergonomics.
• Administer environmental, health, and safety programs to meet regulatory requirements, corporate initiatives, company objectives and business partner requirements.
• Facilitate incident investigations, root cause analysis, and closure of corrective actions.
• Assist in the administration of OSHA, NFPA, EPA, and other relevant safety and environmental standards and reporting.
• Develop and promote a positive safety culture throughout the site’s
• Develop content for weekly and monthly Safety communication
• Partner with site management to ensure applicable EHS related goals (accident rates, training participation, etc.) and regulatory requirements (assessments, plans, training, etc.) are satisfied.
• Perform data analysis on accident and/or injury information to determine focus areas for remediation and prevention, risk management and loss prevention for the benefit of employees and visitors.
• Complete, or assist in the completion of, required reporting and record keeping, OSHA and EPA.
• Manage EHS Programs, Policies and Procedures in accordance with corporate standards.
• Work with sites to develop, manage, and keep current all site emergency action plans.
• Assure forklift (with licensing) or other specialized equipment training is performed and documented at each location.
• Partner with facilities, architects, and other groups to ensure site construction/renovation activities incorporate safety related considerations.
• Duties can expand at the discretion and warrant of need as deemed appropriate by management.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health & safety, operations, business, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with OSHA regulations and safety administration in a transportation/logistics, general industry, or warehousing environment preferred
• Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) & Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred
• Ability to function at a high level of effectiveness, flexibility, independence, and initiative without daily interaction with management.
• Excellent organizational skills, including ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.
• Demonstrated ability to perform accurate work under the pressures of tight deadlines.
• Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to constructively interact with all levels of the organization and external partners.
• Proficient with Office programs such as MS Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in extreme environments such as, varying refrigerated and freezer temperatures and seasonal climate conditions.