Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

JOB SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Human Resources Manager, plans, develops and enhances the health, safety, ergonomic and environmental functions within the division.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops, implements and maintains policies, procedures, programs and databases related to health, safety, ergonomic and environmental practices and requirements.
• Ensures all federal, state and local safety and environmental laws/regulations and codes are observed.
• Drives improvements in the division’s safety and environmental performance through the use of audits, behavior-based safety, ergonomics and safety committee.
• Ensures all OSHA recordkeeping and ergonomic reporting requirements are met and within the required time frame.
• Chairs division’s Safety Committee meetings and Ergonomic Committee meetings and facilitates the resolution of open issues from these meetings
• Conducts Ergonomic Assessments including but not limited to ERA, RULA and strain indexes.
• Responds to and investigates all reports of injuries, accidents, illnesses, near misses and property damage immediately.
• Administers first aid care to employees and performs First Responder duties during emergencies.
• Displays a positive attitude towards safety, works safely and follows all the Company's safety policies and procedures./
• Complies with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards in accordance with company policies, the Occupational Health & Safety Act. and the Michigan Occupational Health & Safety Act.
• Ensures all employees and visitors have a safe environment in that safety and housekeeping standards are maintained; and all hazards, unsafe actions, or unsafe conditions have been identified, corrected, and/or eliminated.
• Responds to and investigates all reports of injuries, accidents, illnesses, near misses and property damage immediately.
• Takes an active part in the division’s safety program by performing regular workplace inspections, effectively investigates accidents/incidents promptly, and assists in meeting or exceeding the division’s safety goals.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Note: If there is reason to believe that any equipment, or physical condition of the workplace is likely to endanger the employee or co-worker, or is in contravention of OSHA and MISOHA, notify management immediately. If there is any reason to believe that any equipment, physical condition of the workplace or assigned task is likely to jeopardize customer’s requirements, internal requirements or the quality of tests results and/or equipment build, notify management immediately. Authorities as detailed in our Quality System for ISO/TS16949 2009 including but not limited to Corrective and Preventative Actions, Control of Documents, Control of Records, Internal Audits and Control of Nonconforming Product.

QUALIFICATIONS:

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

Education/Certification/Licensure:

• Bachelors Degree in Safety, Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10 Hour OSHA Certification

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of three (3) year of safety, ergonomic and environmental experience in a manufacturing environment.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Detailed oriented with good organizational skills.
• Good analytical, assessment and problem resolution skills.
• Working knowledge of Federal and State occupational health and safety regulations; and demonstrated ability to provide guidance to the plant and ensure compliance.
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001.
• Familiarity with ADA, FMLA and HIPPA.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

Work performed in an office and manufacturing plant environments. Normal mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer. Frequently exposed to varying temperature within plant depending upon external weather condition. Frequently sits, walks, stands, grips/grasps, bends/stoops, crouches; and lifts and carries up to thirty (30) lbs within the office and manufacturing plant environment.