Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Job Title: Environmental Health & Safety - Specialist 3

Location: Sumter, SC 29153

Duration: 6 Months Contract

• Clients are willing to look at candidates with 10 years' experience.
• Environmental Health & Safety is responsible for developing and implementing programs and policies that ensure the overall safety and health of employees and that enables compliant business operations.
• Applies in-depth knowledge of EH&S laws, regulations and management systems.
• Makes design recommendations with a basic understanding of the Reference Architecture and Application Transition plan.
• Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own job family.
• Apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and non-standard situations.
• Works independently with minimal guidance.
• Usually determines own work priorities.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Job Summary:

• The Environmental, Health, and Safety Engineer acts as the technical Subject Matter Expert, SME, for the sites Environmental Health and Safety compliance and maturity.
• The engineer researches and understands applicable norms, permits, and standards and integrates them into the site's work processes and practices.
• This individual either supports or leads sustainability projects across the site.
• The Environmental, Health, and Safety Engineer assists in maintaining the site's ISO 14001 certification by ensuring the site is always audit ready.

Job Responsibilities: (Primary Duties, Roles, and/or Authorities)

• Key player in all Environmental, Health, and Safety initiatives on-site.
• Acting as the deputy EHS Leader when the EHS Leader is absent.
• Actively participates in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations.
• Acts as a Subject Matter Expert as a member of the EHS Team.
• Participates as an EHS expert as a member of new equipment project teams, from design to operational stage.
• Acts as an influential leader in site safety and sustainability campaigns.
• Interacts with the authorities and insurance companies as site representative on technical EHS topics.
• Maintain technical expertise in Machine guarding, Lock out Tag out, and other relevant technical Safety programs.
• Maintain knowledge of the site Sustainability targets and projects to ensure their achievement and completion.
• Core contributor to the ISO 14001 certification.
• Participate as requested in EHS programs.
• A strong interest in bringing positivity to the workplace, including growing the Safety and Sustainability Culture and influencing the mindset of associates, peers, and superiors in a positive manner.

Education and Experience:

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Engineering, or equivalent.
• Or a Bachelor of Science or Associate of Science degree in a Technical Field or Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, and 5 or more years of relevant manufacturing experience.
• Min of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading EHS projects and teams.
• Professional (ASP/CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certifications, preferred.
• Experience in managing environmental compliance including reporting and record keeping, environmental permitting for manufacturing operations and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in evaluating/interpreting OSHA, EPA and DOT regulations.
• Title V reporting and regulations.
• Experience in medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in ISO14001 compliance preferred

Basic Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with people at all levels and in various functions including technical staff, business team leaders, and union personnel.
• Effective skills in the areas of counseling, coaching, and influencing.
• Demonstrate understanding of federal and state safety and environmental laws.

Function: EHS Location:

Sub Function: Date:

• The ability to identify and evaluate workplace hazards and environmental issues.
• Ability to work in a diverse team environment including interactions with technical staff, operation leaders, and contract personnel.
• Ability to lead a project or technical team and lead teams virtually.
• Ability to challenge the organization in a manner that maintains trust and respect.
• Ability to build business partnerships across and between functional groups.
• Ability to accept and respond to changes and challenges in a positive manner.
• Demonstrated capability to analyze problems and provide accurate solutions.
• Demonstrated skills in time management and managing multiple priorities.
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to constructively resolve conflicts.
• High energy and passion for excellence, adaptability, resilience, and taking action.
• Self-directed and comfortable working in a matrixed organization.
• Knowledge of standard computer programs and databases (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint).