Job Description

Preferred qualifications:

• Certified Safety Professional
• Strong knowledge of California (State and local) EHS regulation (OSHA and EPA)
• At least 5 years of experience developing and implementing EHS programs

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

1. Develops, administers and implements Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs in accordance with corporate requirements and governmental requirements OSHA, EPA, fire department, and other local regulatory EHS agencies.
2. Managing EHS permits, licenses, and registrations. Assist with obtaining new permits and review permits for new processes and products.
3. Implement Corporate Initiatives.
4. Research and understand state/provincial, federal, and local rules related to operations.
5. Prepare annual, quarterly, and monthly report as required internally and for submission to government entities.
6. Initiate and perform inspections including records and site conditions and prepare reports on each.
7. Improve/develop procedures that support compliance at each site.
8. Track progress and corrective actions with each site.
9. Work with sites leadership team to perform other duties and functions as assigned.
10. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

A day in the life

• Depending on position location, may monitor pollution prevention activities, compliance and auditing efforts.
• Conducts studies and prepares environmental impact reports for new construction projects, plant processes and permit changes.
• Reviews and analyzes environmental documentation issued by regulatory agencies; collaborates with regulatory agencies to determine corrective action plans.
• Evaluates proposed regulations to determine financial, industrial, public and environmental impact.
• Interacts with regulatory bodies to resolve compliance issues; establishes permit requirements and assists in regulatory audits.
• Ensures appropriate corrective action is taken where environmental, health, and safety hazards exist.
• Identifies and takes corrective action against activities that pose potential threats to workers’ health or safety, which may include recommending organizational measures to protect workers’ safety through revised methods, processes, or materials; inspecting workplace environments, equipment, and/or practices to ensure compliance with standards and regulations; and investigating and/or identifying causes regarding filed incidents.
• Provide/promote employee awareness/training on matters of environmental, health, and safety.
• Develops, administers and implements health and safety programs in accordance with governmental and company requirements.  These programs include but are not limited to: Control of Hazardous Energy, Ergonomics, Incident Investigation and Reporting, Ionizing Radiation, Electrical Safety, Hot Work, Hoist and Crane Safety, Job Safety Analysis, Powered Industrial Trucks, Compressed Gases, Safe Work Practices and Management of Change.
• Reviews and analyzes documentation issued by regulatory agencies; collaborates with regulatory agencies to determine corrective action plans.
• Evaluates proposed regulations to determine financial and industrial impact.
• Interacts with regulatory bodies to resolve compliance issues and assists in regulatory audits.
• Identifies and takes corrective action against activities that pose potential threats to workers’ health or safety, which may include recommending organizational measures to protect workers’ safety through revised methods, processes, or materials; inspecting workplace environments, equipment, and/or practices to ensure compliance with standards and regulations; and investigating and/or identifying causes regarding filed incidents.
• Provide/promote employee awareness/training on matters of health and safety.
• Conducts EHS reviews for new product development, facility modification, product manufacturing modifications, and new equipment/machinery installations.  Facilitates EHS reviews for product transfer to/from other facilities.
• Develops and drives programs and policies to improve Safety Culture and better understanding of risk.
• Participate in Emergency Response Team as one of several Incident Commanders.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects from design to implementation while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education (typically University).

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy:

1. Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager.
2. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower-level specialists. Organizational Impact: Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results.
3. May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area. Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation. Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area. Implements solutions to problems.
4. Communication and Influence: Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels.
5. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision making. Leadership and Talent Management: Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.
6. Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have broad knowledge of project management. Requires a University Degree and minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. In-depth knowledge of environmental regulatory requirements, and Experience with California Regulations preferred.

Job Tags

Contract work, Local area, Immediate start,

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