EHS Specialist

Maximize your potential, own your impact. We are Charter Next Generation (CNG). We are curious. We are courageous. We are competitive. We are North America’s leading independent producer of high-performance, specialty film, and flexible packaging solutions for a greener tomorrow. Join us and our 2,000 employee-owners now as we passionately pursue sustainable solutions to create a better world.
 

This career opportunity is located at our CNG facility in Lexington, OH.

What we offer - Our hardworking team deserves benefits that work for them:

Total Rewards:

• Significant earning potential in year 1
• Progressive pay with skills development
• Additional earnings through employee ownership program
• Benefits day 1
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement 
• 401k with 5% company match at 90 days of employment
• Vacation upon day of hire

People & Culture:

• Sustainability leader
• Innovative & dynamic environment
• Safety & quality driven
• Purpose-driven & Values-based
• Community partners
• Earth stewardship

Compensation:

• Year-end bonus opportunities

As an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist your responsibilities will be:

• Serves as a role model and demonstrates that safety is a value.
• Ability to lead teams in the development and implementation of EHS tools, programs, standards, policies, procedures, and best practice techniques, cost effectively, and efficiently based on regulatory and internal requirements.
• Research existing and emerging regulations and lead the implementation new EHS regulatory requirements; provide support for compliance and control measures that reduce or eliminate risks.  Demonstrated ability to prepare white papers on EHS requirements.
• Ability to lead the preparation, maintenance, and compliance with federal, state, and local agency EHS reporting and permitting, and Company EHS Standards.
• Arranges and conducts EHS assessments for chemical, biological, physical hazards in the workplace and keeps appropriate records and writes reports of findings. Working with operational staff and EHS senior staff to document program challenges and assists with development of corrective actions and appropriate follow up.
• Reviews and evaluates requests and/or applications for the use of hazardous materials or performance of potentially hazardous procedures, provides information to operations and EHS staff, and related committees, as needed.
• Identify, design, and oversee various industrial hygiene functions, including assessments, data collection and interpretations. Ability to translate industrial hygiene findings to practical solutions to minimize risk.
• Lead emergency response, evacuation planning, investigation, and escalation of environmental incidents; Determine root cause of incidents and provide support of corrective and preventative action plans.
• Establish and lead EHS committees and engagement campaigns; participate in safety committees and safety awareness programs.
• Lead the interface with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Lead the creation and delivery of EHS training programs and requirements.
• Lead the management of EHS monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• Collaborate with a diverse group of business leaders and front-line employees. 
• Understand and explain KPI’s at respective business units and provide leadership to continually improve performance.
• Develop and implement EHS strategies that align with corporate objectives to reduce/mitigate operational risk.
• Maintain accurate daily, weekly, monthly and YTD metrics to report to onsite management teams and corporate based reporting systems.
• Conduct routine EHS observations, inspections, audits, and risk assessments.
• Identification and management of hazardous chemicals
• Training and assisting others to complete designated safety and compliance responsibilities (audits, following safety rules, required training, etc.) Calendar of regulatory training (LOTO, arc flash, fire extinguisher, etc.)
• Lead group training sessions and EHS committee meetings as required.
• Communicating (individual, group and public), coordinating, or administering EHS training as needed (new hire orientation, contractor communication, any other corporate or regulatory required training)
• Ensuring that EHS incidents are reported, responded to, and investigated – root cause is identified and effective CAPAs are created and tracked to closure.
• Serve as a primary first responder for incidents that occur while onsite.
• Manage all workplace injuries in accordance with corporate worker’s compensation claim management practices and transitional return to work program.
• Perform other duties, as assigned, in support of the corporate and business unit’s EHS strategic plan.
• Comply with all Product Safety Standards, Safety Standards, and Standard Operating Procedures.

A strong Environmental Health & Safety Specialist  will possess:

• Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in safety, environmental, engineering, chemistry, or related field preferred.
  • EHS certifications such as CSP, CHMM, etc. and years of EHS experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• 2 years of EHS experience serving in an EHS/Safety/Environmental role and 2 years relevant manufacturing work experience required. 
  • EHS certifications such as CSP, CHMM, etc. and college degree may be considered in lieu of years of EHS experience.
• Technical skills and knowledge of existing EHS standards and methodologies commensurate with assignments and current experience.
• Intermediate computer skills to be proficient in the use of standard office software and EHS specific computer management systems.
• Communications skills must include the ability to provide timely and effective feedback to senior EHS staff and the ability to both receive and provide direction to help design and execute EHS risk assessments and measurement activities.
• Demonstrated ability to help identify and design various EHS risk assessment activities and associated follow-up communications with both EHS senior staff and stakeholders in a timely and effective manner.
• Strong, detail oriented, along with a focus on customer service, continuous improvement, tact and diplomacy.
• Effective organization and planning skills with the ability to multitask and maintain complex work schedules.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and work effectively as part of team. 

Safety at CNG: 

• Ensure that safety and health concerns are given primary consideration in all activities
• Follows company guidelines and actively participates in all safety processes
• Carry out job/area specific housekeeping duties and maintain a high standard of professionalism
• Look for, report, and correct any near misses/unsafe conditions or behaviors as soon as possible
• Identify needed changes and make recommendations - find a better way

Physical Work and Work Environment:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Team members are also required to frequently talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

Are our values a match for you?

• Committed – We act with integrity and respect for one another.
• Collaborative – We are better when we work together.
• Caring – We strive to be socially conscious in all we do.
• Courageous – We take risks to achieve better outcomes.
• Curious – We encourage new thinking to reimagine what’s possible.
• Competitive – We play to win.

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If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and resume. Become part of our CNG team today!

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