What are the responsibilities and job description for the EHS Specialist (LH) position at Cube Hub Inc.?
Job Title: EHS Specialist
Location: Norman, OK
Duration: 06 Months Contract/Temp with the possibility of extension
Shift Details: 1st Shift
Job Description
Location: Norman, OK
Duration: 06 Months Contract/Temp with the possibility of extension
Shift Details: 1st Shift
Job Description
- Evaluate the safety management system for its effectiveness and maintain documented continuous improvement plans to improve performance.
- Engage the entire workforce both salary and hourly to drive cultural change and accomplish safety performance objectives and targets.
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and corporate safety systems and act as the lead contact with regulatory agencies.
- Perform incident investigations using a formal process with a focus on the root cause, corrective and preventive actions, and verification.
- Provide effective training for all safety programs including but not limited to lockout/tagout, machine guarding, fall protection, powered industrial vehicle, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, electrical safety, confined space, respiratory protection, and walking and working surfaces.
- Develop and implement motivational and incentive programs that promote a high degree of safety awareness and enthusiasm.
- Establish, record, and track safety performance metrics, both leading and lagging indicators.
- Ensure that behavior-based observation programs are effectively implemented and tracked.
- Review planned changes and new equipment installations before receipt. Approve or recommend changes in manufacturing and engineering matters of plant layout, location/relocation of machinery, equipment, facilities, safety designs, and processes.
- Train all new employees concerning plant safety rules and guidelines. Work with management in a joint effort to provide the worker with a safe attitude, safe surroundings, and safe equipment.
- Assist in managing worker's compensation and reducing costs by working closely with insurance carriers, worker's compensation manager, attorneys, and state authorities along with in-house supervisors and managers. Manage each claim from the accident report to the return of the worker for modified duty and ultimately to claim closure.
- Help implement the corporate Environmental Health Safety Information System. Collect safety data for use in determining root causes of compliance problems and implement proactive corrective action items.
- Assist with the administration, implementation, and compliance with the ISO14001 and 45001 EHS Management System (acts as the plant management representative).
- Present safety and environmental training programs to workers and supervisors. Some standardized materials will be made available, and development of site-specific training materials will be required.
- Drive Safety Performance throughout the plant.
- All other duties assigned.
- Degree in Industrial or Occupational Health and Safety required.
- ASP, CSP, or COSHO preferred.
- 3-5 years of working experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in the following fields: JHA, MOC, Ergonomics, Crane Safety, ANSI, NFPA, HAZCOM, HAZWOPER.
