EHS Specialist

At-a-Glance:

Are you ready to build your career by joining an international fire, HVAC and security equipment company? If so, our client is hiring an EHS Specialist!

What You’ll Do:

• Evaluate the safety management system for its effectiveness and maintaining documented continuous improvement plans to improve performance.
• Engage the entire work force both salary and hourly to drive cultural change and accomplishing 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 the focus on 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 prior to 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 workers compensation and reducing costs by working closely with insurance carriers, workers 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.
  
  
  

What You Bring:

Requirements:

• 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.
  
  
  

Position Type: Contract

Get in Touch:

We want to hear from you! If you think you’d be a good match, submit your resume and reach out to Sparsh at (862) 895-5696 to learn more.

Who We Are:

Since 1986, Hired by Matrix, Inc. has improved our candidates' lives with exciting job opportunities that provide outstanding career advancement. Hired by Matrix offers our contract professionals competitive salaries, benefits after 60 days, and a 401k option with a company match after one year. Hired by Matrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and proud to be certified as both a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise and a Woman-Owned Small Business.

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