What are the responsibilities and job description for the EHS Specialist position at JELD-WEN, Inc.?
JELD-WEN is currently seeking an EHS Specialist to join our growing team.
SUMMARY
The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist will coordinate the environmental, health and safety initiatives. They will assist site leadership with implementing site-specific policies and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory and JELD-WEN Global EH&S requirements, prevent injuries & illnesses, reduce workers’ compensation cost, and help create a strong EH&S culture.
This is an onsite position located in our Caledonia, MI facility.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identifying environmental, health & safety risks and hazards in the workplace and implementing prevention programs.
- Advising site leaders and employees on how to minimize risks and hazards in the workplace and improve environmental, health & safety performance.
- Assisting the site in complying with applicable environmental, health & safety requirements.
- Training site employees on environmental, health & safety requirements.
- Assisting sites with implementing JELD-WEN EH&S programs, policies & standards, and EH&S management system.
- Training production managers to recognize hazards and risks and supporting production employees in identifying and controlling hazards and risks.
- Conducting environmental, health & safety inspections in the workplace.
- Supporting implementation of emergency procedures (such as fire alarm drills).
- Offering general environmental, health & safety advice to all employees.
- Reporting injuries, illnesses and near misses to the EHS Leadership and Site Leadership.
- Completing site specific EH&S reports and communicating performance with the site leadership.
- Tracking environmental, health & safety inspection and audit findings to closure.
- Establishing and maintaining a site environmental, health & safety council.
- Sharing environmental, health & safety lessons learned and encourage a learning culture on environmental, health & safety.
- Partnering closely with all site leaders to create, maintain and improve our safety environment.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1-2 years of environmental, health & safety experience in a manufacturing organization.
- Strong communication, presentation, training and facilitation, project management skills are essential.
- Experience in LEAN and Continuous Improvement manufacturing principles.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Process safety management experience desired.
- Exemplary customer service skills and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical skills to analyze safety & health data.
JELD-WEN takes pride in providing a supportive, employee-friendly environment.
BENEFITS:
- Health insurance
- Paid vacation
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Tuition Reimbursement
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About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates across North America and Europe. Our associates are dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives through our market-leading product brands across the world. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit corporate.JELD-WEN.com or follow LinkedIn.
JELD-WEN has been named by Forbes as one of ‘America’s Best Employers’ and by Newsweek as one of the ‘World’s Most Trustworthy Companies’.
What We Offer
Investing in People is one of our Core Values, we strive to attract & retain great people! As such, JELD-WEN offers competitive compensation & benefits packages. As a global organization, specific benefits may vary, however typically including medical & dental, generous leave policies, retirement program, etc.
JELD-WEN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation based on individuals’ physical traits, beliefs, and/or other characteristics that are protected under applicable laws.
JELD-WEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
