Safety Specialist

Position Description

The EHS role will be responsible for maintaining and managing day-to-day health, safety, emergency response, environmental compliance, and security activities in support of terminal operations at the Hickman location.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• The position calls for quick and efficient responses to EHS managers when called upon for assistance with minimal supervision.
• Technical support for handling health, safety, training and industrial hygiene issues for identified Bulk/Liquid facilities.
• Environmental compliance, compliance programs, procedures, and policies associated with federal, state, and local regulations and acts as a liaison with external legal and regulatory personnel and agencies.
• Provide expertise for local management regarding safety, health, environmental and security regulations, while taking action in promoting our safety culture (SQE) at every level of the organization. Provide expert compliance support for Kinder Morgan Terminal policies and procedures
• Prepare/review and implement facility-specific EHS manuals, programs, procedures, and standards and assist with development and oversight of safety and environmental and emergency response training.
• Lead the safety teams at individual facilities and participate as required in the EHS assessment program.
• Prepare, coordinate and implement health and safety management, oversight, and strategic plans and procedures.
• Maintain communication with peers in the industry, regulatory agencies, and trade organizations
• Provide internal consulting and support to sales, operations and management staff throughout Kinder Morgan Terminal for permitting and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate health and safety audits and agency inspections.
• Conduct formal assessments of all EHS programs and security audits.
• Maintain all required EHS records; Permitting - research needs, identify conditions, prepare applications, manage compliance with permit conditions, resolve issues; Manage waste program; Regulatory inspection programs.
• Participate in Technical Working Groups; industry and trade association initiatives and workgroups; implement compliance strategies as required.
• Coordinate the delivery and management of the terminals' onsite contractor safety program.
• Federal / State / Local rule and regulation review, interpretation and implementation.
• Spend up to 80% of working hours in the field, observing operations, training, and assisting operations with auditing and inspections. May require operating various pieces of terminal equipment as needed to assist operation in mission success.
• This position is a strong link between operations and management staff which requires handling multiple projects and issues with short deadlines.
• Provide support and/or oversight to field operations on safe work practices and industrial hygiene programs.
• Facilitate "root cause" analysis of reported incidents, such as near misses, personal injury, DOT, or vehicle accidents.

Position Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-5 years of Safety work experience.

Education:

• Bachelors' degree in a Safety-related field preferred

Certification, licenses, and registrations:

• Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license and have the willingness to use personal and/or company vehicles in the course of employment.
• Be an OSHA Outreach Instructor in the general industry or qualified to obtain the credentials within 60 days of hire.

Additional requirements:

• Thorough understanding of OSHA 1910, 1917 and 1918 standards.
• Familiar with DOT and USGC regulations.
• Working knowledge of SPCC and SWPPP
• Basic understanding of air and water permits.
• Must pass and complete safety training /certification as required by customers to work in their facilities and as required by Kinder Morgan.
• Must obtain and/or meet all requirements to enter foreign trade zones; such as background checks by both the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security i.e. obtain and maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Card, TWIC.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Self-motivated -- growth-oriented and able to function with limited supervision
• Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with a strong performance
• Flexible - ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
• People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.