SEHS Specialist

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for coordinating Safety, Environmental, Health, and Security (SEHS) programs and processes at our Henderson, Nevada location under the guidance of the Senior Corporate Safety, Environmental, Health and Security Manager. The position interacts with leaders and with employees to ensure a culture where each employee is accountable and responsible for Safety, Health & Environmental conditions, and behaviors. The SEHS Specialist ensures compliance with regulations and company policies, while routinely interacting with employees on our site production floors.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Sharepoint.
• Familiarization with Apple iDevices (iPads & iPhones)
• Strong organizational skills required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required, including public speaking skills
• Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours if needed
• Must be able to work well with others, within all levels of the organization
• Honest, dependable, responsible, and act with a high level of integrity to fulfill obligations. Be able to work independently with a great deal of autonomy to produce the targeted safety results.
• The right candidate will be able to work both independently and as a part of a team in a leadership role and be a self-starter/quick learner

Education and/or Experience

• 2-5 years SEHS experience, preferred in Manufacturing or related field
• OHST, STS, ASP certifications preferred

Essential Duties and Requirements include the following:

• Serves as a resource to leaders and to employees regarding all safety-related matters, programs, and systems
• Champions safety programs and promote safe work practices throughout the company
• Communicates and responds in a timely and professional manner with all sites
• Drives excellence through active participation on the production floors
• Collaborates with vendors as needed to ensure the effective execution of services that produce outcomes that improve the overall safety engagement and effectiveness throughout the organization
• Safety Incident Investigations:
• Ensures thorough investigation of all incidents, in coordination with site leadership
• Provides thorough root cause analysis to improve the quality of incident investigations and responds to safety incidents and near misses with a sense of urgency and a bias for action
• Monitors and oversees the corrective action information system, the database, and data so it can be analyzed
• Audits:
• Tracks inspection and audit results
• Assists with preparation for scheduled SEHS audits and ensures facilities are audit ready by completing document, training record, and facility inspections
• Completes walk-through inspections of production facilities to ensure safe behaviors are being followed and to validate employee compliance
• Provides support and assistance during on-site audits (Federal OSHA, Nevada State OSHA, Federal and Nevada EPA, City of Henderson, SQF, Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) including attending opening conferences, on-the-floor tours, record retrieval, closing conferences, and driving completion of any generated CAPAs.)
• Behavior-Based Safety:
• Completes Behavior Based Safety (BBS) observations
• Enters/Monitors Behavior Based Safety Observation data and prepares the data in the database so that it can be analyzed by Management.
• Maintains Behavior Based Safety Observation forms and materials as directed by the SEHS Manager or Department Management
• Systems & Processes:
• Oversee the completion of and/or completes OSHA Logs for our Henderson, NV location.
• Compiles and develops monthly reports/score cards for the facility
• Employee Case Management
• Receives invoices in the designated accounting system for services related to safety, health, and environmental
• Partners with Training & Development function to ensure SEHS training records are maintained in the TH Foods Learning Management System (LMS)
• Organizes and files SEHS information via scanning documents into electronic form or organizing paperwork into appropriate files
• Assists employees and leadership with issues they may be having using SEHS hardware or software
• Maintains SEHS document databases and repositories
• Posts SEHS information on facility display screens and bulletin boards
• Edits SEHS programs and presentations directed by the SEHS Manager
• Translates or facilitates the translation of SEHS documents and other training materials into required languages
• Environmental Compliance:
• Conduct quarterly sampling for stormwater, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Prepare, develop, and submit required reports on stormwater and wastewater sampling, accurately documenting findings and corrective actions as needed.
• Investigates any non-compliance or exceedances of permitted limited as needed
• Ensure the pH treatment system is functional and compliant with permit limits.
• Assists our Henderson, NV location with compliance to internal programs
• Coordinates first responder training and recertification training as needed
• Facilitates annual audiograms for the Henderson, NV location.
• Provides leadership and oversight to the plant safety committees to improve team engagement, field employee feedback, and drive positive safety outcomes at the plant level
• Responsible for recognizing and reporting employee Safety and Food Safety opportunities/issues.
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Ability

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.