Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Company Overview

United Performance Metals (UPM) is looking for its next team member dedicated to continuous improvement. Supported by O’Neal Industries with 100 years of expertise, this opening will provide you the opportunity to learn what it takes to distribute specialty metals across the globe. Through advanced technology and global reach, our company prides itself on delivering excellence and growing opportunities for our Associates.

Position Summary

This position exists to facilitate the establishment and promotion of safe and healthy working environment and to recommend measures to reduce or eliminate industrial incidents and health hazards in compliance with OSHA, NIOSH, and EPA regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Environmental Program Management

1. Ensure compliance with all applicable EPA regulations, including air quality, hazardous waste, stormwater management.
2. Use ENHESA software to create and comply with a legal registry.
3. Develop and implement ISO 14001 program.
4. Create and submit EPA Tier II reports.
5. Ensure compliance to customer PFAS requirements.
6. Ensure compliance to customer REACH requirements.

Risk Identification and Reduction

1. Identifies and appraises conditions, use Job Safety Analysis, which could produce incidents and financial losses and evaluates potential extent of injuries resulting from incidents.
2. Conducts periodic inspections of company facilities to detect compliance of safety and health programs and recommends corrective or preventive measures where necessary.
3. Identifies and appraises environmental conditions which could produce accidental releases and financial penalties.

Consults Leadership on Regulatory Compliance

1. Serves as a technical resource to the organization in the fields of industrial and environmental health and safety.
2. Maintains a body of knowledge for safety, health, and environmental compliance.
3. Interprets regulations including safety, fire, and environment consensus standards.
4. Recommends improvements to site leadership to maintain compliance.
5. Develops strong EHS champions on site

Performs Incident Investigations

1. Participates in the investigation of incidents and injuries, in the gathering of evidence and/or material and in the preparation of reports for company use.
2. Assists in determining root cause and corrective actions.
3. Ensures corrective actions are completed in a timely manner.

Maintains Effective Communication

1. Develops and maintains a network of relationships at UPM locations to ensure that all levels of supervision are adequately equipped and trained to perform their tasks and fulfill their responsibilities relative to safety, health, and environmental.
2. Be an effective facilitator of group meetings including through computer-based web conferencing technology.
3. Be effective at communicating through Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Power Point and Excel.
4. Creates and distributes Safety Alert's
5. Maintain company identified Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Database Management

1. Participates in the use of technology to increase the safety of the organization.
2. Maintains the injury, behavioral based safety, environmental, industrial hygiene, auditing, and assessment management databases.
3. Ensures data is entered into the system correctly and completely.

Contributes to Improve the Function, Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Safety Department

1. Contributes to the design and implementation of new methods, policies, and programs to improve organizational and employee safety with a focus on environmental management.
2. Contributes to the design and implementation of identifying and communicating new requirements and best practices.
3. Assists in facilitating safety training.
4. Ability and willingness to travel 15%
5. All other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

1. Bachelors degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, or a related field. Combination of equivalent education and experience will be considered. Advanced certifications preferred.
2. A minimum of 5 years of experience in EHS roles, preferably in a metals industry or manufacturing environment.
3. Proficient knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations.
4. Excellent communication, presentation, and training skills.
5. Proficiency in data analysis and the use of environmental and safety management compliance software.
6. Commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for all employees.