Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Healthmark, A Getinge company was founded in 1969 and employs over 300 people and is a growing company. We strive to provide customers with quality products and support services in a timely and effective manner.

This role will be responsible for monitoring and improving environmental health and safety protocols, working closely with cross-functional teams to promote a culture of safety.
Shift: Full Time, 8:30am - 5:00pm

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Coordinates and maintains the Environmental, Health & Safety program and related activities to ensure compliance with current and future legal, regulatory, and corporate requirements.
• Provide administrative support to the EHS department.
• Assess work environments and job-level functions to ensure health and safety programs and initiatives are developed to support a safe workplace and mitigate risk.
• Tracks metrics for assessing EH&S effectiveness in the organization, including OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) and OSHA Lost Worktime Case Rate (LWR)
• Supports the creation and maintenance of an appropriate EH&S culture through cross-functional cooperation, communications, promotions, and training.
• Responsible for coordinating and managing regular reporting of performance metrics for energy consumption, waste generation, and sustainability for applicable locations.
• Support compliance and improvement activities of the ISO 14001, Environmental Management System for applicable locations.
• Assist with EH&S incident investigations, identifying root causes and corrective actions, tracking corrective action implementations, and verifying effectiveness.
• Assist in onboarding orientation and onboarding.
• Coordinate and perform training to ensure awareness, adoption and compliance with EHS requirements.
• Contributes to EH&S-related emergency planning. Ensure required records are maintained.
• Coordinate and prepare safety meeting events.
• Assist in planning safety company events.
• Stay up to date on regulatory changes, best practices, and industry standards in EHS and proactively implement updates to company programs.
• Attend safety-related meetings virtually and in person when needed.

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• BS in Safety or Environmental Management or related field.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in a comparable position.
• Must have working knowledge of OSHA, ASNI, and NFPA requirements.
• Prefer working knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standard requirements.
• Must have experience working with local, Federal, and State Authorities for permits and reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of state and federal OSHA standards and reporting.
• Experience working in an FDA-regulated environment is highly desired.
• Experience supporting both office and field-based operations is preferred.
• Experience conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills and be able to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Applied experience in ergonomics and proactive repetitive stress injury prevention is highly desirable.
• Capable of independent work given broad guidance and able to provide multiple options to resolve issues.
• Able to work effectively and reprioritize as new demands arise.
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications is required (Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
• Ensures environmental consciousness and safe practices are exhibited in decisions.
• Use of computer and telephone equipment and other related office accessories/devices to complete assignments.
• May work extended hours during peak business cycles.
• 10% travel between North America sites, Conferences, and training.

BENEFITS:

• 401k (Safe Harbor)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Company paid short term and long term disability

Healthmark, A Getinge company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants who require reasonable accommodations to complete a profile or to submit responses to qualifying questions may contact hmhr@hmark.com or 800-521-6224.

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