Environmental Health & Safety Engineer

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Salary: $95,000 - $115,000 per year

The Environmental Health & Safety Engineer III will plan, development, and guide implementation of various environmental, health, and safety programs and systems (compliance/best practices).

• Amazing Company Culture
• 100% covered Tuition / Continued Education Reimbursement (Book cost included!!)
• Family Owned Business
• Promote Work life Balance

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish and promote safe and healthy working conditions for all employees, implement environmental protection techniques, provide compliance methods based upon current industry technology & best available practices to ensure EHS compliance objectives are met. Recommends measures to reduce workplace hazards and risks impact to operations. Coordinates OSHA or EPA related tasks.
• Performs incident investigations related to EHS, loss control, and insurance risks.
• Research, develop, and implement cost-effective EHS program techniques that ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and company policies.
• Participate and serve as site lead for company ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems. Assists with goals and objectives, environmental aspects and impacts, and routine audits.
• Develop a thorough knowledge of equipment/materials and associated risks at the facility, including machine safety, hazardous materials, ergonomics, pollution control devices, etc.
• May perform various industrial hygiene activities such as noise, air sampling assessments, and ergonomics.
• Provides aid and guidance to department supervisors and management on various EHS issues.
• Assist management with company risk management initiatives, business continuity, filing of worker’s compensation reports, and loss control assessments by the insurer or brokerage firm.
• Leads and intermittently chairs Employee Safety Committee, serve as a mentor in sharing knowledge and raising EHS recognition to fellow employees, including monthly safety-talk topics.
• Coordinate with local Fire Department on various fire protection issues and/or permitting.
• Leads the site Medical First Responder Team and ensures required training is completed.
• Assist in safety data sheet program management, general HAZCOM program, and new material/chemical review for operations.
• Executes safety review of new/modified capital equipment or facility modification projects.
• Maintains a comprehensive and organized recordkeeping system.
• Ensure RCRA hazardous wastes, non-hazardous, and universal wastes programs are compliant; may perform DOT/IATA manifesting and will be required to prepare regulatory reports on a timely basis.
• Directly participate in emergency actions such as supervising spill cleanup, or other emergency response circumstances. Will occasionally require response outside of normal work hours and weekends. Serves as lead for the site Spill Response Team.
• As appropriate, coordinate with vendors and Facility Maintenance on various EHS issues and contractor safety. May serve as project manager.
• Reviews new local/state regulations impacting the facility and develop appropriate compliance program.
• Attend training sessions/meetings/seminars to maintain proficiency in various EHS areas.
• Develops, reviews, and instructs EHS and related training programs to ensure employee knowledge and understanding of regulations and requirements. Assists with the Learning Management System (via Paycom).
• Develop cost estimates, capital expense requests, and purchase orders as required for achieving objectives of EHS projects.
• Under guidance of the Director, EHS supports customer inquiries on product safety/assurance, EU REACH, and EU RoHS applicability and declarations of conformance.
• Coordinates initial and maintains required environmental and safety permits for processes, equipment or discharges generated at the facility.
• Conduct stormwater and SPCC inspections and prepares relevant reports.
• Position is also expected to perform administrative tasks, filing, and reporting.
• Report immediately all suspicious and hazardous conditions to a supervisor.
• Understand and observe all safety guidelines and assure quality and safety by complying with all appropriate policies and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining clean, orderly, and hazard-free work areas.
• Able to work with minimal supervision, be a self-starter and be detail oriented.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated professional level knowledge and proficiency of OSHA 1910 General Industry Standards and EPA agencies and applicable regulations. Experience in industrial processes or manufacturing required.
• Strong knowledge of safety inspections, machine safety, lockout/tagout, HAZCOM, electrical, fire protection systems, electrical respiratory protection, hearing conservation, various EHS reporting.
• Knowledge of environmental management systems, ISO 14001, Internal/External Lead Auditor preferred.
• Assessing applicability of environmental regulations and permits for air, water, and waste sources.
• Knowledge of EPA programs: stormwater, RCRA/hazardous wastes, SPCC/oil, remediation, waste-water sampling / treatment. Experience with scrubber operations a plus.
• Proficiency in reports such as OSHA 300 log, workers compensation program, Tier II, Form R, air emissions, water discharges (DMRs).
• Knowledge of corrective action processes, 5-whys, 8D, etc. FMEA and similar critical assessment tools a plus.
• Understanding of engineering drawings/as-builts.
• Worker's compensation knowledge and general loss control.
• Lean & Six Sigma background a plus.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science in technical EHS area, such as: Environmental Engineering/Science, Occupational Safety, or Industrial Hygiene; Engineering (Chemical, Systems, Industrial), Chemistry, Biology, Physics considered with direct EHS experience.
• Minimum 7 years of practical experience in environmental and safety roles, with a preference for backgrounds in aerospace or manufacturing.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as aerospace specifications (AMS), engineering requirements, technical procedures, safety rules, OSHA/EPA/ANSI/ASME standards and quality assurance documents.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: not mandatory but highly desirable

• ASP/CSP, IHIT/CIH, RS, RM, CHMM, FE/ElT, PE.
• Relevant OSHA Certification: e.g., OSHA 30-hr, Certified Forklift Trainer, Arc-Flash NFPA 70e, 40-hr HAZWOPER, or previous Firefighter/EMT.
• First Responder qualified CPR/First Aid/AED.

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