EHS Specialist; Site Lead

As the EHS Specialist
, you will be responsible for managing a comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety program for PPG's Cedar Falls, Iowa plant. The role also includes providing support to a secondary facility located in Peru, Illinois. You will provide leadership, direction and training that will ensure a safe and healthful workplace for our associates while ensuring compliance with applicable environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations to minimize current and future risk.

You will report to the Sr. EHS Manager, Coatings Services. Come make an impact with PPG!

• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local and PPG requirements and policies.

• Drive injury prevention and spill elimination programs.

• Provide leadership and direction for EHS training.

• Oversight and completion of the industrial hygiene program.

• Submit workers' compensation documentation for work related injuries and assist with management of cases.

• Provide technical guidance for the facility-wide MOC program.

• Evaluate the EHS Impacts of capital projects and assure EHS risk assessments are completed.

• Provide oversight, audit readiness and mentorship for compliance audits and corrective action management.

• Lead emergency response activities.

• Liaise with environmental Center of Excellence for environmental aspects.

• Develop programs to reduce EHS risks and to comply with regulatory and PPG corporate requirements and management systems.

• Complete and submit Federal, State, and Local environmental reports such as the OSHA logs, and be responsible for site permits.

• Oversight of the Waste Management Program (Hazardous, Non-Hazardous, Universal).

• Help develop leading indicators that drive continuous improvement in sustainability metrics (energy, water, waste), spill incidents, injuries and the EHS Management System.

• A Bachelor's degree in a related field.

• 5+ years of related EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Understanding of safety and environmental regulations and consensus standards (OSHA, EPA, DOT, Workers' Compensation), inspection procedures, audits, hazard reviews, incident prevention, incident investigation techniques.

• Ability to act as advisor to management and employees across a variety of issues.

• Knowledge in organizational change and building a safety culture through influence and engagement.

• Travel up to 30% to Peru, Illinois location. Travel and Expense card is provided.

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#Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Paid Holidays, PTO, annual bonus plan.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - everyday.

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit  and follow @ PPG on Twitter.

Every single day at PPG:

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are "One PPG" to the world.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We make it happen.

We run it like we own it.

We do better today than yesterday - everyday.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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