Environmental Health & Safety Specialist; EHSS

Position: Environmental Health & Safety Specialist (EHSS)
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Dura-Line EHSS Specialist in Elyria, Ohio

100% On-Site, Monday-Friday, 7am-330pm, with flexibility and on-call availability

Dura-Line is Seeking an Experienced Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHSS) Specialist

Are you a dedicated professional with a passion for safety, environmental responsibility, and a proven track record in leading EHSS programs? Dura-Line, an Orbia Business, invites you to join our team as an EHSS Specialist at Sugar Lane location in Elyria, Ohio. In this crucial role, you'll play a pivotal part in fostering a safety-conscious culture, ensuring compliance, and championing sustainability initiatives.

The EHSS Specialist is the main liaison between the plant associate's safety activities and the Management and Corporate EH&S Team. This role must develop and build strong professional relationships with members of the Plant management team. As an EHSS specialist you will play an instrumental role in safeguarding employees' health and safety. We are looking for someone who can mitigate safety risks and evaluate work environments for potential risks and hazards and consult with employers and employees on the best practices.

As an EHSS Specialist you will be responsible for:

• Actively participating in the plants efforts to engage the entire workforce to build a strong EHS culture that leads to zero harm to our employees and the environment by making recommendations for changes and lead site management team.
• Be the Subject matter expert for the facility and work with and through the plant management team to implement environmental, health, and safety requirements and that they are met through ownership and accountability by all employees.

• Lead and drive EHSS initiatives and processes at the site to reduce risk, drive safe and planet friendly behaviors and practices.

• Elevate the plant site safety performance by improving and fostering a safety culture

• Analyzes leading and lagging indicators and provide recommendations that lead to zero harm to our employees and the environment through proactive, risk-based programs that engage with employees.

• Provide critical support and subject matter expertise to the manufacturing plant and the Plant Leadership.

• Influence plant leadership and employees through demonstrated subject matter expertise, passion for EHS, and the ability to work adeptly on transactional requirements and transformational imperatives.

• This position is the EHS functional expert for the facility and will work with and through the plant management team to implement environmental, health, and safety requirements and that they are met through ownership and accountability by all employees including processing EHSS related administrative and reporting requirements.

• KPI: TTIR, LTIR, Near Misses, ISO and Audit results. Compliance, regulation, inspections and auditing responsibilities and preparation.

• Verify and ensure the compliance with company and governmental safety and environmental program requirements through inspection, risk assessments, site audits and evaluation of the environment/facility, equipment and processes in work areas.

You must be a high-performing, proven leader with a background of at least 2 years in a site EHSS role in manufacturing operations, including safety or environmental administration and project management.

• Associates or 2 year degree in Safety and Health, Environmental, Science or Engineering or related discipline or equivalent to 3 plus years of relevant work experience.
• Manufacturing experience required

• EHS certifications/training- ASP/CSP certification preferred

• Knowledge/
  
  Experience:
  
  Aware of federal compliance EHS/OSHA/EPA regulations and standards. SWPPP, EPCRA, EPA TIER II, basic industrial hygiene, conservation program.

• Experience with objective accident investigations for all accidents and near miss occurrences, analyze injury trends, and coordinate corrective actions

• Knowledge of regulatory reporting and inspection processes at various levels.

• Capable of training employees and able to write reports, work instructions, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; government reporting Tier II

Physical requirements for the position such as mobility, vision, strength, etc. (applicable in line with local laws):

• Prolonged periods on the plant floor or warehouse area working in a manufacturing environment that may require walking, standing, bending and operating a forklift.
• Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds
• Comfortable wearing appropriate PPE while in producation and warehouse areas
• Will spend time in an…