Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Gallatin, TN $85,000.00-$

• Inspect and evaluate the environment, equipment, and processes in working areas of the facility to ensure compliance with government safety regulations, industry standards, and ISO 45001/14001.
• Identify potentially hazardous biological, chemical, and radiological materials and collect samples if needed for analysis.
• Monitor all regulatory reporting that is required for compliance (i.e., EPA, OSHA, etc.).
• Maintain all environmental reports, permits and record‑keeping requirements to operate the facility and on‑site equipment.
• Manage IMDS with various OEMs.
• Recommend changes to protect workers and educate employees on how to prevent health problems using safety training programs.
• Work with department supervisors & managers to report incidents, spills and help identify their causes while finding ways to prevent them. Report findings to management on the root cause and corrective action. If retraining is required as part of the corrective action, the EHS Engineer will work with the department supervisor, manager on material and schedule.
• Complete and submit annual Tier II, EPA , and DOT Haz requirements.
• Review SPCC with external agencies and top management.
• Create, review, and implement all health and safety programs in the company in accordance with ISO 45001/14001 standards.
• Serve as source and contact for Safety Data Sheet (SDS) related questions, including creation or modification of SDS for new or existing products.
• Manage annual, onboarding, and monthly training regarding environment, health & safety for all employees in the company to ensure compliance and to exceed EHS goals.
• Update, review, and manage all aspects of the EAP, including annual drills while coordinating with city and state regulatory agencies.
• Cooperate with Human Resources to manage Workers Comp program and ensure all preventative training is reviewed.

Entry level

Full-time

Management and Manufacturing

Chemical Manufacturing