Compliance and Safety Specialist

Compliance And Safety Specialist

Sonny's Enterprises is the world's largest manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment, parts, and supplies. We are the industry leader, recognized and awarded by the International Car Wash Association for innovating new technologies to advance the industry with products proudly designed and built in the USA. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We embrace change and the opportunity it produces to maximize the potential of our most valuable resource — our PEOPLE!

We invite you to explore our opportunities and grow your career with us.

The Compliance and Safety Specialist oversees and coordinates all organization safety activities and programs to ensure a safe, healthy, and accident-free work environment for all employees; develops and implements accident prevention programs.

• Assists with developing, implementing, and monitoring safety programs to reduce frequency of accidents and injuries; assists in minimizing overall workers' compensation costs.
• Plans, implements, communicates, and monitors safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal OSHA rules and regulations, as well as DOT hazardous materials (Haz Mat) transportation requirements.
• Ensures compliance with DOT regulations for the safe handling, packaging, labeling, and transportation of hazardous materials, including proper use of UN identification numbers and shipping documentation.
• Manages and maintains Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) in accordance with OSHA Hazard Communication (Haz Com) standards; ensures accessibility and employee understanding of chemical hazards.
• Supports wastewater management and environmental compliance programs, including proper handling, storage, treatment coordination, and disposal in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Audits various safety and environmental program elements for effectiveness; schedules and performs safety inspections; identifies issues and develops corrective action plans alongside Director of EHS.
• Supervises, controls, and monitors fire prevention and firefighting activities.
• Investigates all accidents, injuries, and hazardous material incidents; recommends and/or coordinates corrective actions through root cause analysis completion.
• Leads safety training programs designed to instruct employees in general safe work practices, chemical safety, hazardous materials handling, SDS usage, DOT Haz Mat transportation requirements, and job-specific hazards; provides training for new employees.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of federal and state OSHA regulations, DOT Haz Mat regulations (49 CFR), environmental regulations (including wastewater compliance), and safety codes; distributes and/or posts new or revised standards that affect the company.
• Reviews and responds to OSHA inquiries through partnership with the Director of EHS; supports responses to DOT or environmental regulatory inquiries as needed.
• Identifies potential safety and environmental hazards at all facilities, including chemical and waste handling risks; reports hazards and recommendations for eliminating/reducing to management.
• Assists Director of EHS to coordinate with other departments on design and construction of new equipment, facilities, and work methods to ensure compliance with safety, hazardous material, and environmental regulations.
• Ensures proper labeling, storage, segregation, and documentation of hazardous materials, including assignment and verification of UN numbers and hazard classes.
• Encourages employees and supervisors to report all unsafe conditions and environmental concerns immediately and schedules or coordinates corrective actions as soon as possible.
• Trains employees and supervisors to report any injury, spill, or hazardous material exposure that occurs on the job immediately.
• Maintains records for statistical measurement and conformance to standard safety and environmental practices, including Haz Mat shipping records and SDS documentation.
• Prepares and maintains required safety, environmental, and regulatory reports, including those related to hazardous materials and wastewater compliance.
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