EHS Specialist

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist will drive excellence in safety performance and environmental compliance by working with others in the EHS Department and all plant employees. Assists the Environmental Health and Safety Manager to administer and improve safety systems and directly assist employees through coaching, training, audits, observations, investigations, and assessments. The EHS Specialist will provide backup assistance to the Environmental Health and Safety Manager as needed (requires knowledge of environmental and OSHA regulations and becoming familiar with the duties of that role), will participate in and facilitate weekly safety meetings and provide expertise to help improve the environmental administrative systems and plant process systems to minimize waste and enhance continued compliance with all local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations.

This role may also include the monitoring for potential new regulations which may impact the plant.

Responsibilities:

• Occupational Safety – To promote the FMC Middleport Plant's Safety Policy. Prepare training materials, conduct training, and help train other trainers. Perform audits and review audits performed by others. Observe and coach employees in the work environment and help identify and implement changes to equipment and/or procedures that reduce risk. Administer and improve safety systems (e.g., incident reporting and action item tracking systems).
  
  Apply safety regulations and best practices, identify gaps, propose solutions and improvements, and drive their implementation.
• Environmental
  - To promote the FMC Middleport Plant's Environmental Policy. Assist other EHS Team members and provide backup as needed with their tasks of managing wastes and preparing federal, state and local reports as required by permit, regulations or corporate. Apply federal and state environmental regulations and best practices, train others on these requirements and audit plant performance against them, to ensure that plant operation is in compliance with the regulations.
• Common for Occupational Safety and Environmental:
  
  - Participate in and lead near miss and incident investigations. At times will be involved in the review of process changes and projects to ensure they are safe and environmentally sound.

Challenges:

• To keep abreast of, interpret and apply the numerous rules and regulations which are regularly updated and often times open to interpretation.
• To manage time to fulfill environmental obligations and reporting requirements and to provide significant time in the plant providing safety coaching and support to hourly employees.
• To develop a supportive relationship with all employees, and to become an advocate for their well-being.

Latitude
- This position has the broad latitude to take necessary corrective and preventative action to avoid non-compliances and to support the safety of all employees.

Required

Education:

• BS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or equivalent experience.

Qualifications:

• Familiarity with federal / state environmental and safety rules and regulations
• Specialist I: 4+ years of Environmental or Safety leadership experience; chemical industry preferred
• Specialist II: 6+ years of Environmental or Safety leadership experience; chemical industry preferred

Competencies:

• Adaptive
• Accountable
• Inclusive

Compensation Range: $80k to $110k

FMC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Employment decisions at FMC are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.

We value diversity and strive to ensure that our hiring and employment practices support a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.