The Safety Specialist provides functional occupational safety and health (OSH) leadership and technical expertise to the site operations team to support business needs based on compliance requirements, business risk profile, change management needs, and performance objectives. 

Safety Specialist supports and implements workplace safety programs through planning and tactical execution enabling the site to achieve regulatory compliance, change mindsets, influence safe behaviors of team members, and help drive safety program performance.

TARGETED OUTCOMES 

• Establish networking relationships across the site and within the company that translates problems/solutions directly into business improvements. • Become a change agent by demonstrating coaching and influencing skills for safety best practices. • Provide recognition, evaluation, and control of physical, chemical, radiological, biological, thermal, electrical, noise, and machine safety hazards as a part of a comprehensive world class OSH program within a Multi-Employer worksite.• Support and lead efforts to ensure OSH program, with strategies and tactical execution, that not only achieves OSH regulatory, VPP Star, NFPA, Radiation Safety, RC14001, and corporate requirements but also changes mindsets and behaviors to advance the OH&S program to world class, including the operating discipline of all personnel while onsite.• Execute and improve the plans for industrial hygiene, ergonomics, audits and inspections, emergency response, Corporate critical life safety programs, machine safeguarding, radiation safety and electrical safety within our multi-employer worksite.

Qualifications

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate leadership and influence in driving Corporate zero-incident safety culture through safe work practices and operator engagement.• Manages SDS information and Hazard Communication program• Conducts PPE, ergonomic and health risk assessments and exposure monitoring.• Maintains job physical requirements and conducts physical assessments for the site as may be required. • Support incident and near miss investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions and follow-up • Provides technical expertise and consultation on pre-job planning, accident prevention, regulatory compliance, job safety analysis, hazard management, behavior modification, site safety work permitting, and auditing programs.• Provide trend analysis from observations, incidents, near misses, audits, inspections and training. • Create modules and deliver employee safety and health training• Execute compliance/improvement strategies and effectiveness follow-up• Support contractor safety program training and initiatives • Interface with regulatory agenciesTEAM• Reports to: Site Safety /Industrial Hygiene/Medical Services Manager• Team: Sr. Safety Engineer, Industrial Hygiene Specialist, Safety Manager (Fire Chief), and contracted medical staff.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety or Engineering; or equivalent technical experience • 2+ years safety compliance experience in manufacturing or chemical processing 

DESIRED CERTIFICATIONS/ KNOWLEDGE 

•Should have a desire and be in  position to obtain the CSP designation

REQUIRED SKILLS 

• Technically proficient in all areas of occupational safety compliance, ANSI standards • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills • Self-motivated • Able to plan, execute and implement projects in a timely manner • Achieve results through diverse cross-functional teams • Proficient in computer skills and data management 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT: 

• Willing to adjust work schedule as needed to support safety initiatives and objectives on alternate shifts• Ability to meet all physical requirements of working in an industrial environment including ability to work in extreme temperatures, sitting, standing, walking, use of hands, climbing and use of ladders, etc.