Job Description:
- Our client is seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist to support Maritime operations in the Gardena, CA.
- The successful candidate will have comprehensive knowledge of environmental, health, safety and sustainability programs, experience setting up and managing EHS programs in industrial and engineering settings and have a project management background.
- The EHS Specialist will be responsible for implementing, and maintaining the policies, programs, and procedures within the client s EHS management system, and will ensure compliance with all federal, state, local, and customer EHS requirements.
- The role will also serve as a subject matter expert in occupational safety and health, environmental, and sustainability matters for Gardena, CA.
- The EHS Specialist must serve as a change agent and demonstrate the ability to guide operations leaders in implementing EHS programs, building a zero-injury culture, and minimizing impact on the environment.
Essential Functions:
- Participate actively with the organization s leadership to establish policies and directions to achieve the targets and objectives within the EHS program.
- Assist in developing company environment, health and safety (EHS) programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental health and safety regulations.
- Responsible for implementing, and monitoring company environment, health and safety (EHS) programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental health and safety regulations.
- Works with stakeholders in the organization during space planning, building expansions and/or other changes in facilities or work areas to ensure EHS requirements and regulations are met.
- Remains current with all applicable regulations and company policies and advise leadership in EHS-related programmatic change recommendations or requirements.
- Focuses on continuous improvement of EHS programs in processes, systems, and products
- Prepares and completes environmental, health and safety reports, permits, and any other types of EHS requirements.
- Assist in the implementation of EHS projects such as: hazardous communication training, air inventory logs, hoist safety program, PPE selection, machine guarding, accident investigations, workers compensation, lockout/tagout training, etc.
- Maintain current chemical inventory and approve new chemicals to the facility.
- Conducts job hazard assessments to identify and mitigate hazards in the workplace.
- Leads EHS committees and engages all employees to take ownership of EHS.
- Supports pollution prevention and sustainability project identification and execution.
- Supports and guides accident investigations to determine thorough root cause and produces and maintains necessary documentation and permits.
- Establishes and maintains necessary contacts with site, county, state, federal regulatory agencies.
- Manages the hazardous materials and waste storage areas; guides receiving and storage of hazardous materials and waste plus waste minimization projects. Interacts with Treatment Storage Disposal Facilities to profile waste streams.
- Assists with major environmental activities: emission quantification, South Coast Air Quality Management District activities, storm water permit compliance, and sources reduction.
- Audits production departments for EHS regulatory compliance and assist production management in maintaining a positive safety culture on the floor.
- Conducts workplace surveys, safety audits and assessments. Advises management of conditions requiring corrective actions
- Assist in instructing departmental personnel on the proper handling of chemicals, labeling and disposal of hazardous waste in accordance with GHS.
- Participates as member of the Emergency Response Team. Keeps current on new development in the field.
- Performs other duties as required by Management.
- Up to 20% support for the Anaheim facility.
Qualifications:
- Requires both business knowledge and technical understanding in EH&S area
- Experience in the manufacturing
- Capability to guide teams without a formal management role
- Bachelor s Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
- Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience
- Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience would also be given consideration
- Strong technical understanding of occupational health and safety and environmental regulations and practices
- Experience developing and authoring risk assessments, policies, and training programs
- Flexible to support off-shift or weekend activities and response measures, when needed, and able to travel 10% of the time
Preferred Additional Skills:
- DOD issued Secret level Clearance preferred
- EHS-related professional accreditations (ASP, CSP or similar)
- Experience in California EHS regulatory requirements
- Strong root cause analysis skills
- Experience using and leveraging EHS common tools and systems, such as Gensuite
- Strong teamwork, interpersonal, problem-solving, and analysis skills
- Exhibits sound judgment and professionalism in all situations
- Self-directed, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and assess priorities effectively
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