Environmental Health & Safety Lead

ZipRecruiter; Belleville; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an EHS Lead to guide the implementation of its EHS Management System. The role involves ensuring compliance with safety regulations, conducting training, and promoting health and safety awareness among employees. Ideal candidates will have several years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety and relevant certifications, contributing to a safe working environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Environmental Health and Safety field.
• 1+ years' experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Certifications in First Aid, CPR, OSHA 10 and 30 are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Defines safety training for employees on policies and regulations.
• Conduct safety inspections and accident reports identifying root causes.
• Manage wastes generated on site and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Communication

Conflict Management

Problem Solving

Multi-tasking

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Risk management and health and safety management certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Position Summary

The EHS Lead provides overall guidance for EHS goals and objectives. Effectively implement Company's EHS Management System. Integrates environmental / safety compliance and management systems into manufacturing operations. Champions operations excellence by showing employees how their actions connect to Company's EHS vision and create long term value. Provide training, meet day to day environmental / safety requirements, performs internal audits, drive continuous improvement of the company's environmental / safety management system. Provides a good foundation and solid understanding of major environmental and safety regulations and represent the facility during environmental /safety agency inspections.

The EHS Lead works to prevent workplace accidents and promotes health and safety awareness through education and leadership. Implement internal policies and procedures that align with health and safety regulations to create a compliant and safe work environment. Take proactive measure to identify potential workplace hazards and improve existing conditions. Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Defines safety training for employees on policies, regulations and procedures
• Advise the company's administrative team on safety issues and compliance in specific projects and operations
• Inspect and verify company compliance with relevant safety regulations
• Analyze incident reports, metrics and injury case studies in order to institute changes that lead to a safer environment
• Conduct safety inspections and accident reports identifying root cause and ensure implementation of corrective actions
• Maintain a standardized record keeping system for all accidents with review and follow-up
• Work cooperatively with federal, state and local agencies to ensure company compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations
• Monitor and ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and other regulatory bodies.
• Manage wastes generated on site (vendor coordination, documentation, recordkeeping
• Continue to develop a safety-oriented culture
• Provide safety training for employees on policies, regulations and procedures
• Advise the company's administrative team on safety issues and compliance in specific projects and operations
• High energy individual that is self-motivated.
• Good communication and record keeping skills
• Conflict management and problem solving
• Multi-tasking ability

Qualifications/Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years in Environmental Health and Safety field
• Risk management and health and safety management certification.
• 1+ years' experience with Microsoft Excel and knowledge of other Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Certifications in Fist Aid, CPR, OSHA 10 and 30 are highly desirable

Travel

Travel is not required.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 50lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee's ability to see near and far distances.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.