Amerex - Health & Safety Engineer

Amerex Corporation; Trussville (AL); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Amerex Corporation in Alabama seeks a Health & Safety Engineer reporting to the Health & Safety Manager to sustain best-in-class safety performance and compliance with OSHA, NFPA, ANSI. You will audit, implement, and train on site policies, lead HS programs, conduct investigations, and support ISO/VPP initiatives while collaborating with internal partners.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety, 5-7 years of experience, strong communication, and proficiency with

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of experience preferred.
• Comprehensive understanding of OSHA, NFPA, and ANSI standards.
• Working knowledge of VPP.
• Excellent communication and training skills.

Aufgaben

• Perform HS audits, inspections, and program compliance.
• Develop and implement HS programs; lead training initiatives.
• Lead regulatory inspections and investigations with corrective actions.
• Support incident investigations and action plans.
• Collaborate with management to drive HS ownership across facilities.

Kenntnisse

Verbal and written communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Conflict resolution

Training and presentation

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Thank you for your interest in a career at Amerex. Our company stands as a global leader in fire suppression products, driven by our commitment to our team members, communities, and customers. We embrace individual differences and actively recruit team members from diverse backgrounds and skill sets, irrespective of race, gender, or ethnicity. At Amerex, we are dedicated to continuous collaboration and innovation, striving to remain leaders in our industry.

Every position is rooted in a culture that aligns with eight guiding principles: Teamwork, Excellence, Communication, Leadership, Environment, Safety, Accountability, and Trust. These principles are the foundation of McWane, Inc. and serve as a compass, offering personal guidance to navigate daily work situations.

Overview

Job Description

Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, the role of the Health & Safety Engineer is vital to the success of the organization, achieving company goals and driving initiatives that result in best-in-class health and safety performance (ISO 45001 & VPP facility). This role is a subject matter expert in safety programs and processes, supports in maintaining the Amerex Health & Safety program by auditing, implementing, and conducting training on site-level policies and procedures in accordance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements as established by governing bodies (OSHA, NFPA, NIOSH, ANSI, etc.), as well as the Amerex Corporation and McWane Inc. standards. Additional duties include but are not limited to working closely with internal business partners to find effective and efficient solutions to health and safety issues, participating in injury and incident investigations, ISO/VPP auditing, and maintaining necessary documents pertaining to the health and safety program.

Responsibilities

• Perform all functions of the job with the highest level of compliance and integrity
• Assist in driving a culture of HS ownership throughout all facilities
• Assist the Health and Safety Manager with Health and Safety initiatives.
• Develop & Implement HS programs for respective facility, as directed
• Lead and conduct HS audits and inspections
• Physical conditions safety inspections
• Program audits
• Compliance & Permit audits
• Machine guarding
• Machine Risk Assessments
• LOTO
• Confined space entry
• Develop Safety Programs, training initiative and conduct training as directed by the organization
• Conduct/schedule IH sampling as required
• Identify and support the implementation of ergonomic solutions, ergonomics training and ergonomic communications
• Lead regulatory inspections and investigations as required and develop/track any corrective actions to closure
• Support Facility with incident investigations, corrective action plans and share best practices through network wide communication.
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent discipline required.
• 5-7 years’ experience preferred.
• Comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, and ANSI standards.
• Working knowledge of VPP
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Must possess high aptitude for technical communication skills.
• Must possess excellent time management and conflict resolution skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Proven success working with all levels of management.
• Excellent training and presentation skills.
• Strong manufacturing industry knowledge preferred.
• ASP/CSP is a plus.
• OSHA 501/511 is a plus.

Additional Information

SUMMARY OF WORKING CONDITIONS

This position may involve potential exposure to hazardous materials and environmental changes (heat/cold). The employee must be able to work under stress occasioned by production requirements, personnel, and the needs of other departments, utilizing proper body mechanics.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.