EHS Specialist

US Farathane; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discounts

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Referral program

Paid holidays and vacation

Climate controlled environment

Promotional opportunities

Job summary

US Farathane in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced EHS Specialist to lead the environmental, health, and safety program at our manufacturing facility. Based in Austin, you will oversee OSHA procedures, training, inspections, and safety committee activities to ensure regulatory compliance.

You will investigate incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions while supporting plant environmental and health safety inquiries.

Qualifications

• Five plus years of experience in an EHS role.
• Plastic injection molding environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enforce all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
• Coordinate the safety program with written programs, training, inspections, and committee activities to meet local and federal requirements.
• Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Provide support to plant on environmental, health, and safety questions.
• Report to Management on EMS status, audits, and corrective actions.
• Lead workers’ compensation claims, including paperwork and communications with injured employees and insurers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

EHS experience

Plastic injection molding

Job description

US Farathane is seeking an experienced EHS Specialist to oversee EHS activities at our Austin, TX manufacturing facility.

Summary

The EHS Specialist is responsible for leading and supporting the EHS function at the plant level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for following, enforcing, and communicating all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
• Coordinate the safety program including written programs, training, inspections, and committee activities to ensure that local and federal requirements are met.
• Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis and come up with corrective / preventative actions.
• Provide support to plant, for environmental, health, and safety questions / concerns.
• Reports to the Management Team on the status of the environmental management system, including environmental compliance, system audits and corrective action plans.
• Lead workers compensation claims, including paperwork and communications with injured employees and TPA/insurer.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Five plus years of experience in an EHS role.
• Previous work experience in a plastic injection molding environment preferred.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear. Ability to lift 30 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 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 exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee must not wear any loose-fitting clothing that may get in the way of the moving machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. EHS Specialist hours may vary depending on the support needed on off shifts such as training, incident investigation etc.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Referral program
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Climate controlled environment
• Job Promotional Opportunities and much more!

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.