EHS Specialist

Valmont Industries, Inc.; Estill (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Valmont in Estill, South Carolina is seeking an EHS Specialist to advance safety, health, and environmental programs at the site. You will report to the EHS Manager and Regional Safety Manager, drive risk assessments, manage incident data, and ensure compliance with global EHS standards.

Responsibilities include leading safety teams, conducting investigations, delivering training, and coordinating with regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the EHS Manager and Regional Safety Manager; no direct or indirect reports.
• Creates annual site EHS targets to measurably reduce health, safety, and environmental risks.
• Manages EHS data in the site information system for injuries, workers’ comp, near misses, and inspections.
• Leads risk assessment to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards.
• Implements global EHS standards including Hazardous Energy Control/Lockout, Confined Space Entry and Waste Storage.
• Leads deployment of EHS teams and drives continuous improvement.
• Leads incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Develops and maintains training processes for EHS content and tracking.
• Collects data for reporting and regulatory permit submittals.
• Serves as initial contact with national/local environmental, health and safety agencies.
• Completes the Valmont EHS Specialist curriculum within three months of hire.
• Daily engagement with floor employees to foster a safety program.
• Conducts EHS training and committee meetings.
• Records data for safety contacts and hazard identifications.
• Collects data for environmental regulatory requirements.
• Manages waste storage area records, tracking, and disposal.

Job description

We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

41 Wood St Estill South Carolina 29918

Why Valmont

We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward?

Essential Functions

• Reports directly to the EHS Manager, with matrixed reporting to the Regional Safety Manager and has no direct or indirect reports
• Creates the annual, site-specific environmental, health and safety targets and objectives for the site to measurably reduce exposure to the to the site’s most significant health and safety risks and environmental impacts
• Function as the site level expert in the company’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) information management system to manage data related to EHS events such as injuries, workers compensation claims, near miss incidents and internal and external inspections, and environmental permits
• Leads the risk assessment process to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards throughout the site
• Manages implementation of the Valmont’s global EHS standards which includes, but is not limited to, Hazardous Energy Control/Lockout, Confined Space Entry and Waste Storage
• Leads the deployment of environment, health and safety teams (e.g., Safety Committee, Green Team, etc.) and facilitates their engagement in ownership of the activities required to maintain compliance, reduce the site’s environment footprint and drive continuous improvement
• Leads the team-based incident investigation process to drive appropriate root cause and corrective actions
• Develops and maintains training processes to ensure that required environmental, health and safety training is defined, addresses required content and is tracked to completion
• Collects data for reporting and permit submittals for multi-media environmental regulatory requirements
• Serves as the site’s initial point-of-contact with national and local environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies
• Successful completion of the Valmont EHS Specialist curriculum within three months of hire

Other Important Details About The Role

• Daily engagement with employees on the floor to foster a cooperative, engaged safety program
• Conduct all EHS training and EHS committee meetings
• Collects and enters data for of all safety contacts and hazard identifications
• Collects and enters data for all environmental regulatory requirements

Manage waste storage area, including record keeping, tracking and disposal

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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