EHS Specialist

Halocarbon Products Corporation; North Augusta (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the chemical industry is seeking an EHS Specialist to oversee EHS management systems and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The role involves executing risk assessments, facilitating safety training, and engaging in incident investigations to promote a safe working environment. Ideal candidates should demonstrate analytical skills, leadership capabilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Commitment to work towards technical certifications preferred.
• Industrial manufacturing experience, preferably in chemicals.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute EHS management systems and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Conduct incident investigations, provide feedback, and run safety training.
• Lead the site safety committee and manage risk assessments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Project management

Effective communication

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma

Preferred university degree

Professional certificate

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

Teams

MSDS Online

Job description

Description

The EHS Specialist is a hands-on leader with a primary focus of executing Halocarbon’s EHS management systems, ensuring compliance with SCDHEC, EPA, and applicable industry standards. The EHS Specialist will have opportunities to enhance their skills in communications, presentations, project management, and feedback. The EHS Specialist role models EHS/PSM excellence through participation in and compliance with Halocarbon policies, management systems, procedures, teams, and training. They will serve as a change agent to stimulate culture changes, while applying Halocarbon values in engaging the Halocarbon team.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating EHS related risk (e.g. Spot checks, PSSR, MOC, Risk matrix, and JSA) and issuing safe work permits (e.g. Take 5, confined space, first break, hot work).
• Providing high quality individual/small group feedback through spot checks, audits, safety contacts, toolbox talks, and safety meetings.
• Simplifying, maintaining, and auditing compliance with Halocarbon’s Management System.
• Updating assigned policy, procedures, and associated training materials.
• Develop and deliver EHS/PSM/Emergency Response (ER)/Security training, as well as maintain training LMS, safety meetings, training matrix, and E-zone.
• Reviewing and executing EHS department PMs, or tasks assigned to EHS. Execution includes managing contractors, PO’s and gaining approvals. (Examples include: First aid station, safety shower evaluation, elevated work / anchor points, fixed / portable ladder evaluations, elevated work equipment and gas monitoring equipment maintenance).
• Developing, capturing and classifying leading and lagging indicators.
• Leading, reviewing, conducting, documenting, tracking, communicating and closing out incident investigations using the EHS Investigation Tool.
• Actively lead and participate in the site safety committee and site safety subcommittees, acting as a catalyst.
• Actively lead and guide ER leaders in emergency response team membership, EOC, ER/Security Drills, headcount system, training programs, ER equipment, and interfacing with local ER agencies (e.g. NAPS and LEPC).
• Maintain the approved PPE list, PPE matrix / risk assessment, and PPE evaluations.
• Promote the health of employees through effective employee physicals, case management, IH assessments, and providing first aid / guidance to first responders on injury care. Manage workers compensation cases, reporting, and documentation with HR.
• Develop, update and execute industrial hygiene plan & risk assessment with input from IH consultant and EHS Director, as well as conduct sampling (e.g. IH sampling).
• Completing assigned skills evaluations, self-study, training, assigned readings and exercises.
• Achieving and maintaining applicable certifications. (Examples include: First Aid/CPR/AED, Forklift Trainer, Hazmat Specialist / Trainer, Waste Water Operator, DOT Shipper, Hazmat Shipper, and Certified Safety Technician).
• Maintain assigned permits, reports, and/or regulatory licenses (Example include: OHSA 300 logs, security reporting, radio license, ATF industrial alcohol user permit, and SCDEC LQG ID).
• Provide after-hours and evening support and response to the plant.
• Executing other assigned projects and tasks.

This person should be a team-oriented leader; Curious, with an investigative mindset; Able to effectively provide feedback, as well as Collaborate and communicate with their audience. The individual must have a Competitive Spirit, resulting in a demonstrated track record of cooperative success and a keen desire to learn/grow professionally.

Duties & Responsibilities

• EHS/PSM/Emergency Response/Security Management System Leadership – Risk assessment and mitigation; auditing; providing guidance; program development and maintenance; implementing improvements; delivering training; and recordkeeping.
• Lead, participate in, and review incident investigations to ensure the root cause is determined and that corrective actions are developed and implemented to prevent recurrence of related exposures.
• Complete assigned projects.
• Actively participate in the site safety committee or a site safety subcommittee.
• Complete assigned learning / development plan.

Analytical Ability/Problem Solving/Technical skills – List minimum level of skills (i.e. computer/software proficiency, level of analytical complexity, problem solving scope, etc.)

• Caring, with genuine concern for employees, families, and our community, which reflects their passion for EHS.
• Curiosity for solving the toughest problems through an entrepreneurial and continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
• Experience presenting/speaking in front of a group.
• Positively adapts to and leads change.
• Collaborating with others, approaching internal and external customers as true partners.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to present oneself with tact and diplomacy.
• Capable of working with and respecting people at all levels of the organization.
• Positive outlook and Competitive Spirit of cooperatively leveraging high performance teamwork to play to win.
• Acting with a sense of urgency while holding high ethical standards and a strong work ethic.
• A demonstrated track record of personal EHS excellence and basic leadership skills.
• Leads by example and is self-motivated with a high degree of honesty and integrity.
• Proficiency in using MS Office, MSDS Online, SharePoint, Teams, and Google Chrome, with the ability to quickly learn and apply new software.

Level of Supervision Needed – List the type and extent of supervision received by this job (i.e., accountability, project management, etc.)

• Manages projects / assignments under direction of supervisor.
• Higher level of personal pride in their work.
• Accountable for health, maturity, and performance of EHS/PSM and assigned management systems.

Autonomy and Supervisory/Lead Responsibility – List the level of responsibility this position has relating to decision making etc.

• Decisions require moderate analytical judgement; Setting criteria / actions needed to mitigate risks; Making decisions based on company values, precedent, industry RAGEGEPs and as outlined in management systems.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience – List the minimum level of education and/or experience required to perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

• High School Diploma, General Educational Development (GED) or equivalent. Preferred university degree or professional certificate.
• Commitment to work towards technical and professional certifications.
• Industrial / manufacturing experience (prefer chemical).
• Must be able to read/write at high school level.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

Safety/Essential Functions

• Must be able to climb and descend stairs and ladders.
• Must be capable of and willing to learn, new skills and tasks.
• Must be capable of working where chemical odors may exist at permissible threshold limits of exposure.
• Must be able to evacuate the plant, reporting to appropriate assigned muster point, in the event of an emergency or drill.
• Must be able to sit and use a computer for extended periods of time.