EHS Specialist — Manufacturing Safety & Compliance Pro

PPG Industries, Inc; Grand Haven (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Disability/Leave

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc. in Grand Haven, MI is seeking an EHS Specialist to manage a comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety program at the Grand Haven facility. You will report to the Industrial Coatings Sr.

EHS Leader and help drive best practices to sustain our EHS mission and vision. Key responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, leading EHS training, conducting risk assessments for capital projects, driving safety initiatives, supporting investigations, audits, emergency

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering or a related science.
• 2+ years of manufacturing experience; chemical industry exposure advantageous; internship level candidates welcome.
• Strong knowledge of safety and environmental regulations and standards (OSHA, EPA, DOT, NIOSH, ANSI, NFPA, Workers' Compensation); inspection procedures, audits, hazard reviews and incident investigations.
• Knowledge in organizational change and building a safety culture through influence and engagement.
• Ability to collaborate across levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local and PPG requirements.
• Provide leadership and direction for EHS training.
• Evaluate EHS impacts of capital projects and ensure risk assessments are completed.
• Drive safety initiatives including Job Safety Analysis, site safety risk assessments, risk mitigation, and Management of Change.
• Support site management and provide coaching and review of incident investigations and corrective actions through 5-Why and other methods.
• Provide oversight, audit readiness and mentorship for compliance audits and corrective action management.
• Participate in emergency response activities.
• Develop programs to reduce EHS risks and ensure regulatory and PPG requirements.
• Complete and submit Federal, State, Local environmental reports such as OSHA logs and manage site permits.
• Assist with oversight of the Waste Management Program.
• Help develop leading indicators for sustainability metrics (energy, water, waste), spills, injuries and EHS Management System.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

EHS training leadership

Incident investigation

Audits & corrective actions

Safety culture leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering or related science

Job description

PPG Industries, Inc. in Grand Haven, MI is seeking an EHS Specialist to manage a comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety program at the Grand Haven facility. You will report to the Industrial Coatings Sr.

EHS Leader and help drive best practices to sustain our EHS mission and vision. Key responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, leading EHS training, conducting risk assessments for capital projects, driving safety initiatives, supporting investigations, audits, emergency