Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) Technician

Bayer AG; Chesterfield (MO); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer AG in Chesterfield, MO is seeking a Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) Technician on a 1-year contract. The role is primarily in-office with the ability to work from home one day per week and requires a college degree plus safety/training experience.

Responsibilities include supporting and developing HSE processes, incident prevention, emergency response, permits, training, and safety events. The position entails some light manual work and collaboration across the SSHE team.

Qualifications

• Requires a college degree and strong computer skills.
• Experience in safety and health training preferred.
• Ability to coordinate with vendors and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Support, development and/or execution of HSE processes and activities (Incident Prevention, Emergency Response, Contractor and Guest Safety)
• Assist with Hazard Communication, training developments, and safety event planning
• Coordinate repair/calibration of emergency response equipment and maintenance of vehicles
• Review hazardous work permits and develop safety trainings
• Support Safety Events and Wellness Initiatives and safety audits/inspections
• Perform light manual tasks and organize storage areas as needed
• Maintain and update training slides and safety program documents
• Assist with updating Emergency Maps and SDS spot checks

Skills

MS Office

Excel

Safety training

Education

College degree

Job description

Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) Technician (Contract)

Chesterfield, MO, United States (On-site)

Contract (1 year)

Published 10 days ago

MS Office / Excel

This position is a member of the St. Louis Site Management Sustainability, Safety, Health and Environmental (SSHE) Team.

Hybrid - Able to work from home 1 day per week

Job duties include support, development and/or execution of HSE processes and activities, including Incident Prevention, Emergency Response, Contractor and Guest Safety, training, and other safety activities as needed. Support the SSHE team with transfer of safety procedures (Lockout Tagout, Emergency Action and Response plans, Hazard Communication, etc.) to new templates or updated revisions. Coordinate repair and calibration of emergency response equipment with vendor and coordinate efforts to maintain emergency response vehicles. Assist the SSHE Team with review of hazardous work permits and development of safety trainings. Assist with Safety Events and Wellness Initiatives including Safety Day, Earth Day, Safety Campaigns and Blood Drives. Support the broad St. Louis SSHE group with special projects as time allows such as safety audits or inspections, chemical container inventory checks in labs or supporting the ergonomics and office wellness committee.

Position is primarily an in-office role with some ability to work from home on a periodic basis depending on business need. Experience in safety and health and teaching/training preferred. Position may involve light manual work such as moving emergency response equipment, cleaning up/organizing storage rooms and trailers, assistance with vehicle maintenance and service including cleaning, fueling, etc.

Hiring Manager is looking for candidates with outgoing personality, previous occupational safety or training experience, and outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.

Additional information per manager:

Top three things manager will look for in a candidate and/or on a resume:

• Good interpersonal skills, good attitude, safety related experience and track record of working well on a team.


• Good computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, smartsheets, learning management systems, etc.)


• Self-starter and ability to take initiative and work on their own to accomplish all goals and tasks assigned.

Long term goal for this position:

• This role may continue, as a contractor, beyond the contract time frame if budget allows. Historically, the team has aimed to maintain the role for continued support.

Responsibilities:

Day to Day operations for this role will vary depending on the needs of the group. Most days will have times of computer work and more hands-on tasks.

• Assist with Incident Prevention Committee (quarterly campaigns, report running, and near-miss follow-up)


• Review of Hazardous Work Permits


• Transfer of Lockout Tagout (LOTO) procedures to new template and update of revisions


• Contractor & Guest Program checks (ISN status, training check-ins, review of contractors logged into the Receptionist lobby tool, etc.)


• Assisting Managers with “On-Call” Yellow Dot scheduling and putting on the team’s calendar.


• Assist with Safety Events and Wellness Initiatives (Safety Day, Earth Day, Blood drives, Mammography Van, Safety Campaigns, Collaboration Calls)


• Coordinating vehicle repairs, licensing, and ensuring that vehicles are fueled and ready to go when the team needs them.


• Organizing equipment storage trailers/rooms


• Managing Emergency Response instrumentation (repairs, calibrations, etc.)


• Equipment review action items follow ups


• Site OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Support and follow up on with SSHE Team Members


• Assist with updating Emergency Maps


• Assist with developing and updating training slides for various safety programs


• Updating safety program documentation to newest versions


• Safety island spot checks and follow ups


• Training for Emergency Response Procedures Training


• Assist with Styker Chair Training


• Member of the Emergency Response Committee - optional


• Support Ergonomics and Office Wellness Committee


• SDS entry spot checks (STL and Warehouses)


• Office supply management and ordering

Requires a College degree.

• Some tasks are manual labor and a small amount of lifting ~25-40 lbs. will be required. However, in this team things change quickly, and this role may have to be flexible to drop what they are doing and help in a response or other higher priority tasks.