Safety & Environmental Specialist

Link-Belt; Idle Hour (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Link-Belt Cranes in Lexington, Kentucky, is seeking a Safety & Environmental Specialist to help maintain a safe, compliant manufacturing environment. The role focuses on training, investigations, and daily EHS program support across a heavy industry setting.

The successful candidate will lead safety initiatives, coordinate inspections, incident investigations, and PPE programs, while acting as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders to abate hazards and promote continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 4 year college degree; preferred in safety or environmental studies.
• Five or more years of dedicated safety and environmental work experience in manufacturing, preferably in a heavy manufacturing setting.
• Maintain current First Aid, CPR, AED certification.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Safety Steering Committee regular meetings
• Conduct new hire safety and environmental orientation training
• Conduct incident investigation to include root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Coordinate PPE assessments and training; approve PPE distribution
• Coordinate facility fall protection and industrial truck training programs
• Monitor safety/environmental inspections and training programs
• Assist with hazardous waste, stormwater, wastewater, air emissions, chemical management, and spill prevention programs
• Coordinate/conduct industrial hygiene monitoring as needed
• Prepare management reports and safety communications
• Act as safety liaison during Emergency Action Plan events
• Act as environmental liaison with customers/vendors for waste management
• Maintain documentation related to EHS initiatives
• Assist with administration of EHS programs

Skills

Safety leadership

Incident investigation

PPE training

Environmental compliance

Emergency response

Education

4-year college degree (preferred in safety or environmental studies)

First Aid/CPR/AED certification

Tools

Safety programs

Job description

Link-Belt Cranes, with headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A. is a leader in the design and manufacture of telescopic boom and lattice boom cranes for the construction industry worldwide.

Position:Safety & Environmental Specialist

Location: Lexington, KY

Job Id:3081-E033

# of Openings:1

Link-Belt Cranes is a global leader in the design, manufacture and sales of mobile cranes. Founded over 145 years ago, with corporate headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, join an organization that understands its greatest resource is people and they are what makes the difference.

Currently we have aSafety and Environmental Specialistrole open. This position is responsible for the day-to-day safety and environmental activities in support of a comprehensive safety, health, and environmental program. The Specialist will contribute to a safe and healthy environment through training, guidance, investigation and resolution of safety and environmental issues.

Essential functions of the position include:

• Facilitate Safety Steering Committee regular meetings
• Conduct new hire safety and environmental orientation training
• Conduct incident investigation to include root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Conduct periodic Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) assessments; approve PPE for distribution through the tool crib; conduct necessary training in the use, care of and selection of PPE
• Coordinate facility fall protection program
• Coordinate industrial truck training and qualification program
• Monitor regular facility safety/environmental inspections and safety/environmental training programs
• Assist with programs involving hazardous waste, stormwater, wastewater, air emissions, chemical management, and spill prevention.
• Coordinate/conduct industrial hygiene monitoring as needed
• Assist with preparing management reports weekly safety talks, monthly safety newsletter and other safety communications
• Act as a safety liaison when the LBC Emergency Action Plan is initiated
• Act as the Environmental liaison with internal and external LBC customers/vendors in the management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste; Identify, abate, or eliminate sources of pollutants or environmental hazards
• Maintain documentation related to EHS initiatives
• Assist with the administration of EHS programs

General qualifications for this role:

• 4 year college degree; preferred in safety or environmental studies
• Five or more years of dedicated safety and environmental work experience in manufacturing, preferably in a heavy manufacturing setting
• Maintain current First Aid, CPR, AED certification