Specialist - Environmental Health & Safety

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC seeks an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist for our Minneapolis site to lead EHS activities and drive a culture of safety. The role provides technical leadership on safety, hygiene and environmental management, working with site leadership and nearby EHS teams.

The successful candidate will ensure corporate governance and regulatory compliance, manage permits, audits, and injury/illness records while integrating programs into daily operations at the

Qualifications

• BS in a basic science or technical degree in the field of EHS management, or relevant work experience in EH&S is required.
• At least 4-5 years of site operations related experience, manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with U.S. and Minnesota regulations preferred.
• Strong leadership and ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Serve as EHS representative on the site management team.
• Manage all site permits to ensure continuous license to operate.
• Submit all permit and regulatory required agency reports.
• Analyze EH&S performance and develop improvement plans.
• Lead integration of EHS programs with business operations.
• Provide EHS guidance to drive a zero-accident culture.
• Oversee industrial hygiene programs including monitoring.
• Develop internal audit plans and feedback gaps to management.
• Support injury/illness recordkeeping and case management.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Industrial hygiene

Project management

Communication

Networking

Change management

Education

BS in EHS or related field

Tools

Cority

ETQ Reliance

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Specialist - Environmental Health & Safety

Duration: 12 months

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Serve as EHS representative on the management team for the site.
• Manage all site permits to ensure continuous license to operate.
• Manage submittal of all permit and regulatory required agency reports.
• Analyze and evaluate EH&S performance across the sites and develop strategic improvement plans and goals to integrate improvements into business operations.
• Manage the site EHS, contracted emergency services and contracted security services programs, and work to integrate these programs into business operations.
• Provide EHS guidance to the site to drive a Commitment to Zero safety culture
• Lead integration and compliance projects to ensure compliance with local, state, and company standards and industry best practices.
• Network with other EHS professionals, trade and professional associations as well as businesses, sites, and other functions on tools and approaches for EHS compliance and be effective in shaping policy, best practices and standards for the sites.
• Oversee the site industrial hygiene programs including occupational monitoring.
• Develop internal audit plans (1st Party EHS Audits), review performance, and feedback gaps to management to drive continual EHS improvement.
• Support injury and illness recordkeeping and case management process; maintain relevant logs and documentation.
• Participate in field auditing and visibility for interactions with employees.
• Serve as site EHS Steering Team Leader

Quals--

• The Minneapolis (St. Louis Park), Minnesota site currently has an exciting opportunity for an EHS (Environmental, Health, & Safety) Specialist to provide direct the environmental, industrial hygiene and safety (EHS) activities at the site. The St. Louis Park site is a key manufacturing facility of medical devices and components serving a variety of customers in the medical device industry.
• The successful candidate will provide technical leadership on safety, industrial hygiene and environmental management and work closely with the site Leadership Team, Health Services, EHS leaders from nearby site locations and Business EHS leaders. The EHS Specialist will ensure that programs meet corporate governance and regulatory needs of the facility.

Required Qualification:

• BS in a basic science or technical degree in the field of EHS management, or relevant work experience in EH&S is required.
• At least 4-5 years of site operations related experience is required for this position, manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Experience and working knowledge of U.S. and State of Minnesota occupational health, safety and environmental regulations is preferred.
• Strong leadership skills in an industrial environment
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines as well as manage change and work independently.
• Networking, influence, and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated ability to utilize computer software (systems used are Microsoft Office, intra/internet, etc.) including helping to implement the Cority industrial hygiene software system and/or ETQ Reliance at a site.
• Ability to Travel <10% (training, network meetings, participation in auditing)