Environmental Health And Safety Specialist

RESPONSIBILTIES

• With management direction, responsible for supporting projects and programs to ensure compliance with environmental, health, and Safety (EHS) programs through a role in Global Safety and the Environment at West Point site.
• Integrates EHS programs into daily operations to assure regulatory compliance, achieves continuous performance improvement, meeting EHS performance objectives.
• Partners with operations to develop means to achieve these goals in alignment with site business goals and values.
• 1. Completes hazard assessments, process hazard analysis, life safety reviews, assists in conducting incident investigations, environmental regulatory field analysis, environmental reports and permit applications
• 2. Reviews processes, facilities, procedures and management of change documents to assure conformance to recognized EHS regulations, standards and guidelines.
• 3. Provides support to client groups in completing injury/illness analysis, training, self-assessments and addressing specific EHS-related questions and concerns as they are raised.
• 4. Develops and reviews EHS procedures, guidelines and training programs as assigned.
• 5. Provides support for the formation and sustained performance of action oriented departmental EHS committees.
• 6. Assure completion of all regulatory submissions, notifications, etc. required to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local EHS requirements as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree concentration in Safety or Environmental related technical discipline preferred.
• Associates w/good/relevant experience acceptable.
• 3-5 years applied professional EHS work experience.
• at least some EHS knowledge (could be co-op, internship, real world
• Critical thinking, communication skills, problem solving and basic project management techniques. • Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills. Strong Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook
• Heavily Preferred skills- Familiarity with “high risk work” (lockout/tagout, line break, confined space, energized electrical, hot work, etc.). Relevant professional certification(s) preferred including ASP, GSP, or CHO

Job Types: Contract, Temporary

Pay: $36.00 - $39.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• EHS: 2 years (Required)
• WORKING IN A CONFINED SPACE: 3 years (Required)
• Worked in high risk environment: 2 years (Required)
• Lockout/Tagout: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road