Lead Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Specialist - 2nd Shift

Johnson Controls' Wichita operation designs, builds and distributes around one million pieces of residential heating and cooling equipment every year. Johnson Controls Wichita builds and assembles some of the biggest HVAC brands in the industry, including York, Luxaire, Coleman, Champion and Guardian.
The primary manufacturing campus sits on 63 acres with a total of 1.3 million square feet. It has also translated into large employment growth in Wichita, where its workforce is around 1,600 employees which is up nearly 22 percent year over year. The Wichita manufacturing facility is the largest non-aircraft manufacturing plant in Wichita.
What you will do
The Lead Occupational Health and Safety Specialist will assist with various assignments and projects in support of plant safety goals. Incumbent will work with various programs and policies, research a variety of EHS related components, participate in and lead various projects to assist in achieving corporate objectives.
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How you will do it

• Engage the work force, both salary and hourly, to drive cultural change and accomplish safety performance objectives and targets.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state and local regulatory requirements and JCI corporate safety systems.
• Review planned changes and new equipment installations. Approve or recommend changes in manufacturing and engineering matters of plant layout, location/relocation of machinery, equipment, facilities, safety designs, and processes.
• Support property risk by partnering with Facilities in ensuring compliance with FM Global assessments and routinely touring the property and conducting inspections to ensure compliance.
• Ensure company compliance with the requirements of environmental permits, licenses, and regulations, focusing on monitoring, record-keeping and reporting requirements.
• Perform site compliance sampling and submission to lab for analysis.
• Prepare applicable regulatory / company deliverable reports.
• Implementation and maintenance of ISO14001 / ISO45001 certification.
• Facilitate environmental incident prevention and investigation processes and prepare reports to appropriate agencies.
• Actively participate in the company audit and self-assessment program, incident investigation and corrective action process and continuous improvement activities.
• Presents safety and environmental training programs to workers and supervisors. Most standardized materials will be made available and development of site-specific training materials will be required.
• Utilizes knowledge of Health and Safety engineering processes and practices.
• Conducts research in order to apply the best industrial and working practices.
• Identifies and evaluates unsafe practices to address root cause in the mitigation of hazard and risk.
• Leverages technology and forward thinking while leading safety improvement projects.
• Measures and audits the effectiveness of EHS hazard control programs.

What we look for
Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of Safety experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing and facilitating emergency planning and employee training including ability to describe environmental regulatory requirements to a diverse workforce.
• Ability to work 2nd Shift (2:30PM-11:00PM).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and management, regulators and governmental agencies.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office.

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of and experience with behavior-based safety programs.

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team
As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard - your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!
What we offer:
Competitive salary
Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - available day one
On the job/cross training opportunities
Encouraging and collaborative team environment
Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
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