Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist - Lanxess (Job)
Description:
Job Highlights
- Training & Development: Prepare and maintain all HSE training materials, manage the training matrix and records, and coordinate all training activities. Develop and deliver training programs on safety standards and best practices.
- Daily Engagement: Maintain a daily field presence by participating in safety committees, conducting audits for housekeeping, safe work permits, and Job Safety Analyses (JSA), and reviewing safe work permit pre-plans. Lead initiatives for continuous safety improvement.
- Policy & Emergency Response: Develop, review, and maintain all Occupational Health & Safety policies and procedures. Coordinate emergency response planning, training, and drills. Track safety metrics, analyze incident data, and prepare reports for management. Stay updated on regulations.
- Program Management: Manage the programs including Safe Work Permits (Hot Work, Confined Space Entry, Lock-out/Tag-out, etc.), Respirator Safety, Hazard Communication, Contractor Safety, Personal Protective Equipment, Powered Industrial Trucks and other health and safety related programs.
- Audits & Inspections: Support internal and external compliance audits and participate in site safety inspections.
- Industrial Hygiene: Coordinate all Industrial Hygiene activities, including employee monitoring and risk mitigation.
Skills/Eligibility:
Requirements
- Previous experience as an Occupational Health & Safety professional required; degree preferred. Relevant certifications or equivalent experience considered.
- Strong knowledge of hazards and controls in high-risk chemical industry activities (e.g., hazardous material handling, confined space entry, hot work, working at heights, electrical safety).
- Proficiency in work permitting, job safety analysis (JSA), OSHA and Washington State regulations, and industry safety standards (NFPA, ANSI, NEC).
- Familiarity with chemical manufacturing processes and associated hazards; OSHA PSM experience preferred.
- Skilled in incident investigation, root cause analysis, corrective action development, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience with safety training, Management of Change (MOC), and contractor oversight.
- Strong communication, time management, interpersonal, and computer skills (Microsoft Office).
- Ability to work effectively across all organizational levels and write/review SOPs and policies.