Careers

Description:

The HSE Site Lead is a core safety champion—implementing and auditing EHS programs, coaching staff, investigating incidents, and working closely with engineering and plant leadership to drive continuous safety improvements. A blend of technical expertise, educational background, regulatory knowledge, and people leadership is essential.

Job Responsibilities 

• Implementing safe working techniques and reinforce the safety policies, guidelines and procedures as set out by IKO and all regulatory agencies. Provide daily guidance and direction in EHS programs.

• Actively coaches’ peers, salaried and hourly employees on expected and acceptable safety behaviors and activities on the shop floor to improve and attain a goal of zero incidents

• Providing advice, assist, and audit line management to ensure that EH&S policies and procedures are implemented and working as intended.

• Responsible for investigations of possible losses; evaluating the risk in such loss exposure; developing and implementing a plan to correct or prevent a loss and audit the plan to ensure its effectiveness. Focal point for Corporate H&S, Environmental, and Loss Prevention Audits.

• Responsible for preparing and maintaining all plant environmental and regulator records. Ensuring that reports are completed on time and ready for the Plant Manager’s review and signature.

• Responsible for ensuring that the Plant Manager is immediately informed of any regulatory compliance issues with the Plant.

• Collaborating with Plant and Process Engineers to identify and track engineered safety solutions to eliminate unsafe conditions.

• Providing hands-on guidance to Plant leadership & Supervisors regarding incident reporting/investigation program to ensure company standards and processes are met.

• Reviewing incidents to ensure Root Cause Analysis is completed to prevent reoccurrences and drive corrective actions through health checks.

• Maintaining all Industrial Hygiene & medical surveillance programs.

Skills/Eligibility:

Qualifications 

• BA/BS degree in occupational safety, science, engineering or related discipline

• Three to five years prior experience in a manufacturing setting working in a Health, Safety & Environmental Role

• Detailed understanding of general industry standards and knowledge of basic health and safety concepts such as hazard & risk assessment, behavior-based safety, machine / equipment safety etc.

• DOT Hazardous Waste Manifest/ RCRA

• Possess the ability to handle multiple priorities and a wide variety of tasks to meet deadlines, all with a sense of urgency

• Superior analytical skills with the ability to identify problems, resolve issues, mitigate risks, and initiate continuous improvements initiatives

• The ability to chair meetings and presentations Above average communication skills to enable the transfer of clear and concise information at all levels of the organization.

• Passion for results, strong work ethic and acts with a sense of urgency and purpose balanced with strategic and day-to-day operational intent

• Demonstrated leadership and management capabilities with the ability to make decisions under pressure in an environment of rapid change