Specialist, EHS Program

What are your contributions to the team?

• Planning and organizational skills necessary to coordinate workload, cross functional team members, and prioritize projects across multiple sites
• Working knowledge of strengths and weaknesses of assigned employees, for example, skill sets and competencies
• Computer skills necessary to operate word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, project management, flowchart, EHS, database, email, and web-based applications
• Interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, employees, and management
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Basic knowledge of Physics and Chemistry concepts, for example, volume, velocity, flow, and dispersion, chemical reactions, chemical compounds, chemical properties, vapor pressure, and degradation of chemicals
• Working knowledge of incident command system and emergency response procedures
• Project management skills necessary to develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs involving, for example, procedures, training, record-keeping, monitoring, and reporting requirements

• Thorough knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification requirements
• Basic knowledge of Federal, State, and Local regulations, Industry standard requirements, and Company policies concerning EHS practices for assigned EHS programs
• Basic knowledge of on-site authorities and off-site resources for resolution of potential EHS issues
• Working knowledge of environmental sampling procedures, techniques, and equipment (as required by assigned programs), for example, containers, preservatives, chain-of-custody, soil sampling, grab sampling, waste water sampling, monitor well sampling, and analytical methods and requirements
• Training skills necessary to provide instruction and education to employees on EHS-related topics and issues
• Evaluation skills necessary to review and monitor business activity and operations for compliance with International, Federal, State, local, and company EHS programs

How to thrive in this role?

• Typically 3-5 years of experience in administering EHS programs
• Bachelors Degree in related field (Preferred)
• Must complete a minimum of 40 hours of training within 6 months from original date of hire into classification including 10 hours of additional training per year thereafter
• Must be able to travel when needed (30% or more)
• Previous experience in related field, product support, procurement, program / project management and material logistics (asset)
• Budgeting skills necessary to develop budget and forecast expenditures (asset)