Job Summary:
Our client is seeking a Environmental, Health, and Safety Consultant to join their team! This position is located in Riverwoods, Illinois. This role will maintain the health and safety of company's workforce and environment by monitoring and evaluating health and safety conditions; assuring compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and governmental standards; and maintenance of the Environmental, Health, and Safety Programs. The primary objective is to ensure a safe and incident-free work environment including methodologies, initiatives and strategies that promote safe operations, safety awareness, training, and continuous improvement to eliminate or control unsafe behaviors, environments, and hazards.
Duties:
- Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and company performance standards
- Develop, implement and maintain safety programs to meet OSHA and company requirements
- Oversee regulatory compliance audits/inspections and associated record keeping
- Deliver EH&S programs to train employees in work site safety practices by promoting and leading a culture where Safety is ingrained as a core value with all employees
- Establish baseline measures for Company losses from illness, injuries and accidents by major location
- Collaborate with employees to identify and implement solutions to safety issues identified in inspections and investigations to eliminate incidents and preventing recurrence
- Review incident and injury reporting and analyzes data to identify trends
- Drive key effective, sustainable implementation of corporate EH&S initiatives, strategies, programs and procedures, responsibilities via hands on leadership, coaching and team work
Desired Skills/Experience:
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in safety, risk management, or a related field
- Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities, including experience conveying technical safety concepts to diverse audiences
- Proven experience in policy and procedure development, delivering safety training and educational programs, incident management and response, and conducting comprehensive safety audits of facilities or job sites
- Background in various work environments with a strong understanding of industry-specific safety requirements.
- OSHA Certification
- Hazardous Materials Certification
- Certified Safety Professional or similar professional safety designation
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
- 401K offered