Environmental Health Safety Specialist
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Location: Bohemia NY

Contract: 12-18 month contract to hire

Pay: $32-38/HR

Top Qualifications:

Experience with safety risk assessments and writing LOTO equipment procedures

Industrial hygiene

Managing waste streams / waste mgmt. system / permitting

Root cause investigations

Leans environmental

Ergonomics/Electrical Safety

CIH/CSP (in progress, want to pursue certs)

This position supports site leadership through the improvement and maintenance of safety and environmental programs, creation and implementation of EHS training, completion of root cause investigations, inspections, and execution of special projects, as assigned, all focused towards the goal of regulatory compliance and risk reduction.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure permits are current and files are up to date with regulatory bodies
• Monitoring, reporting, ensure compliance with hazardous waste requirements
• Review new processes, products, and chemicals for environmental compliance and risk reduction
• Align internal policy/procedure to changes in existing regulation
• Support external/internal audits and inspections and follow up of corrective actions
• Create and implement EHS training
• Work with employees from other functional areas to inspect the workplace to identify environmental, health and safety hazards and take actions to correct and prevent them.
• Investigate incidents and ensures all appropriate reports are prepared in a timely manner and maintained according to internal procedure and government regulations.
• Support emergency procedure implementation and ensure emergency teams are prepared for potential incidents.
• Support industrial hygiene monitoring
• Ensure appropriate corrective action is taken where environmental, health, safety, and security hazards exist.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science or related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in EHS preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with EPA and local environmental regulations.
• Experience in training
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Project, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, and training skills

WORKING CONDITIONS

Working conditions are normal for a light manufacturing environment. Must be able to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods; able to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist and reach on a daily basis; able to perform general office administrative activities and light maintenance activities: copying, filing, delivery, using the telephone, climbing a ladder, using basic hand tools.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client