EHS Specialist

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist is responsible for promoting and maintaining a strong safety and environmental culture by providing physical support for operations and departments located at the Colorcon West Point site. The key functions of this role include safety leadership, technical project management, safety training, environmental management, regulatory compliance, and reporting. This position will report to the EHS Manager.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Proactively manage assigned site's Safety and Health programs and environmental permits and reporting (air, water, waste etc.).
• Partner with all departments to actively engage stakeholders, understand current safety needs and issues, and propose practical, solution-oriented improvements.
• Independently conduct regular review of working conditions and proactive observations of potential safety and environmental hazards through regular site walkthroughs and open, conversations with employees.
• Manage incident reporting system, including keeping the system updated with details of injury and near miss report details. Investigate reported near misses and injuries to determine root cause and implement corrective actions.
• Inform Human Resources of work injuries immediately and provide corresponding incident reports in a timely manner.
• Oversee EHS training for all employees assigned to site including developing training and providing in-person and live online training. Also support various training initiatives, including new hire orientation, competency, leadership, and public seminars.
• Responsible for keeping evacuation plan updated and conducting minimum twice yearly drills with analysis and adjustments as needed.
• Identify and implement recommendations for continuous improvement, based on analysis of incident and industrial hygiene data and behavior-based safety observations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and reporting regarding safety, health, and the environment for the site.
• Manage and/or support site certifications including ISO 14001, Sustainability certifications and other non-EHS site certifications as needed
• Support/supervise HAZWOPER team members.
• Complete additional tasks as assigned.