Help protect Vertiv and Vertiv employees from environmental, heath, and safety risks so they can be prosperous and achieve their goals. Responsible for coordinating, implementing and/or conducting plant environmental, safety, and health activities. Helps ensure facility and business unit employees are trained in environmental, safety, and health policies and procedures. Supports a proactive safety program that actively involves employees through safety teams and committees. Helps ensure facility is compliant with all local, state, and federal environmental and safety laws and regulations.
Support the EHS Manager in all areas of environmental, health, and safety responsibility, including:
Identify environmental, health and safety risks and establish, improve, or maintain policies, procedures, and processes to protect employees from those risks.
Support corporate EHS goals, objectives, and key performance indicators (KPIs) and challenge employees and leadership toward improvements in EHS outcomes.
Follow Vertiv corporate EHS policies and enforce local policies, procedures, and processes as needed.
Promote a Positive Safety Culture through effective safety awareness and incentive programs.
Lead incident investigations to determine root causes and implement immediate and long-term corrective actions.
Record all safety corrective actions and help drive them to completion.
Conduct Job Safety Analyses (JSA) and Ergonomic Analyses and coordinate implementation of hazard reduction measures, including elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE).
Assist in all aspects of facility EHS programs, including:
Hazard communication
Contractor safety
Industrial hygiene (lead, asbestos, etc.)
Hearing conservation
Respirator protection
Ergonomics
Health and wellness
LOTO
Electrical safety
Confined spaces
Hot work
Machine guarding
Portable hand and power tools
Forklifts and other powered industrial vehicles
Cranes, hoists, and slings
Storage racks
Flammable and combustible liquids
Compressed gasses
Fire extinguishes and fixed fire protection
Walking-working surfaces, stairs and ladders, and working at heights
Emergency action plan
Bloodborne pathogens
Emergency eyewash and showers
Emergency exits, emergency lighting, and alarm systems
Environmental compliance, permitting, and air emissions management
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste management
Facility wastewater management
Ensure strict compliance with all OSHA, EPA, NFPA, and all other relevant local, state, and national regulatory agencies.
Audit work practices to ensure safety-related policies, procedures, and processes are being followed.
Assist in creating, conducting, and coordinating training on Hazardous Communications, Lock-Out/Tag-Out, Forklift Operations, Ergonomics, Hearing Conservation, and all other relevant EHS topics.
Report on local EHS metrics and respond to trends in leading and lagging indicators.
Assist the Health Clinic and Occupational Nurse, including:
Workers' compensation claims management and representing Vertiv at workers' compensation hearings.
Employee wellness initiatives
Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) training, equipment, and drills
Approving work restrictions and monitoring employee injury recovery
Coordinate with vendors for employee safety shoe and prescription safety glasses programs
Coordinate hearing conservation program testing
Assist in maintaining facility organization and cleanliness through the Vertiv Operating System (VOS), 5S, and Lean manufacturing programs.
Help coordinate emergency response and natural disaster training and drills per Vertiv and local requirements.
Assist in the management of all hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams, storage, and shipments.
Assist in the management of the facility air emissions inventory and ensure all required emissions calculations and reports are submitted on time.
Assist in the management of all hazardous materials brought on site, including approvals, labeling, storage, safety handling, and disposal.
Coordinate and participate in safety orientation for all new Vertiv employees, temporary employees, and contract employees.
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
OUR BEHAVIORS
At Vertiv, we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry and the opportunity of a startup. We design, manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $8 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 130+ countries, our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.
Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.join@vertivco.com. If you are interested in applying or learning more about this role, please visit the company's career page located on Vertiv.com/Careers
Work Authorization
No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
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