EHS Specialist
| Company | Valmont |
|---|---|
| Location | Beaufort, SC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Function as the site level expert in the company’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) information management system to manage data related to EHS events such as injuries, workers compensation claims, near miss incidents and internal and external inspections, and environmental permits
- Successful completion of the Valmont EHS Specialist curriculum within three months of hire
Responsibilities
- Creates the annual, site-specific environmental, health and safety targets and objectives for the site to measurably reduce exposure to the site’s most significant health and safety risks and environmental impacts
- Leads the risk assessment process to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards throughout the site
- Manages implementation of the Valmont’s global EHS standards which includes, but is not limited to, Hazardous Energy Control/Lockout, Confined Space Entry and Waste Storage
- Leads the deployment of environment, health and safety teams (e.g., Safety Committee, Green Team, etc.) and facilitates their engagement in ownership of the activities required to maintain compliance, reduce the site’s environment footprint and drive continuous improvement
- Leads the team-based incident investigation process to drive appropriate root cause and corrective actions
- Develops and maintains training processes to ensure that required environmental, health and safety training is defined, addresses required content and is tracked to completion
- Collects data for reporting and permit submittals for multi-media environmental regulatory requirements
- Serves as the site’s initial point-of-contact with national and local environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies
- Conduct all EHS training and EHS committee meetings
- Collects and enters data for of all safety contacts and hazard identifications
- Collects and enters data for all environmental regulatory requirements
- Manage waste storage area, including record keeping, tracking and disposal
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.