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EHS Specialist

Chicago Heights, ILOn-siteFull-time

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Safety, health, and environmental leader supporting the site EHS Manager with compliance, training, incident investigation, and regulatory liaison across two Illinois locations (Chicago Heights and Riverdale).

About this role

Provide Safety Health and Environmental leadership and training to ensure continuous improvement in EHS performance. This is primarily a support role working under the site EHS Manager. Assisting with the administration of compliance programs, procedures, and policies. This role may also act as a liaison with regulatory agencies when necessary.
This position covers two Illinois Innophos locations: Chicago Heights and Riverdale. These two facilities are located approximately 10 miles apart. Work performed will be in a manufacturing of specialty ingredients setting and an office setting. All work in the manufacturing environment requires use of protective clothing and personal devices: safety shoes, hard hat, safety glasses, earplugs, goggles, insulated gloves, safety vest, harness, hair net, slicker suit and may include the use of respiratory protection.

Key Responsibilities

  • Supportive role providing Health, Safety and Environmental direction, leadership, and training to ensure continuous improvement in EHS performance
  • Contribute to and support compliance programs, procedures, and policies and acting as a liaison with regulatory agencies when necessary
  • Support all health, safety, and environmental programs, including developing, writing, implementing, auditing, and maintaining policies and procedures in compliance with company, local, state and federal rules and regulations
  • Provide training to employees in work site safety practices, fire prevention, and correct handling techniques for chemical, toxins, equipment, and other materials
  • Maintain compliance with OSHA regulations including recordkeeping
  • Lead role in weekly safety meetings, and coordinator for EHS training including communications
  • Performs inspections for potential EHS risks, determines corrective or preventive measures where indicated, and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented
  • Major contributor during Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigation of incidents, injuries, and near misses and drives action items to closure
  • Assists with implementation and compliance for all environmental programs
  • Assists with management of Workers Compensation claims
  • Supportive role following PSM Practices such as Employee Participation, Mechanical Integrity, Management of Change, and Pre-Startup Safety Review
  • Performs routine job skills analysis and task assessments
  • Demonstrates commitment to safety
  • Some evening or weekend work may be required

    • Required Education and Experience

  • BS degree in Health, Safety, Environmental, Engineering, or relevant technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • 5 or more years of experience in a health and safety role at a manufacturing location, preferably in the chemical or food industry

    • Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills, including the ability to train
  • Working knowledge of OSHA and USEPA regulatory matters covering industrial chemical process operations
  • Microsoft Office software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

    • Environmental and/or Physical Requirements

  • All work in the manufacturing environment requires use of protective clothing and personal devices: safety shoes, hard hat, safety glasses, earplugs, goggles, insulated gloves, safety vest, harness, hair net, slicker suit and may include the use of respiratory protection

    • Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision benefits which start the 1st of the month after hire
  • Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance
  • Tax advantaged health savings and spending accounts
  • 401k eligibility with company match and annual discretionary contribution
  • Time off: vacation, holidays/floating holidays, personal and sick days
  • Company provided Life and Disability Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program
  • Educational assistance program
    • The benefits set forth in this posting reflect Innophos’ current benefits for similarly situated employees, are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the applicable program policies and may be modified or discontinued by Innophos in the future (subject to applicable law).

    Skills

    Auditing And Policy ImplementationEnvironmental ComplianceEnvironmental Programs ManagementHazard Identification And Risk AssessmentIncident Investigation (RCA)Industrial Hygiene BasicsMS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)OSHA Regulatory KnowledgePPE And Chemical Safety HandlingPSM Practices (Mechanical Integrity, MOC, LPSR)Recordkeeping And OSHA 300/non-regularRegulatory LiaisonRoot-cause AnalysisTraining Program DevelopmentUSEPA Regulatory KnowledgeWorker's Compensation Process

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