Regional EHS Specialist

Job Title

Regional EHS Specialist

Job Description Summary

Identify, evaluate, and analyze work environments to create and manage programs and procedures that eliminate or control workplace hazards while helping to build a proactive safety culture. Will conduct and drive safety training, audits, policies, procedures, and safety culture initiatives for front-line leadership and line staff. Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Team member must be able to work in a team oriented and safety conscious environment. Responsible for driving safety at the site level for all locations in the North Eastern node
• Identify hazardous conditions and practices. Identify potential hazards in existing equipment, machinery, facilities, or processes while partnering with key stakeholders to drive risk reduction and finding closures
• Develops and help enforce a plan to eliminate hazards, conducting training sessions for management, supervisors, and workers on health and safety practices and regulations, as necessary
• Inspect and test machinery and equipment, such as lifting devices, machine shields, or scaffolding, to ensure they meet appropriate safety regulations
• Monitors personal protective equipment use in workplaces to ensure compliance with regulations and expectations
• Communicate with workers and front-line supervision to drive a proactive safety culture through positive behavior recognition, while using key safety tools to improve site safety awareness, culture, and communications
• If a safety incident occurs, investigate possible root cause make corrective action recommendations
• Analyzes data and prepares reports for Health and Safety Metrics to include : Site Scorecard, Trend Analysis, Observations & Behaviors, uses the data to provide Leading & Lagging Indicators Reports
• Develops occupational health and safety systems; including policies, procedures, and manuals
• Document safety inspections, citing dangerous areas / procedures and recommending corrective procedures. Makes recommendations on appropriate PPE and safety equipment inventory at sites
• Perform safety audits, visits, projects, and deliverables. Recognize and reinforce positive behaviors
• Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers health and safety
• Must maintain a consistent and good attendance record in accordance with Company policy
• Must maintain positive customer and employee relations
• Supports and manages the Case Management of occupational injuries. Report to management on the status of occupational health and safety programs

TRAVEL :

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / DUTIES :

EDUCATION :

Possess a college degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety Management or similar field and OSHA 30-hour Contractor Safety Course completion and / or OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety Course.

EXPERIENCE :

Possess a minimum of three years' experience in the industrial maintenance, distribution, manufacturing, or construction fields; Demonstrates proficiency in creating / working with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, ability to ascend stairs, and work from elevated areas. This role requires but is not limited to handling and lifting, manual dexterity, and coordination sufficient to operate basic tools. The employee is frequently required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and communicate effectively. Must also have the ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold, wet and / or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is : $93,500.00 - $110,000.00

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected] . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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