Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Summary

Vulcan Industries has been providing merchandising display solutions for over 77 years. We take pride in our diverse customer base which includes some of the world’s best-known retailers and brand marketers. With domestic and offshore manufacturing, we specialize in wire, tube, and sheet metal, but also have capabilities in wood and plastic. We digitally print graphics in-house and can incorporate interactive sensors into merchandising displays to gather business intelligence for our clients. Being vertically integrated, our dedicated and committed team provides a full range of services to our clients and partners – Creative Design and Ideation, Engineering, Estimating, Purchasing, Project Management, Production, Warehousing and Logistics. We customize everything, not just the product, to fit the needs of our clients and partners.

Vulcan Industries is looking for an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist to lead the company in increased safety awareness and discipline and maintain our outstanding safety record. The Safety Coordinator will lead all safety & environmental efforts which include conducting inspections and audits and recognizing hazards. Preparing solutions to environmental or safety concerns.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maintain and conduct all employee safety training.
• Conduct inspections and audits and recognize hazards.
• Coordinate and track audit program.
• Keeps records of programs as required by law and internal procedures.
• Train and monitor use of LOTO.
• Coordinates and conducts training for safety and health matters and accident prevention, as well as incident investigations when needed.
• Provide monthly safety & environmental data reports.
• Participates in and leads emergency responses and addresses employee Environmental, Health and Safety concerns.
• Develop a system for tracking and maintaining “near misses” and other safety violations.
• Lead safety committee and conduct monthly meetings.
• Keep “safety talks” available and current.
• Documents programs by writing, revising and maintaining work instructions, procedures and visual aids.
• Support production and operations by being present on the floor and monitoring daily activities.
• Inspects equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions.

SKILLS

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years in a manufacturing environment
• 2+ years in safety lead role.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Diligence in identifying safety/environmental deficiencies and root causes.
• Ability to solve complex problems.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations.
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to create sophisticated spreadsheets.
• Speak confidently and clearly in front of an audience.
• Strategic thinker

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Science/Engineering, Industrial Safety or similar area of study, or equivalent experience.
• 1 year in an environmental lead role.

Working Conditions

• Inside, plant environment. Not climate controlled. Walking & standing for long periods of time.
• Vision abilities required to validate and enter data on computer
• Varying shift schedules include early morning & evenings.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged walking, standing.

Note: Employees may be asked to perform tasks other than those listed on the job description and will be expected to perform any reasonable task assigned by their supervisor.

Vulcan Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. Vulcan Industries strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national, origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits and termination of employment. Vulcan Industries complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADS), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act and all applicable state or local laws.