Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
- Employer
- W.L. Gore & Associates
- Location
- Elkton, Maryland, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Jun 17, 2021
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- Sector
- Consultancy/Private Sector
- Field
- Conservation science
- Discipline
- Other
- Salary Type
- Salary
- Employment Type
- Full time
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Job : Safety/Environmental Primary Location : North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton Travel%: 10% Shift : Day Schedule : Full-time About Us: Gore is a materials science company focused on improving lives through discovery, product innovation and rewarding careers for our Associates. About the Industry: At Gore, our global support teams bring together extensive knowledge and collaborate closely to support our diverse portfolio of products that solve complex problems and perform in the most demanding environments. Learn more at gore.com/products/industries. About the Role: We are looking for an Environmental Health & Safety Associate to join our team based in Elkton, Maryland. In this role, you will work to enable the Enterprise to increase confidence in compliance with EH&S obligations. You will also develop and implement operational processes that enable the Enterprise to: identify, assess, manage and control EH&S operational hazards/risks and relevant costs. Responsibilities:
- Taking ownership of and being accountable for driving Environmental Health & Safety performance through developing, implementing, and continually improving EH&S programs, practices, and procedures
- Coordinating with plant and divisional EH&S Associates to ensure risk management and confidence in compliance with EH&S requirements while meeting operational and business needs training and coaching associates in their EH&S related practices, as well as mentoring and supporting the site EH&S teams
- Driving EH&S risk assessments for processes and equipment, including prioritization, development, and implementation of appropriate controls
- Collecting, analyzing, and reporting EH&S metrics
- Partnering with the global EH&S team as appropriate to drive alignment and integration
- Driving incident investigations to identify root cause and corrective/preventive actions
- Engaging and participating in new-product development teams early in the design process to ensure ergonomic principles, safety controls, etc., are incorporated into design
- Partnering with Occupational Health for effective case management involving injured/ill associates
- Identifying and understanding appropriate regulations and participating in compliance-gap analysis while acting as a point of contact with various regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, attorneys, etc
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Health and Safety or a related field (e.g.: Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Public Health) plus a minimum of 3 years EH&S experience OR a minimum of 5 years EH&S experiencein a manufacturing, chemical processing, or laboratory environment
- Knowledge of chemical hazards and ability to communicate associated health risk
- Knowledgeable in one or more areas of environmental laws and regulations; Federal RCRA, CERCLA/SARA, TSCA, Clean Water Act, and SPCC regulations
- Demonstrated success in identifying, assessing, and controlling EH&S risk and implement practical and effective risk-reduction solutions
- Organizational priority-setting skills, attention to detail, follow-through, effective written and verbal communication skills
- Proven problem solving skills including incident investigation and root cause analysis
- Ability to build consensus and influence a diverse group of Associates in safe behaviors and practices
- Ability to work independently, contribute within a team, and actively engage and partner with manufacturing and technical Associates
- Ability to work off-shift hours, if needed, and travel up to 10%
- CSP Certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and/or CIH Certification by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene
- Experience with process/equipment hazard risk analysis tools
- Knowledge of EH&S management systems (e.g. ISO 14001 & ISO 45001), related consensus standards, and industry best practices
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