Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

ABOUT THE ROLE

The EHS Specialist will coordinate the environmental, health, and safety initiatives. They will assist site leadership with implementing site-specific policies and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory and Copan Diagnostics EH&S requirements, prevent injuries & illnesses, reduce workers’ compensation costs, and help create a strong EH&S culture.

RESPONSABILITIES

• The EHS Specialist in Collaboration with Management, retains the ability to halt any company functions proving unsafe. 
• The EHS Specialist oversees the facility with safety as the focus. 
• Collaborate with all department managers and supervisors to enforce safety guidelines through effective disciplinary action as per each case. 
• Identifying environmental, health & safety risks and hazards in the workplace and implementing prevention programs. 
• Advising site leaders and employees on how to minimize risks and hazards in the workplace and improve environmental, health & safety performance. 
• Assisting the site in complying with applicable environmental, health & safety requirements. 
• Training site employees on environmental, health & safety requirements. 
• Assisting sites with implementing Copan Diagnostics EH&S programs, policies & standards, and EH&S management system. 
• Training production managers to recognize hazards and risks and supporting production employees in identifying and controlling hazards and risks. 
• Conducting environmental, health & safety inspections in the workplace. 
• Supporting implementation of emergency procedures (such as fire alarm drills). 
• Offering support for all general environmental, health & safety advice to all employees. In collaboration with department managers. 
• Enhancing support to report all injuries, illnesses, and near misses to the EHS Manager, Employees, and Site Leadership. 
• Completing site-specific EH&S reports and communicating performance with the site leadership. 
• Tracking environmental, health & safety inspection and audit findings to closure. 
•  Assisting site EHS Manager with establishing and maintaining a site environmental, health & safety council. 
• Sharing environmental, health & safety lessons learned and encouraging a learning culture on environmental, health & safety. 
• Partnering closely with all site leaders to create, maintain, and improve our safety environment.

KEY COMPETENCES

• A bachelor’s degree in a safety-related program or equivalent work experience. 
• 3-5 years’ experience in environmental, health & safety experience in a biomedical manufacturing organization.  
• Bilingual in Spanish is a must. Must be able to speak, write, and read in English and Spanish. 
• Strong communication, presentation, training and facilitation, and project management skills are essential. 
• Able to work independently as well as within a team.  
• Proficiency in LEAN and Continuous Improvement manufacturing principles. 
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. 
• Process safety management experience desired. 
• Exemplary customer service skills and attention to detail. 
• Strong analytical skills in analyzing safety & health data. 
• Strong Microsoft software 
• Preferred KPA Flex experience 
• Ability to stand for large amounts of time. 
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.