EHS Specialist

The HSE Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day HSE responsibilities for Fresno, California, and some supervisiopn for the Dexter, New Mexico locations. Responsibilities include planning, implementation, coordination of quality, accident, fire prevention, occupational safety, environmental and health programs. Provides safety training to employees and completes facility inspections.

Responsibilities:
* Enforces all HSE Legal Requirements for the USA, including emergency response, job site fire protection, hazard assessments, risk assessments, PPE assessments, safety checklists, hand tool safety checks, PPE, incident reporting, hazardous and toxic gas safety, environmental reporting, and production site safety meetings.
* Ensures that all applicable drills including fire drills, tornado drills, earthquake drills, and all emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place drills are executed at least annually.
* Plans, implements, coordinates, and assesses accident, evacuation, emergency response, fire prevention, and occupational safety and health programs.
* Performs accident investigations, with root cause analysis and effective corrective actions.
* Audits to ensure all HSE procedures and policies are implemented and being followed.
* Follows up on HSE non-conformance and corrective actions to ensure completion and effectiveness to organizational and key performance indicator goals.
* Acts as a resource for HSE programs, issues, and employee safety issues.
* Provides safety, health and environmental training to employees covering all required HSE regulations.
* Maintains administrative control of records related to safety, health, and environmental programs. Prepares and disseminates quality, safety/health, and environmental-related procedures, memos, and reports.
* Completes and files all permits and reports for government offices, including for EPA, OSHA, state, and local.
* Ensures that all hazardous and non-hazardous waste is stored and disposed of properly and promotes recycling programs for facilities.
* Ensures that all State and Federal environmental reports are filed correctly.
* Utilizes continual improvement tools [corrective actions and risk assessments] to drive excellence throughout the organization.
* Assists the Quality QHSE Manager with maintaining the ISO certifications.
* Completes internal audits to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and/or ISO 45001 Standard requirements.

Your Profile / Qualifications
* Minimum Education: Four-year college degree or two-year college degree with additional two-years of experience in-lieu of four-year degree.
* Minimum Experience: Three years of related Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental experience.
* Knowledgeable about regulations and requirements at a chemical facility
* Minimum Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, well-developed problem-solving, decision-making and negotiation skills, assertive self-starter, detail-oriented, and strong organization skills.

Physical Requirements:
* Sit for up to 8 hours per day.
* Must be able to lift/carry 25-35 lbs. occasionally.
* Sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate computer keyboard.
* May occasionally be exposed to manufacturing areas that may require personal protective equipment.
* Limited Travel up to 10-25% Sheet.