EHS Specialist

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Environment, Health, and Safety Specialist to join our Ashland LLC business at our Wilmington, DE Research Center. This is a very visible role within the facility and the EHS function. This position will report to the EHS&S Manager and will be the primary responsible person for environmental program compliance at the site.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensuring that EHS programs and policies are in place to promote an environmentally compliant and safe working environment for all site employees, contractors and visitors.
• Specific focus is on environmental permits and regulatory reporting, and reviews of laboratory operations, management of change (MOC), training, compliance inspections, and incident reporting and investigation.
• Develop, implement and administer site EHS and Responsible Care programs, policies and procedures
• Track regulatory changes and communicate impacts to the site
• Provide compliance support for environmental permits and regulatory required reporting
• Assist in agency inspections from OSHA, EPA, DOT, DNREC, insurance carriers, etc. and ensure follow-up of corrective actions
• Provide site EHS training, including new hire orientation and onboarding
• Support site emergency response programs and act in an incident command role
• Assist with site industrial hygiene programs including maintenance of safety data sheets, ergonomic assessments of office and lab work environments
• Assist with reporting and investigating all incidents, near hits, and unsafe conditions/actions and conducting associated investigations
• Facilitate management of change (MOC) activities on new equipment, chemical processes and organizational changes that affect EHS compliance
• Conduct self-assessment audits and assist with internal/external management system audits of the site
• Perform any other duties established by the EHS&S Manager

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Science degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Occupational/ Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemistry or related field preferred
• 3+ years of experience in Environmental, Health and Safety field, preferably in the chemical industry and laboratory environment
• Knowledge of applicable EHS regulations
• A self-starter with good time management skills
• Ability to work in a team environment or on an independent basis
• Strong organizational and documentation skills with ability to prioritize tasks and meet compliance deadlines
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• 3+ years experience in an environmental programs role at a chemical manufacturing facility, research center, or pharmaceutical facility

Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.