EHS Specialist

Job Description:

There’s never been a better time to join our team. The thousands of ESAB associates located around the world share a common set of goals and values that drive our success and unparalleled innovation in fabrication technology and specialty gas control equipment. At ESAB, we value and respect everyone’s uniqueness and know that our experiences as individuals strengthen our company. And we know that our ability to collaborate, transform, and empower one another is what makes us unstoppable. With our culture of continuous improvement and innovation and our commitment to living our values, working at ESAB is a career experience like no other. We have more than 9,000 passionate associates in locations across six continents, and we empower our team members to shape the world we imagine every day. If you have a strong desire to be part of a team that delivers cutting-edge innovations and solutions and positively impacts the community, please check out our career opportunities. We help serve a diverse range of industries such as healthcare, automotive, aerospace, renewable energy, robotics, shipbuilding, and so much more

The EHS Specialist is responsible for the Ohio Medical, Gurnee facility working with the facility. This role supports the site to ensure Environmental, Health and Safety initiatives are integrated into daily tasks and operations and is accountable for maintaining effective processes to drive a best-in-class EHS culture. This position will support the facility to develop and maintain an EHS culture focused on risk management, compliance and engagement.

What you will do:

• Deploy EHS strategic plan to meet and exceed compliance requirements, implement best practices, continuously improve EHS systems, and ensure traceability for repeat tasks.

• Participate in the fulfilment of compliance requirements and ESAB business standards; apprise the business of EHS issues and performance as needed.

• Nurture and empower a proactive EHS culture.

• Develop, implement and revise training programs to maintain employee engagement.

• Provide hands-on technical assistance and EHS support to personnel for day-to-day activities, conduct EHS orientation training for new employees and coordinate on the job EHS training for all respective functions.

• Conduct analysis for job safety assessments, hazards identification, PPE assessments, PFSMEA’s, ergonomics and other EHS assessments.

• Identify issues and recommend feasible solutions regarding operations, services and/or personnel. • Apprise management of EHS issues, opportunity for improvement, and recommend actions.

• Perform and oversee investigations and corrective actions for upset conditions, missed targets, accidents, or other EHS non-conformances.

• Participate in supporting the company with regulatory agencies, customers and auditors as required.

• Follow up on audit findings, corrective actions and preventative actions, evaluating effectiveness and efficiency.

• Partner with Regional EHS team on assigned tasks and initiatives.

• Collaborate with HR to manage facility workers’ compensation claims; assist with insurance issues and management as necessary.

• Serve as a resource and contributor to the site’s Risk Management Program – support property and business interruption insurance surveys and visits.

• Travel – up to 10%

What we are looking for:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in EHS, preferably in an engineering, industrial, or manufacturing environment

• Self-motivated, proactive and ability to communicate at multiple levels of the organization

• Understanding of manufacturing industry

• Must have excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills

• Ability to adapt to target-rich work environment and want to seek continuous improvement

• Excellent in problem solving, organization, interpersonal and motivational skills

• Experienced in development of classroom, hands on and interactive training programs

• Trainer certifications/qualifications a desirable attribute.

• Strong experience with MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint,

• Strong project management and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Membership within EHS Professional organizations such as the ASSP, AIHA or NSC

• CIH, CSP and/or CHMM certifications

• High energy and results focused

• Conversational Spanish

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or certification program in Safety, Environmental Sciences, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Chemistry or a related line of study Technical Requirements

Additional Key Attributes

• Integrity, credibility, and character with demonstrated ethical behaviors

• A team player and leader with the self-confidence, humility, and consultative skills to positively influence the business

• Must be legally authorized to work in the US; sponsorship not supported for this role

Competencies & Behaviors Needed

• Good communicator and collaborator at all employee levels including management and frontline associates

• Strong proponent of ESAB’s values and behaviors and EBX principles

• Drives continuous improvement

• Effective at building relationships, trust

• Negotiates with associates with a respectful give-and-take approach, where decisions are shared

• Comfortable working in a global matrix organization

• Results-oriented with the ability to make decisions and to follow through on programs and policies which have been developed

• Bias for action; a sense of urgency; self-starter; moves with speed

• Manages workload efficiently and effectively

What we Offer

ESAB prides itself as a great place to start or continue a career in the manufacturing industry. With locations throughout the world, ESAB is a global company with a rich tradition of industry leadership. ESAB careers offer room for advancement, a trusted work atmosphere, generous benefits and much more. There are many opportunities to build a career with ESAB in a wide range of roles. We have a strong, customer focused culture and continuously look for people who will add value to our businesses and to the products and services we offer. Team oriented, involved associates are our most valuable resources, and we are passionate about attracting, developing, and retaining the best talent. Building the right team and giving them the right environment in which to work leads to solutions that help our customers win, which is a win for us, too. At ESAB, you will find a multi-cultural work environment that values ideas, rewards initiative, and encourages involvement in the workplace and also in the community. Your opportunities to learn, collaborate and achieve your goals are virtually unlimited. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of sex, color, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), religion, military/veteran status, national origin, marital status, family or caregiver responsibilities, or any other characteristic or status protected by law.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of sex, color, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), religion, military/veteran status, national origin, marital status, family or caregiver responsibilities, or any other characteristic or status protected by law