HSE & Compliance Specialist

Position Overview and Purpose

The HSE Specialist is to work within the organization to promote good practices that comply with safety and environmental regulatory guidelines. Strive to eliminate compliance violations and issues, align company policies to OSHA standards, ensure compliance and environmental health, audit and report on facility deficiencies that may lead to potential violations, and conduct risk assessments for operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• The HSE Specialist interfaces with all areas of the business to maintain and ensure compliance with corporate, local, state and federal environmental, health and safety rules and regulations.
• The HSE Specialist will promote the general health and safety of the employees, as well as promote HSE best practices at all Baseline locations.
• Plan and implement HSE policies and procedures in compliance with corporate, local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Plan, implement and train HSE policies and procedures for employees.
• Organize, lead, and participate in Safety Committee meetings, events and initiatives.
• Ensure compliance to required local, state, and federal data reporting.
• Inspect organization facilities to detect existing or potential accident, health and environmental hazards, determines corrective or preventative measures where indicated, and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Provide information, signs, posters, barriers, and other materials to warn of potential and actual safety/environmental hazards and to prevent access to hazardous conditions.
• Partner with the team for investigation of near misses and all incidents and cooperates in the preparation of material and evidence collection for organizational use in development of corrective and preventative actions, additional investigations including worker’s compensation as well as for any potential legal requirements.
• Compile and submit incident reports.
• Collaboration with HR of workers’ compensation program, including working with the local medical provider and insurance carrier to reduce employee lost time.
• Prepare and arrange safety exhibits and material for display, promotional work, industry conferences, and exhibitions.
• Maintain HSE files and records.

Qualifications­

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferred or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of safe workplace practices and environmentally friendly strategies. Requires familiarity with OSHA and EPA regulations and other applicable laws and guidelines.

Team Baseline Core Values

• Leadership: Plan frequently and set goals. Think critically all the time. Accept responsibility for your actions. Reject passivity. Confront conflict with people in a healthy way. Have an attitude of being teachable and open to feedback from managers and peers. Look for ways to serve others on your team.
• Trust: Earn the trust of others by always speaking truthfully.
• Communication: Talk to team members and manager frequently, don’t hide. Communicate openly about all problems and issues that arise. Know that what we say and how we say it matters.
• Responsibility: Own your part. Follow through with all issues and orders. Be on time. Act with urgency for customers and colleagues.
• Stewardship: Spend company money prudently. Spend your time at work prudently. Practice a high level of care for all company-owned property.
• Excellence: Have high standards of quality in workmanship and appearance. Act and speak professionally with colleagues and customers. Problem solve all the way through completion, do not quit. Use all technology and resources available to you.
• Safety: Think smart in all situations. Seek training and ask for help if you are unsure about a safety issue. Don’t take unnecessary risks.