Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

at Cook Medical in Canton, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Overview

The Environmental Health & Safety Specialist at Cook Canton. will represent the organization in safety and health issues by developing, enhancing, managing, and auditing a site safety program while providing staff safety and health engineering services.

Responsibilities

Independently produce, organize, and maintain documentation orsystems critical to the function of the engineering team or department- Coordinate safety activities, maintain OSHA required procedures and monitor theprocedures to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local safetyregulations- Interface with plant personnel to identify hazards, and to recommend/implementnecessary corrective and improvement measures- Develop, maintain, and monitor Safety procedures to ensure they are up-to-dateand appropriately used- Participate in incident investigation teams, safety audits, and other safety relatedactivities- Coordinate, facilitate / conduct employee safety training, including but not limited tonew employee orientation, annual refresher training, and contractor training asneeded- Support facility’s projects by providing expertise on safety issues- Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrialprocesses- Review employee safety programs to determine their adequacy- Must strictly adhere to safety requirements- Maintain regular and punctual attendance- Must maintain company quality and quantity standards- Must have effective oral, written and presentation communication skills- Must have excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Qualifications

- AS or BS degree in relevant field; or- 2 years experience that relates directly to the above essential jobfunctions/duties- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (ie: Word, Excel)- Experience working independently and with minimal supervision- Experience in improving environmental health and safety processes- Knowledge of OSHA/EPA/ISO standards- Experience training in Environmental Health & Safety programs- Basic math skills

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/DUTIES:

+ Must work and interact effectively and professionally with and for others throughout various levels of the global organization.

+ Must strictly adhere to safety requirements.

+ Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

+ Must maintain company quality and quantity standards.

+ Must have effective communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative and independent work situations and environments withminimal supervision.

+ Ability to remain calm and receptive in fast paced situations.

+ Must be able to sit at desk, in meetings and/or work on a computer, physically capable of standing, stooping, kneeling, climbing, reaching, twisting and bending

+ Majority of some days spent on feet in warehouse setting

+ Must perform PPE gowning procedures on a daily basis to enter manufacturing floor including safety glasses, gown, gloves

Requisition ID2024-14814

Posting Date2 months ago(6/26/2024 3:21 PM)

Job Location(s) Canton IL United States

Position Type Full Time

Company Cook Inc – Canton

Category EH&S/Security