EHS Specialist

Company: System One
Location: Okmulgee
Posted on: June 24, 2025

Job Description:

EHS Specialist The EHS Specialist is instrumental in driving safety excellence and performance improvement through culture change, coaching and development of facility leadership with a focus on ensuring the plant meets and exceeds all federal and state safety standards & regulations and requirements set forth by management. Principal Duties & Responsibilities The principal duties and responsibilities are to identify and implement process improvements which result in higher throughput, improved efficiencies, recognizable cost savings and more consistent product quality. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the fundamental functions and responsibilities of the job as defined below: Manage the development and implementation/measuring of Safety and Health practices and projects at the plant. Areas include OSHA regulations, industrial hygiene, process safety management, risk management, emergency response and the Voluntary Protection Program. Serves as the plant's resource for workers' compensation issues. Develop safety and informational programs for all levels of management and hourly employees. This includes keeping appropriate manuals, procedures and training aids up to date. Also, prepare, coordinate and present safety training as required. Interface with regulatory bodies (OSHA, FEMA, State/Local Regulators). Plant’s resource for regulatory inspections with city, state and federal agencies. Lead incident investigation process, including root cause analysis and identification of corrective action plans for all injuries, accidents and near hits and recommend remedial action for all serious accidents or illnesses. Analysis of processes, procedures, equipment, engineering guidelines and standards review, contractor safety and all major engineering activities/projects. This includes coordinating and/or participating in process hazard analysis utilizing suitable methods such as HAZOP, What-If, 5-Why or other systems safety techniques. Prepare and distribute pertinent safety communications including statistics, newsletters and special alerts. Specialized/Technical Knowledge or Required Skills Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Engineering and 3 years’ experience in Health and Safety in an industrial, manufacturing, or chemical process environment. Continuous improvement experience and possess problem-solving skills to arrive at practical solutions for a variety of safety and health issues, in compliance with company goals and objectives. Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local occupational environmental, safety and health laws and regulations (workers' compensation administration, ADA, and FMLA) as they apply to industrial organizations Ability to be available to respond to all emergency related matters. Knowledge and ability in utilizing MS Office applications and Internet required. Preferred Qualifications and Other Skills Professional certification as a Certified Safety Professional or a Certified Industrial Hygienist strongly preferred. Six Sigma or Lean manufacturing experience is preferred. Working knowledge of SAP is preferred. Ref: 208-Eng Tulsa

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