Safety Specialist - Manufacturing

Key Responsibilities

Supportive role providing Health, Safety and Environmental direction, leadership, and training to ensure continuous improvement in Health & Safety performance

Contribute to and support compliance programs, procedures, and policies and acting as a liaison with regulatory agencies when necessary

Support all health, safety, and environmental programs, including developing, writing, implementing, auditing, and maintaining policies and procedures in compliance with company, local, state and federal rules and regulations

Provide training to employees in work site safety practices, fire prevention, and correct handling techniques for chemical, toxins, equipment, and other materials

Maintain compliance with OSHA regulations including recordkeeping

Lead role in weekly safety meetings, and coordinator for EHS training including communications

Performs inspections for potential EHS risks, determines corrective or preventive measures where indicated, and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented

Major contributor during Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigation of incidents, injuries, and near misses and drives action items to closure

Assists with implementation and compliance for all environmental programs

Assists with management of Workers Compensation claims

Supportive role following PSM Practices such as Employee Participation, Mechanical Integrity, Management of Change, and Pre-Startup Safety Review

Performs routine job skills analysis and task assessments

Demonstrates commitment to safety

Some evening or weekend work may be required

Required Education and Experience

BS degree in Health, Safety, Environmental, Engineering, or relevant technical discipline or equivalent experience

5 or more years of experience in a health and safety role at a manufacturing location, preferably in the chemical or food industry

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills, including the ability to train

Working knowledge of OSHA and USEPA regulatory matters covering industrial chemical process operations

Microsoft Office software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Environmental and/or Physical Requirements

All work in the manufacturing environment requires use of protective clothing and personal devices: safety shoes, hard hat, safety glasses, earplugs, goggles, insulated gloves, safety vest, harness, hair net, slicker suit and may include the use of respiratory protection

Benefits

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits which start the 1st of the month after hire

Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance

Tax advantaged health savings and spending accounts

401k eligibility with company match and annual discretionary contribution

Time off: vacation, holidays/floating holidays, personal and sick days

Company provided Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program

Educational assistance program

The benefits set forth in this posting reflect Innophos’ current benefits for similarly situated employees, are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the applicable program policies and may be modified or discontinued by Innophos in the future (subject to applicable law).