Health and Safety Specialist

Job Description
Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, you will be responsible for Health and Safety for the Douglassville, PA and Pen Argyl, PA manufacturing sites. This includes overseeing onsite safety audits, policy and program development and maintenance, safety training and reporting and incident/near miss investigations. You will develop and propose appropriate strategies to ensure the optimization of health and safety processes and programs. You will also prepare prevention training for managers in order to improve skills and ensure effective management of occupational health and safety.
Specifically, this person will:
Conduct a complete evaluation of the OHS program (site audits, legal compliance, documentation, policies, reporting, etc) in place and develop an action plan to implement improvements
Lead the development of the sites' health and safety strategy;
Act as a consultant to operations management, supervisors, HR partners and employees;
Manage work related incidents, near misses, any potential treatment and worker's compensation claims
Conduct corporate audits and verify the application of the various OHS points during quarterly inspection tours;
Implement and follow up on key OHS indicators;
Train managers and employees on the different OHS procedures and tools;
Ensure compliance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Ensure that policies, procedures and training, compliance documentation, OSHA required reporting are well maintained and easily accessible.
Work closely with OHS at other Techo-Bloc sites to ensure alignment of strategies
Serve as the site contact for internal and external communication, visits, audits related to employee safety matters
Manage incidents including the oversight of injuries, incident investigation, root cause/correct action analysis, and action tracking
Responsible for management of Hazard Communication Policy and overseeing Hazardous Substance Surveys at assigned sites
Responsible for developing and maintaining site specific procedures, including LOTO.
Serve as lead for emergency response related activities
Be present on the plant floor on a daily basis to observe activities and promote safety
Organize and facilitate engaged employee safety committees, meetings and documentation.
Travel to both sites in Pennsylvania