Safety Specialist, Environmental, Health & Safety Operations (Gloucester City, NJ)

SUMMARY:

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED 100% ONSITE IN GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY AND WORKS THE SECOND SHIFT.

To serve as the area specialist in safety and security by developing and carrying out procedures in collaboration with the local facility operations that will effectively control incident rates and health exposures in the company and minimize overall work related and site incidents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responds to and investigates work related injuries. Notifies management of pertinent details.

• Guides and assists plant personnel with all levels of safety and health opportunities.

• Reviews facility incident trends and makes recommendations for implementation of corrections.

• Supports internal forklift and aerial lift certification processes.

• Interact with 3rd party organizations to fulfill project completion goals safely and effectively.

• Supports various safety training programs.

• Validates incident report information for accuracy and completeness.

• Investigates incidents with cross functional team members to determine root cause and effective corrective actions.

• Monitors safety programs, policies, and procedures that meet OSHA and other applicable laws and regulations.

• Assists with the development and execution of programs as listed above.

• Conducts scheduled audits to determine workplace hazards and assists in development of corrective actions.

• Conducts exterior security patrols.

• Perform and document security equipment inspections as assigned.

• Respond to calls for service including alarm and incident response as well as routine calls for service such as locking and unlocking doors.

• Maintains a complete understanding of site emergency procedures.

• Report security activities and make necessary adjustments and/or recommend improvements.

• Participate in daily pass-downs to next shift specialist.

• Support special events with traffic control or other necessary Security items.

• All other duties as assigned by the Safety Manager.

Pay Rate: $24.72 - $26.50 per hour. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Shift: This shift is scheduled from 3:30 PM - close.