InnophosEnvironmental, Health and Safety Specialist Riverdale, IL 60827

Provide Safety Health and Environmental leadership and training to ensure continuous improvement in EHS performance. This is primarily a support role working under the site EHS Manager. Assisting with the administration of compliance programs, procedures, and policies. This role may also act as a liaison with regulatory agencies when necessary.

The main location for this role is the Chicago facility, coverage for the Chicago Heights facility will be required as necessary. These two facilities are located approximately 10 miles apart. Work performed will be in a manufacturing of specialty ingredients setting which may be both an indoor and outdoor setting. 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, beard net and may include the use of a full-body coverall and respiratory protection.

Key Responsibilities

• Supportive role providing Health, Safety and Environmental direction, leadership, and training to ensure continuous improvement in EHS 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 all subjects related to Health, Safety and Environmental programs and policies

• Maintain compliance with OSHA regulations including recordkeeping

• Active participation in weekly safety meetings

• 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 Safety Committee Participation, Mechanical Integrity Reviews, Management of Change, Pre-Startup Safety Review and includes the extensive use of an EHS Management System

• Performs routine job skills analysis and task assessments

• Demonstrates commitment to safety

• Some evening or weekend work may be required

  RequiredEducation and Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree preferred in Health, Safety, Environmental, Engineering, or other technical discipline

• 3-5 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

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

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

• Working knowledgerelated to the usage of MS Office software like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

  Environmental and/or PhysicalRequirements

• 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, beard net and may include the use of a full-body coverall and respiratory protection

  About Innophos

  Innophos is a leading international producer of specialty ingredient solutions that deliver far-reaching, versatile benefits for the food, health, nutrition and industrial markets. We leverage our expertise in the science and technology of blending and formulating phosphate, mineral and botanical based ingredients for our customers.

  Our people are the heart of our organization and the foundation of our success. We are driven by our core values of safety, diversity, integrity and collaboration.

  Headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, Innophos has manufacturing operations across the United States, in Canada, Mexico and China and sells into over 70 countries.

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