EHS Specialist

The Environmental Health Safety & Security (EHSS) Specialist provides professional guidance and support with the objective to add value to the business. EHSS Specialist will execute data collection compilation and reporting in the related field. This role will assist in supporting the Distribution Center Manager in effectively managing the requirements set forth by governmental or company regulations as well as assist in planning and implementing environmental safety health and security programs to ensure a safe healthy and accident-free work environment by performing the following duties personally or through collaboration with facility personnel of all levels.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in planning and implementing environmental and safety policies procedures and programs in compliance with local state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
• Lead the facility to safety achievements with a focus on behavioral initiatives ensuring all established metrics are tracked.
• Maintain & complete data entry and analysis as necessary for Environmental Health Safety and Security metrics and information. (OPUS Assessment Scorecards Training matrix Critical 15 and Learning Teams)
• Identify areas of improvement in all areas of environmental safety health and security and create plans to execute the improvements.
• Provide training to associates and contractors on a variety of Environmental Health Safety and Security topics.
• Inspect organization facilities to detect existing or potential accident and health hazards determines corrective or preventative measures where indicated and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Assist with the investigation of safety incidents and injuries and cooperate in the preparation of material and evidence for organization use in hearings lawsuits and insurance investigations.
• Compile data necessary to aid in submitting environmental safety and security reporting to regulatory agencies.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.  This includes hearing medical testing results medical files and personnel records as needed etc.
• Maintain all environmental safety and security records to include but not limited to regulatory and training requirements.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Maintain chemical inventory & update SDS online system with current Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Follow and enforce all safety policies and procedures and provide feedback to associates on corrective actions necessary.

Qualifications :

• A minimum of 4  years experience in environmental safety and health in a distribution/manufacturing environment required.
• Bachelors degree in a related field or commensurate experience is required.
• Trained in handling hazardous waste or the ability to become certified within 6 months.
• Superior attention to detail and demonstrated commitment to ensuring accuracy in work product
• Must be business oriented with excellent interactive skills to interface with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated success handling multiple priorities working in a fast-paced environment dealing with fluctuating priorities and minimum supervision
• Group facilitation and presentation skills
• Outstanding communication skills both oral and written
• Strong organization skills.
• Must have the flexibility to work extended hours to support plant events and activities on off-shifts as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Experience or Accreditation
• Ergonomic Training / Evaluation
• Process Mapping
• Safety Accreditation (ASP GSP CSP OHST CIT SMP etc.)

Additional Information :

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $60000 USD - $95700 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and location. In addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand innovation and channel leader focused on exciting supercharged categories in the home products security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen House of Rohl Aqualisa SpringWell Therma-Tru Larson Fiberon Master Lock SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.

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