EHS Specialist

The EHS Specialist identifies develops and implements safety programs and strategies throughout the Fiberon New London locations to reduce or eliminate injuries and their associated costs. Supports environmental programs and policies as needed.  Subject matter expert and consultant to the organization on matters related to safety and health. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide expert insight to plan and implement environmental health and safety policies and procedures in compliance with Fiberon local state and federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
• Utilizes established reporting and investigation procedures to conduct incident investigations for accidents incidents injuries and complaints concerning potential hazards or unsafe conditions in the work place.
• Coordinates environmental and IH testing for storm water sound IAQ and personal exposures.
• Coordinates implements and maintains environmental programs and environmental auditing/inspection for the facility.
• Acts as a technical resource and/or lead on specialized safety topics. Examples include such topics as chemical and noise exposure machine guarding confined space entry ergonomics lockout/tagout material handling powered industrial trucks and hazardous materials transportation. Scope of technical expertise and/or lead status as determined by safety manager.
• In conjunction with the EHS Manager identifies develops coordinates and implements effective safety education and training awareness and promotional activities recognition and awards accountability and employee involvement programs for the organization.
• Assists with the development and execution of appropriate administrative programs for the preparation distribution and maintenance of written programs policies procedures and records such as SDS lockout procedures and OSHA reporting.
• Supports Behavior Based Safety (BBS) in driving participation supplying critical data coaching and supervisor support.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications :

Successful candidates will have:

• 5 years of direct safety responsibility preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelors Degree in Safety Engineering or equivalent experience preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the safety and health programs policies risk identification and control strategies and federal and state regulations. CSP OSHA outreach trainer Powered Industrial Truck trainer experience preferred.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality including confidential information including product process financial and legal compliance.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to work within diverse and challenging situations to achieve results in a straight forward and composed manner.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and to deliver results with minimum supervision.
• Competency in Microsoft business applications including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Flexibility in work schedule is required including varying shifts work on holidays weekends and extended hours with minimal notice and as required by operational need. May need to respond to safety related emergencies.

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 - $99000 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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