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POSITION SUMMARY:
We are seeking a dedicated Senior Safety, Health & Environmental Specialist to play a pivotal role in our Safety, Health, and Environmental (SH&E) initiatives. In this essential position, you will have the opportunity to coordinate and execute comprehensive safety, health, and environmental programs that make a real difference.

As a Senior SH&E Specialist, you will engage with employees at all levels, fostering a culture of care and accountability. Your efforts will empower each team member to take responsibility for their own safety and well-being, ensuring that our workplace remains safe for all.

Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring compliance with regulations and company policies, as you conduct regular interactions and inspections on the site floor. You will tackle challenging assignments, performing daily audits and inspections to uphold our high standards of safety.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Fosters/develops a culture where safety, health and environment are ingrained as a core value with all employees, everyone believes zero is achievable, everyone is actively engaged in performing their work in a safe manner, everyone actively interacts with co-workers to prevent at-risk behaviors.
• Actively participates on the Factory SH&E Team/Pillar and other assigned teams.
• Effectively coaches and develops operations line supervision to be effective SH&E leaders/coaches in their respective positions.
• Analyze SH&E conditions and behaviors and recommends changes to continuously improve Site SH&E performance to world class levels.
• Primarily responsible for implementing systems, procedures, and work practices to ensure “audit ready” state of compliance.
• Develop and implement processes and procedures (SOP's) to ensure Site compliance with company and regulatory agency policies, including federal, state and local legislation and regulations pertaining to SH&E.
• Reviews, analyzes, critiques and/or approves engineering design development reports, plans and specifications for compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
• Drives implementation of SH&E best in class programs, systems, and processes, including training and coaching to establish clear procedures on SH&E measures and precautions.
• Drives key effective, sustainable implementation Corporate, Division and Site SH&E initiatives, strategies, programs and procedures, responsibilities via hands on leadership, coaching and teamwork.
• Manages Worker’s Compensation in partnership with Risk Management.
• Understand the safety risks associated with jobs, Site wide. Understand the aspects of the Site that impact the environment and optimizes them.
• Ensures thorough investigation of all incidents, in coordination with Safety and Health Site leadership. Provide expertise and participate to all SH&E incident investigations as conducted by Site Leadership.
• Coordinate/facilitate all environmental training for Site (Hazmat, Waste Treatment, SPCC/SWPP, etc.). Administer training programs for safety accident prevention and protection and may support environmental management systems.
• Drive excellence through active participation on the production floor to adopt a - ZERO TOLERANCE MENTALITY - toward SH&E losses and drive elimination of losses through the framework of ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and NCE.
• Provides SH&E functional and technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function. Partners with other key functions on initiatives including engineering, HR, Quality, Operations, NCE, etc to deliver on goals and plans.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in environmental and/or safety discipline or related disciplines or international equivalents is strongly preferred.
• At least 2-5 years’ experience in successfully coordinating Safety, Health, and Environmental sustainability activities in a manufacturing setting. Experience with OSHA, DOT and EPA regulations and local equivalents and their application to Site operations.
• Professional certifications in SH&E related fields are considered beneficial and may include CIH, NEBOSH Certificate, ASP, AEM, etc.

Requisition ID: 346847 

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
 
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
 

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