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Cook Medical Environmental Health & Safety Specialist in Canton, Illinois
Overview
The Environmental Health & Safety Specialist at Cook Canton. will represent the organization in safety and health issues by developing, enhancing, managing, and auditing a site safety program while providing staff safety and health engineering services.
Responsibilities
Independently produce, organize, and maintain documentation orsystems critical to the function of the engineering team or department• Coordinate safety activities, maintain OSHA required procedures and monitor theprocedures to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local safetyregulations• Interface with plant personnel to identify hazards, and to recommend/implementnecessary corrective and improvement measures• Develop, maintain, and monitor Safety procedures to ensure they are up-to-dateand appropriately used• Participate in incident investigation teams, safety audits, and other safety relatedactivities• Coordinate, facilitate / conduct employee safety training, including but not limited tonew employee orientation, annual refresher training, and contractor training asneeded• Support facility’s projects by providing expertise on safety issues• Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrialprocesses• Review employee safety programs to determine their adequacy• Must strictly adhere to safety requirements• Maintain regular and punctual attendance• Must maintain company quality and quantity standards• Must have effective oral, written and presentation communication skills• Must have excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Qualifications
• AS or BS degree in relevant field; or• 2 years experience that relates directly to the above essential jobfunctions/duties• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (ie: Word, Excel)• Experience working independently and with minimal supervision• Experience in improving environmental health and safety processes• Knowledge of OSHA/EPA/ISO standards• Experience training in Environmental Health & Safety programs• Basic math skills
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/DUTIES:
Must work and interact effectively and professionally with and for others throughout various levels of the global organization.
Must strictly adhere to safety requirements.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
Must maintain company quality and quantity standards.
Must have effective communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative and independent work situations and environments withminimal supervision.
Ability to remain calm and receptive in fast paced situations.
Must be able to sit at desk, in meetings and/or work on a computer, physically capable of standing, stooping, kneeling, climbing, reaching, twisting and bending
Majority of some days spent on feet in warehouse setting
Must perform PPE gowning procedures on a daily basis to enter manufacturing floor including safety glasses, gown, gloves
Requisition ID2024-14814
Posting Date2 days ago(6/26/2024 3:21 PM)
Job Location(s) Canton IL United States
Position Type Full Time
Company Cook Inc - Canton
Category EH&S/Security