Senior Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist

The Senior Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) Specialist reports to the Senior Health, Safety and Environmental Manager and will be primarily responsible for developing and maintaining the Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) programs within the STERIS St. Louis Missouri location. In this role you will work with site operations to implement HSE related initiatives and/or strategic objectives to improve workplace safety, risk reduction, training and internal audits against applicable STERIS Corp, local, state and federal regulations. The Senior HSE Specialist will play a key role in ensuring site safe work environment for all Associates, visitors and Customers. In this role you will assist the organization with the modernization of site HSE procedures, guidelines and other HSE documents, ensuring alignment with ISO 14001 and 45001 standards.

This position requires working onsite in our St. Louis, Missouri facility Monday through Friday with occassional after hours responsibilities, based on business needs, to support 24/5 manufacturing operations.

Health, Safety and Environmental Management (85%)

• Contribute to the development of and support the effective implementation of the facility HSE strategy, participating in the regular review of the strategy and its implementation.
• Maintain knowledge & awareness of HSE legislation, and emerging risks, reporting changes that may impact the business & support the development of effective response strategies.
• Manage the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of documented HSE management systems, taking responsibility for the development of robust, policies, work methods, and safety leadership standard work.
• Manage the creation, continuous development, delivery, assessment of learning outcomes and performance reporting of engaging, innovative HSE training and learning. Ensure that facility training and development needs are identified and met through the provision of a comprehensive blended training curriculum, training systems and tools.
• Provide HSE leadership, support, and guidance to the facilities to achieve HSE compliance and objectives.
• Develop, monitor and maintain HSE Management Systems that are equivalent and aligned to the ISO 45001 and 14001 voluntary standards. Align local HSE procedures with STERIS performance standards, guidelines, and/or work instructions.
• Maintain applicable site's HSE legal register.
• Maintain and/or promote OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) at applicable STERIS locations.
• Identify gaps and potential improvements in HSE management systems, developing and implementing actions to eliminate gaps.
• Manage the development, completion and ongoing review of risk assessments and ergonomic assessments. Providing guidance on the suitability and application of risk control measures, identify and report on inadequately controlled risks and non-compliance with statutory or internal non-compliance for the production facility and Research and Development operations.
• Provide oversight and facility guidance related to HSE incidents - injury reporting & investigation, ensure that all injuries, incidents and near misses are reported and investigated in accordance with STERIS performance standards.
• Support collection & analysis of HSE performance data HSE metrics, identifying areas of concern and reporting performance through dashboards and other means to ensure appropriate actions.
• Continually assess, set, and monitor Associate training needs and required HSE competencies, developing and maintaining appropriate training matrix plans. Monitor and report on training completion, performance, and compliance, using feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support Transitional Work-duty and Workers Compensation claims management.
• Manage the development, implementation, and testing of robust emergency response plans.
• Lead effective HSE communication using safety meetings, newsletters, toolbox talks and other engagement initiatives to improve employee awareness, competency, and safety performance.
• Use Lean methodology to drive improvements in HSE programs.
• Engineer solutions to occupational exposures. Drive continuous improvement and deliver strong results from behavioral based processes.
• Coordinate, train, and educate the location's safety committee.

Environmental Compliance Management (15%)

• Manage environmental compliance, including conducting reviews, to ensure facilities are fully compliant with relevant environmental requirements.
• Coordinate all waste generation, accumulation, and disposal processes in compliance with Local, State, and Federal regulations.
• Prepare and implement communications/reporting based upon new and/or revisions to existing environmental regulations of the jurisdictions in which the facilities operate.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or Associates degree with 9 years' experience working in health, safety, and environment field.
• In lieu of a degree a High School diploma or GED with 13 years' experience working in health, safety and environmental field
• HSE IT solution experience which includes implementing or maintaining new technologies.
• General awareness, understanding and practical experience in supporting HSE programs in conformance with ISO 14001 and 45001 standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Preferred:

• Certified Safety Professional Certification (CSP)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist Certification (CIH)
• Experience working in a chemical manufacturing environment.

Other:

• Project management skills and proven ability to execute results.
• Analytical skills, ability to develop reports, manage data quality, develop dashboards and KPI performance reporting using Excel or Tableau.
• Highly organized and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong verbal, written, analytical, and communication skills, and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of Associates and management.
• Strong relationship building skills, able to instill trust and influence at multiple levels in the organization.
• Training skills.
• Experience in Tableau, Microsoft Power BI or other business intelligence reporting software would be beneficial.

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and added Holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision benefits
• Long- and Short-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) with a company match
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Additional add- on benefits / discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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