EHS Specialist

Job Title:

EHS Specialist

Job Description:

Why work at Entegris?

At Entegris, we use advanced science to enable technologies that transform the world, and we are seeking employees who have the drive to continue that mission.

Lead. Inspire. Innovate. Define Your Future.

Not everyone who works for a global company shares the same background, experiences and perspectives. We leverage the differences of our employees to bring new ideas to the table. Every employee throughout the company is encouraged to share input on projects and initiatives. Our decision-making process is truly a collaborative effort as we realize there are leaders at every level of the organization. We put our values at the core of how we operate as an organization - not just when it's convenient, but in a lasting and meaningful way. We want the time and energy you spend here to have a positive impact on your life inside and outside of the office.

Entegris is a values-driven culture, and our employees rally around our core PACE values:

People

Accountability

Creativity

Excellence

The Role:

Our site in San Luis Obispo, CA. is seeking an EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) Specialist to join our team. In this fast-paced environment you will help create world-class safety culture through compliance by best-practice. The Safety Specialist is responsible for partnering with leaders and employees to build a safe work environment, ensuring everyone complies with health and safety laws, maintaining policies and coaching employees for policy understanding, and seeking to discover opportunities for improving conditions and executing various safety programs.

What You'll Do:

• Work with site EHS to implement site environmental health, safety and security procedures and programs to ensure alignment with Corporate EHS Policies, goals and objectives.
• Ensure the site is responsible and complies with applicable EHS governmental regulations, legal requirements of CALOSHA, EPA, DOT and DTSC.
• Work with department personnel to understand safety best practices based upon activity-based risk assessments.
• Monitor compliance safety procedures by inspecting and observing work performed by employees.
• Develop standard compliance inspection checklists and conduct inspections to determine gaps and drive gap closure.
• Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.
• Assist with improving job safety analyses (JSA), ergonomic assessments, lockout tagout procedure management, personal protective equipment (PPE) assessments.
• Work with site EHS to ensure compliance reviews and corresponding document packages are completed in a timely manner.
• Work with site EHS to implement and complete EHS projects in safety, environmental, sustainability and occupational health.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What We Seek:

• Bachelor of Science degree in occupational safety, occupational health, engineering, environmental science, or other EHS-related technical discipline from an accredited college/university. Equivalent experience considered in place of degree.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in managing successful EHS programs.
• Specific subject matter expertise in such areas as chemical safety, industrial hygiene, electrical safety, energy control and confined spaces.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Bi-lingual in English/Spanish a plus.

Outstanding Candidates Will Have:

• CIH and/or CSP certification.
• ISO 45001 and/or 14001 experience.
• Safe Start facilitator certification.

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