Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Job Title: Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Location: Worcester, MA 01606

Duration: 3 Months (Extension)

Qualifications:

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The EHS Administrator will work mainly with the Environmental, Health and Safety team on ongoing projects, while spending time supporting other functional areas on miscellaneous administrative tasks.
• The person in this role will get hands-on experience working in a Manufacturing environment, while providing support for ongoing process improvement.
• This is an opportunity for an individual to get exposure and familiar with various departments and activities which have a worldwide presence.

The main functions of the role include:

• Maintain compliance standards by updating Safety Data Sheets (SDS), procedures and process documents as required.
• Document all safety and environmental incidents as they are sent in, following through with recording corrective actions taken.
• Timely data entry on any and all Safety Risk Assessments that are completed by the teams.
• Working with plant supervision to perform Toxic Risk Assessment based on active Chemical inventory.
• Miscellaneous forms of data entry to keep policy, procedure and data up to date.
• Assisting EHS team in event planning, setup, and breakdown.
• Providing support with filing, photocopying, recordkeeping and organizing information
• Working with EHS to schedule appointments for Employees at Occupational Health Vendor of choice. This could include Hearing tests, Surveillance Physicals, Workers' Comp, etc.
• Organization of "Swag” Inventory (T-shirts, Storage Closets, Filing).
• Utilizing their educational background and communication skills, students will gain the opportunity to work with all departments to resolve issues and step in to assist where needed.
• Management of Training Gaps for the facility. Maintaining databases to record gaps closed and assist in holding management accountable to closing area gaps to help create a skilled and engaged workforce.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Associate degree Business or related field of study, or currently in a program to complete degree.
• 2 years Administrative Experience preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Competent in technical capacity, collaboration and credibility.
• Strong computer skills. Microsoft Suite of product experience including, Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint knowledge required.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills in order to assist internal, external, and potential partners. They must be able to operate well in a team environment to sustain ongoing relationships with colleagues.