Health and Safety Supervisor

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Fort Smith
Posted on: February 12, 2025

Job Description:

OverviewAs an Health and Safety Supervisor you will be responsible for all activities related to environmental, health and safety to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements and laws to prevent violations, hazards and injuries. You will supervise and develop environmental, health and safety programs to educate employees, supervisors and managers and to prevent hazards, risks, and injuries.ResponsibilitiesTo perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

• Implement environmental, health, and safety programs at the facility to meet regulatory compliance and company goals.
• Maintain and update existing environmental and safety procedures, standard operating procedures, and policies.
• Partner with manufacturing supervisors to review and improve environmental health, and safety practices and ensure adoption by employees.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, regulations, and reporting in manufacturing.
• Perform hazardous risk assessments for tasks or jobs to identify potential hazards and develop risk prevention plan to mitigate them.
• Review testing analyses of noise levels and hazardous air contaminants and determine appropriate requirements for PPE and communication of hazards to employees. Also coordinate programs leading to improved indoor air quality and lead exposure.
• Perform emergency response duties as required by the emergency response plan and participate in practice drills, plan reviews, and EHS department safety training programs.
• Perform EHS-related inspections and audits with appropriate corrective action.
• Perform accident investigations, identify causes, and provide corrective actions, change of standard operating procedures and change of engineering design as necessary.
• Prepare and maintain analytical reports and data tracking.
• Represent the company in a positive working relationship with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, and property insurance representatives.
• Supervise compliance for environmental certifications and regulations (e.g. ISO14001, waste water permits, storm water permits, air permits, and hazardous waste management)
• Attend all meetings and conduct training as scheduled.
• Undertake assigned projects as directed by the EHS Manager.Qualifications
  • Education (Required) High School Diploma or GED; (Preferred) Bachelor's Degree in Environmental or Safety Science
  • Experience: 1 year + EHS consulting or facility EHS management in a manufacturing industry preferred
  • Well developed written and oral communications skills.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of ISO14001, EHS Laws and Regulations.
  • Ability to work effectively with other departments in the development of EHS programs.PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Able to see, hear and speak; able to sit, stand for at least two hours at a time, sit, bend, craw, squat, kneel and climb; able to use both arms and hands to use a computer and peripherals and lift 40 pounds from floor level to overhead, able to work below ground level in confined spaces and on stationary or mobile elevated platforms, able to wear respirator and other PPE as required, able to climb stairs. Regular use of safety glasses and shoes. Vision requirements: close vision.WORK ENVIRONMENT
      • Able to work inside or outside the plant environment and in all climate conditions.
      • Exposed to lead, fumes, chemicals, operating equipment, and vehicles.TRAVEL
        • Travel as required for training, meeting with regulatory agencies, and to other company sanctioned events. #ZREEO StatementStryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.About StatementStryten Energy helps solve the world's most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world's most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at .

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