Lead Health & Safety Specialist

Requisition Number:  29160
Company:  Westinghouse Electric Co
Location: 

Ogden, UT, US, 84404

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

 

 

About the role:

As a Lead Health & Safety Specialist you will work toward developing practices to identify/avoid hazardous conditions within the workplace and external environments. You will investigate environmental incidents and working with engineers, management, and environmental regulatory authorities to identify causes of accidents and prevent their recurrence. You will provide advice and training on protocols and conducting audits to ensure environmental compliance with organization and government standards.

 

You will report to the Senior EHS Manager and be located at our Ogden facility. This is an onsite role.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Guide all health and safety issues to regulatory compliance.

  • Provide subject matter expertise, assistance, and support for site wide health and safety issues and serves as main contact for health and safety issues and events.

  • Maintain all facility health and safety procedures.

  • Communicate new programs, standards, regulations, and events throughout the organization.

  • Report on performance of the health and safety group to the Sr EHS Manager for review and as the basis for improvement.

  • Maintain working knowledge of health and safety regulations applicable to the facility and perform inspections to ensure compliance with the same.

  • Analyze and trends environmental performance data.

  • Report and shares site company and industry environmental data, metrics, best practices and lessons learned relevant to environmental management and communicates to local and global EHS.

  • Ensure that all required health and safety compliance data is collected, maintained, and managed (e.g., IH Sampling records).

  • Oversee keeping of health and safety records. Lead health and safety incident investigations or reviews and ensure adequacy of health and safety training.

  • Prepare site to implement health and safety and emergency processes in the event of a health and safety/emergency incident.

 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related degrees or related experience.

  • 5+ years' experience in Industrial Safety, machinery safety, hazard communication, energy isolation (lock out tag out), industrial hygiene, rigging and lifting and hot work.

 

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be (($100,800 to $126,000)) per year.

 

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Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

 

  • Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options

  • Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members

  • 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement

  • Paid Vacations and Company Holidays

  • Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance

  • Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers

  • Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service

  • Employee Referral Program

 

 

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

  • Safety and Quality

  • Integrity and Trust

  • Customer Focus and Innovation

  • Speed and Passion to Win

  • Teamwork and Accountability

 

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

 

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

 

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