Facility EHS Sr Specialist

Position Summary

POSITION SUMMARY:

As the site EHS Sr. Specialist, you will manage, lead, and coordinate all aspects of the facility's Environmental, Health, and Safety programs to support site goals and objectives. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and corporate EHS requirements; driving continuous improvement in safety performance; leading risk reduction initiatives; supporting incident investigations and corrective actions; and promoting a proactive safety culture across the facility. The EHS Sr. Specialist will partner with operations, maintenance, leadership, and employees to identify hazards, implement effective controls, deliver training, maintain required documentation, and support environmental sustainability and regulatory reporting activities.

Direct Report: Yes

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and implement programs and procedures to meet facility objectives and targets in EHS. Key focus points include:
- Safety training and safety culture-building

- Incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions

- Risk assessments, job hazard analyses, ergonomics, and machine/process safety
- EHS Regulatory Compliance

- Environmental programs such as waste, air, water, chemical management, and sustainability (i.e. Clean Air Act, Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
- Energy management and use reduction
- Waste Minimization
- Coordinate all EHS training.
- Support and manage corrective actions from Corporate EHS audits.
- Onsite contact for Corporate EHS Department, and under corporate direction, manage EPA actions such as, but not limited to, NOV's, cleanups and complaints.
- Onsite contacts for Corporate EHS Department and under their direction manage OSHA actions such as, but not limited to, inspections, letters of noncompliance, informal conferences.
- Direct all applicable EHS reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.
- Responsibility for audits, inspections, permits, reporting, and recordkeeping
- Ensure compliance with Corporate EHS Policy and Directives.
- Support customer EHS requirements (i.e. IMDS).
- Develop, measure and track internal EHS metrics, plans and goals.
- Insure the training of new facility EHS Coordinators.
- Attend EHS conferences or country council meetings.
- Direct the site climate improvement program
- Coordinate all waste management programs (recycling, chemical, solid, etc.)
- Support and Integrate EHS into Lean, HR, and Supply Chain efforts.

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

- Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as EHS is preferred. Associate's degree with extensive experience, completion of certificate programs, seminars and CEU's may be considered.

- 5+ years of applicable experience.
- A strong working knowledge of EHS regulations.

- Supervisory experience preferred

- Strong working knowledge of Federal and State Environmental regulations
- Experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
- Experience in Ergonomics and Behavior Based Safety a plus.

- Experience writing safety policies and executing policy and program deployment

- Can work independently.
- Excellent communication and computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Creative ability in insuring safety of employees, the environment while meeting the needs of production.
- Ability to plan and implement EHS programs.
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to work effectively with management as well as associates from the floor.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we've enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose - Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow - comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

Competitive Compensation

• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Amazing Day 1 Benefits!
• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.
• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.
• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.
• Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.
  

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Drug Tests

Drug-Free Workplace
In accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.