Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Jackson, TN USA

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As a Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, you’ll be part of our Tools & Outdoor Global Supply Chain team working as an on-site employee. You’ll get to:

• Manage site activities to achieve EHS goals and objectives.

• Provide direction and feedback in a timely basis to staff concerning EHS issues.

• Maintain ISO 14000 and 45000 certifications for the sight.

• Investigate accidents, injuries, illnesses, and complaints; respond to emergency situations and may direct others to respond to emergency situations; may function as a temporary incident commander.

• Implement applicable EHS policies and procedures to be followed in compliance with corporate, local, state, and federal rules and regulations.

• Participate in monitoring compliance with environmental health and safety standards such as, but not limited to: OSHA, EPA, DOE, NFPA, CDC, DOT, State, and local programs; evaluate and interpret current regulations and assist in compliance.

• Escort government officials and collect data as requested.

• Drive and promote safety culture and employee engagement throughout the business.

• Ensure written programs, procedures and protocols are updated annually, or as appropriate.

• Use established EHS data processes to manage and report data such as injuries and illnesses, environmental metrics, risk assessments, EHS action items and other pertinent information.

• Analyze safety data to lead and coordinate the safety effort for continual improvement.

• Conduct inspections, surveys, reviews, qualitative and quantitative assessments, and hazard risk analysis to determine the level of risk; may recommend risk mitigation through engineering controls, PPE or administrative control and provide written communications to affected personnel as needed.

• Ensure the recommended corrective or preventative measures are completed in a timely manner.

• Ensure contractors and subcontractors have implemented an effective safety process by conducting pre-qualifications and by visiting/auditing work in progress on a regular basis.

• Establish and maintain facility specific management plans for hazardous waste and non-hazardous materials.

• Organize and manage teams to identify and implement safety improvements, waste reductions and resource conservation.

• Drive incident and near miss reporting. Perform root cause analysis on incidents and injuries to determine specific actions needed to prevent their reoccurrence.

• Evaluate non-standard tasks to uncover risks and identify corrective actions.

• Prepare technical EHS regulatory reporting.

• Oversee workers' compensation program administration, including working with all parties to aggressively manage and support transitional duty and return to work programs.

• Develop and implement programs for pollution prevention/sustainability.

• Complete risk assessments and recommend control measures for all potential areas of concern.

• Partner with other departments in the completion of Management of Change (MOC) process for all process changes and new processes.

• Manage the safety data sheet and new chemical request process.

• Oversee the facility emergency response team to ensure appropriate training in emergency response, spill response, disaster preparedness and crisis management.

• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Sciences/Engineering, Occupational Safety (or equivalent).

• 1-2 years of experience preferred but not required.

• Strong computer skills in MS Office, particularly Outlook, Excel, and Word.

• Strong ability to lead, motivate, engage and influence others.

• Must be detail-oriented with strong organizational and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to work in a team environment within a complex reporting matrix.

• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills; communicate with people of all levels of the organization.

• Possess strong leadership abilities, be a self-starter, and demonstrate accountability and ownership.

• Must be goal-oriented and be capable of working in a team environment.

• Ability to multi-task; Drive and manage project activities.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.

• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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