EHS Specialist

ABOUT UNITED ALLOY 

United Alloy is a preferred designer, manufacturer and powder coater of certified metal tanks, skids, frames, trailers, chassis, and related products crafted to world-class quality standards in strategic partnership with Fortune 500 OEM customers.UA products are proudly “Made in the USA”. In addition to being made in the USA, UA is also 9001 certified, and has been recognized as a WBENC woman/minority owned business.    

CULTURE 

United Alloy empowers and entrusts our employees to manage the responsibilities of both their work and home lives. We are an agile team that produces extraordinary results, setting the standard in safety, quality, productivity, and profitability. Employees act with a sense of ownership, take initiative to problem solve and is committed to the company’s mission, their team and themselves.   

United Alloy is supportive and encouraging of our employees, we are able to help make their dreams become a reality. At UA, every employee matters to us. We want everyone to have their own success story in their personal and professional lives. It’s one way that makes us an actively engaged team, inspired to win together.   

SUMMARY:

In this role the safety specialist is responsible for performing a variety routine and complex administrative and technical task. This position will work closely with operations and engineering and be responsible for planning, developing, administering, and maintaining various components of the Environmental, Health, and Safety management system. They will aid in developing and implementing safety programs, ensuring compliance with OSHA and other applicable regulations in our manufacturing environment. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

• Facilitate Safety Committee meetings
• Review, update, audit Lockout/Tagout procedures
• Establish training schedule and Provide training to ensure OSHA compliance.
• Perform audits to ensure compliance with OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, etc. standards.
• Provide assistance on incident investigations completion, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation and tracking
• Help in establishing systems to identify, evaluate and control occupational safety and health hazards
• Developing policies, programs and projects to abate hazards
• Ability to effectively initiate change management to drive invested safety culture
• Assist with company’s safety programs, standards, and procedures to help protect employees against injury and maintain safe working environment.
• Assist with training activities
• Perform audits, risk assessments, & Job hazard analysis to identify and mitigate risk to employees
• Must perform all duties in conjunction with UAI and ISO requirements

WHAT YOU’LL BRING: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication, analytical, and persuasive skills, and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management
• Possess an understanding that culture is built on respect, trust, and common goals.
• Ability to work well under pressure, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
• Detail oriented, with exceptional problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills
• Must be able to navigate in a windows-based computer environment to include Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move 100 pounds with an assist
• 12 Expected Behaviors of Actively Engaged Person – 100% Responsible, Trustworthy, Team Player, Clear Communicator, Empathy, Humility, Emotional Self-Control, Resolves Conflict Directly, Positive Attitude, Respects Others, Problem Solver, and Agile

BENEFITS  

In addition to excellent starting wages, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package as well as numerous perks.  

• Medical, dental and vision  
• Generous RTO and Vacation policy  
• 401(k) with company match  
• Bonus opportunities  
• Paid training  
• Company paid holidays   
• Earn a competitive salary and performance-based bonuses  

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. Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, twist, stoop, pull, push, assemble, and carry for extended periods of time. Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly, frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with an assist.

Work Environment: Ability to perform in a manufacturing environment that may have high noise levels, dust, chemicals, oil, and grease. Ability to work in an environment that may be either hot, cold or humid.