EHS Specialist

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9 South 12th St Midland Pennsylvania 15059 Why Valmont We're Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better. Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today . We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now. A Brief Summary of This Position: This position serves as Valmont's Specialist, Environmental, Health & Safety, enabling overall company strategy in driving continuous improvement with EHS best practices across the organization. This position requires individual initiative on special projects to complete a wide variety of tasks that are part of Valmont's comprehensive EHS initiatives. This includes participating in and facilitating the site level EHS teams and initiatives. The position will support implementation of Valmont's EHS Playbook for the site. The Specialist, EHS facilitates the alignment of the site's EHS activities with Valmont's overall enterprise wide EHS strategies. The incumbent is responsible to swiftly detect sub-standard EHS performance using leading and lagging indicators and take action in conjunction with appropriate site and regional leadership teams. It is critical that the EHS Specialist assists others in their growth and knowledge in Safety, Health & Environmental practices. It is expected that the Specialist, EHS, will interact with site production employees to identify and control hazards that can result in harm. Essential Functions: Reports directly to the EHS Manager or General/Plant Manager, with matrixed reporting to the Regional Safety Manager and has no direct or indirect reports Supports development, maintenance, and continuous improvement efforts to facilitate EHS strategic initiatives Partners with regional and site management to ensure consistent deployment of standards, campaigns and initiatives across the organization Supports the development and implementation of the site-specific annual EHS goals to measurably reduce risks and impacts. Will learn and gain expertise in the company's Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) information management system to manage data related to EHS events such as injuries, workers compensation claims, near miss incidents and internal and external inspections, and environmental permits, reporting of unplanned facility discharges. Assists in conducting the risk assessment process to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards throughout the site Participates in and facilitates the deployment of environment, health and safety teams (e.g., Safety Committee, etc.) and facilitates their engagement in ownership of the activities required to maintain compliance, reduce the site's environment footprint and drive continuous improvement Assists the team based incident investigation process to help identify appropriate root cause and helps facilitate corrective action measures Collects data for reporting and permit submittals for multi-media environmental regulatory requirements Successful completion of the Valmont EHS Specialist curriculum within three months of hire Administer hazardous waste operations, including waste characterization profile development, shipment coordination, regulatory labeling compliance, staff training, and interpretation of analytical and compliance reports. Conduct stormwater sampling, coordinate laboratory analyses, evaluate results, and prepare or interpret regulatory reports to ensure compliance with applicable permits and environmental standards. Maintain effective, professional relationships with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies to support inspections, reporting, and ongoing compliance activities. Manage and maintain the organization's SDS online platform, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and compliance with hazard communication requirements. Other Important Details about the Role: Serves as a liaison between regional and site management, risk management and human resources on applicable topics Assists in the development and implementation of emergency management and business continuity programs Supports serious post incident reviews at their site, communication of incidents that result or have the potential to result in serious injury; partners with Regional EHS Directors/Managers and site representatives to identify root causes and preventive actions are effectively deployed across the organization Assists with training/mentoring to regional/site representatives to strengthen EHS compliance and best practices Formulates and implements

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