EHS Specialist

About The Organization

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter

Key focus on managing the Brampton Mother plant along with CSC locations across Canada as necessary, safety programs to maximize employee / facility safety performance. Assumes responsibility for safety of employees, compliance with applicable regulations, accident investigation/review,

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs HSE assignments using 5S and safety concepts and principles to anticipate, identify, evaluate, and mitigate HSE hazards for manufacturing, laboratory, and maintenance work areas and activities
• Manage all employee training and safety-related training. Conduct new hire safety orientation
• Lead HSE improvement teams, conduct Job Safety Analysis, and represent HSE department in MOC meetings and coordinate with regulatory agencies, emergency responders, risk insurers, internal customers on safety issues
• In conjunction with the Engineering Department, coordinate safety compliance program for sub-contractors on site and update safety standards as needed
• Manage industrial hygiene programs to include air sampling, noise dosimetry and others as necessary. Coordinate medical monitoring programs such as hearing conservation and medical evaluation following safety related incident.
• Ensure plant safety programs are compliant with local, regulations and provide feedback and develop solutions to compliance issues
• Ensure all incidents and near miss reports are investigated properly – with adequacy and completeness – and ensure that identified corrective actions are implemented and tracked to ensure sustainability to prevent re-occurrence
• Represent the site with regulatory agencies and prepare and manage preparation of all HSE submittals to these agencies and take the lead on any regulatory agency audit/inspection finding
• Primary responsibility for developing and conducting plant HSE training and ensuring proper communication of health and safety issues
• Conduct audits of the HSE programs, review results, and prepare and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained; Review existing HSE policies and revised policies as needed.
• Manage compliance, plant safety statistics/data management, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements
• Implement/maintain/continue to improve HSE procedures and processes
• Attend training as required to maintain the required certifications and act as a resource to site employees addressing health and safety concerns on the plant floor
  
  
  

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial safety, or associated area such as science or engineering, or reasonable equivalent experience
• Experience in safety or engineering role
• 5 to 7 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably chemical processing
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills – with the ability to effectively address multiple client service requests and communicate to diverse audiences
• Clear understanding of OSHA regulations and HSE programs (including but not limited to emergency response, hazard recognition and control, HazCom, hot work, ergonomics, LOTO, confined space, etc.)
• Strong leadership and interpersonal ability to work cross-departmentally, with regulatory agencies at the local, state, and federal. Must interact with the public and other external parties constructively on HSE issues
• Able to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines, often mandated externally
• Ability to manage confidential information appropriately
  
  
  

Benefits

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, DC Pension Plan, Group RSP & TFSA programs, and optional life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.