Environmental Health and Safety Technician

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Dymax, part of the Bachmann Chemical & Engineering family of brands is based out of Torrington, Connecticut. Dymax is globally recognized as a pioneer in the development of light-curable adhesives and curing equipment. Today, our expansive portfolio of innovative adhesives, coatings, and maskants are supported by dispense solutions and cutting-edge UV and LED light-curing equipment. Unlike our competitors who supplying standard products, Dymax focuses on the customer experience by tailoring solutions that help customers lower costs, reduce their carbon footprint, improve efficiency, and drive profitability. Our focus on being a customer-intimate organization has led us to where we are today: a rapidly expanding force within our industry, an innovative product portfolio, extraordinary employees, and a bright future based on creating quality offerings with a dedication to business growth.

About You

We’re seeking a result-focused, innovative, self-driven, and well-qualified individual to join our talented team as our Environmental Health and Safety Technician. Based out of our Torrington, Connecticut, location, you will develop and deliver environmental, health, and safety training for site employees by creating and presenting required programs to meet OSHA, EPA, and CT DEEP standards, maintaining completion records, and implementing companywide hazardous-waste operations and emergency-response training, including 40-hour HAZWOPER certification and periodic refreshers.

You will:

• Manage compliance for assigned environmental, health, and safety programs by developing and maintaining procedures, executing inspections, and ensuring alignment to US EPA, CT DEEP, and OSHA mandates with audit-ready records.
• Plan and conduct environmental inspections and program assessments by reviewing permits, stormwater and Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, and annual reporting needs, and tracking corrective actions to closure.
• Develop and deliver environmental, health, and safety training for site employees by creating and presenting required programs to meet OSHA, EPA, and CT DEEP standards, maintaining completion records, and implementing companywide hazardous-waste operations and emergency-response training, including 40-hour HAZWOPER certification and periodic refreshers
• Administer the site industrial hygiene monitoring and sampling plan by conducting air monitoring and multi-media sampling to approved methods, interpreting results, and logging Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) data for compliance.
• Oversee the hazardous-waste management process to regulatory requirements by directing accumulation-area controls, inspections, recordkeeping, vendor coordination, and employee training per Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and transport rules
• Track, analyze, and report safety and environmental performance indicators by maintaining the incident system for incidents, near misses, and observations, conducting investigations, and verifying corrective and preventive actions.
• Recommend improvements to procedures that raise compliance and worker safety by analyzing inspection and sampling trends, proposing controlled updates, and submitting document revisions for review and approval.
• Manage and maintain compliance calendars, documentation, and inspection readiness by sustaining permit, training, and inspection schedules; ensuring files are current and complete; and supporting agency and customer audits as the site point of contact

Requirements

You should have:

• 3+ years of experience working in a EH&S consulting, chemical manufacturing, or industrial environment, with a knowledge of industrial processes, and their impacts to employee safety and the environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, earth or life science, industrial hygiene, toxicology, or a related field – or the equivalent
• Current OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER training and refreshers and current RCRA/DOT/IATA/IMDG training
• Experience using industrial hygiene equipment and monitoring & multi-media sampling equipment.
• Good working knowledge of OSHA/ U.S. EPA regulations and NFPA standards.
• Able to complete assigned tasks under minimal supervision.
• Ability to work independently, and a strong effective team player mentality is a must.
• Must be able to adapt quickly to changing scenarios.
• Ability to travel up to 15% within North America

Benefits

Our company offers its employees: