Safety Technician

What you’ll do:

• Support the EHS Manager in developing, achieving, and maintaining goals for site-specific objectives that align with corporate and business group EHS strategic initiatives. 
• Facilitate risk assessments to identify EHS hazards and aspects at the site. 
• Utilize Eaton’s EHS platforms to manage data related to incidents, environmental metrics, compliance, and corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with the Site Safety Team and EHS champions to conduct annual evaluations of regulatory and corporate EHS requirements. 
• Support efforts to ensure key EHS operational controls are implemented and that EHS-related actions are completed in a timely manner.
• Assist in the deployment of MESH and encourage and engage others in achieving site EHS targets and objectives.
• Support the development and maintenance of a site-specific training process to ensure all required EHS training is identified, assigned, and tracked to completion.
• Assist in achieving and maintaining third-party certifications to establish Eaton’s EHS program as a world-class standard.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years working experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Associate’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Five (5) years of working experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• At least 1 year of EHS experience.

Skills:

• Prior work experience in industrial safety.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong communication skills, bother verbal and written with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability and willingness to engage in conversation with a variety of employees, contractors, guests, visitors, etc. in a positive and professional manner.
• Proven ability to engage and motivate employees in safety initiatives.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail in recordkeeping and reporting.
• Encourages and promotes a positive safety culture through engagement, feedback and preventative measures.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Utilizes proper PPE (including protective eyewear, hearing protection, a hard hat and steel-toed footwear), safety equipment, and follows all safety procedures.
• Ability and willingness to work outside in all weather conditions, including cold and heat.
• Ability to work from heights.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to walk distances.
• Ability to bend, climb and reach.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Clarity of vision, with or without corrective lenses.

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