Sr. EHS Specialist

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JOB SUMMARY

The Sr. EHS&S Specialist will lead all aspects of Environment, Health, Safety & Security for the Polaris Monticello manufacturing facility located in Monticello, MN. The Polaris Monticello facility operations include aluminum diecast, machining and assembly with approximately 175 employees operating on two shifts. The Sr. Specialist ensures compliance with internal and external EHS regulatory requirements including local, state and federal requirements. This individual helps lead site implementation of Polaris enterprise-wide Environmental, Health, Safety and Security policies, procedures and initiatives, promotes cross-site standards and best practice sharing, and participates on enterprise-wide EHS project teams.

This position will be a member of the Corporate EHS team and the site leadership team, and currently has two EHS Tech positions reporting to it.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understands, implements and ensures compliance with all applicable Environmental, Health, Safety and Security regulations, Polaris objectives, policies and procedures

• Implements requirements pertaining to environmental compliance, pollution prevention and resource efficiency

• Oversees and manages regulatory agency inspections

• Conducts routine safety and environmental inspections and audits; ensures compliance with internal and external regulatory standards, corrects on-the-spot violations; informs department of findings, recommends corrective or preventative measures, and performs follow-up inspections

• Provides technical assistance to plant personnel on safety and environmental issues.

• Works with corporate staff to promote cross-site consistency regarding safety and environmental issues, goals and management systems at all Polaris operating locations.

• Plans and coordinates safety and environmental training programs; prepares materials; coordinates, schedules and presents training classes; evaluates program effectiveness. (e.g. Hazard Communication, Lock Out Tag Out, Hazardous Waste Management, Storm Water Management, etc.)

• Assists with ergonomic assessments and provides support and advice for the continuous improvement of job processes

• Leads incident investigations to identify root cause of unplanned incidents and ensures corrective action measures are executed in a timely manner.

• Proactively investigates near misses and analyzes EHS reports and facility statistics for trends and patterns to identify potential improvement opportunities.

• Serves as a resource on facility wide issues related to personnel and asset safety, EHS compliance, emergency action planning and site security

• Provide monthly metric and initiative updates to key site leaders

• Reviews capital projects and contract work to assure compliance with environmental and safety requirements

• Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in industrial environmental, health and safety function in a fast-paced, complex manufacturing environment

• Bachelor’s degree required with emphasis in Occupational Safety, Environmental Sciences, Engineering or related fields preferred.

• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Must have great communication, record keeping, and organizational skills

• Must have experience and understanding of Machine Guarding rules and regulations and be able to apply those to multi-faceted automated equipment processes

• Must have experience and understanding of Lock Out, Tag Out rules and regulations and the ability to apply this understanding to a wide range of equipment

• Must be able to read and understand safety/environmental rules & regulations

• Must be able to conduct effective employee training programs

• Must be able to build relationships, exercise influence and lead change to meet EHS objectives

• Ability to work autonomously, and be resourceful in problem-solving

• Diecast and Machining experience is a plus

The salary range for Minnesota is $79,000 to $104,000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skil