Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Specialist - Logistics

Join Ecolab as our Environmental Health and Safety Specialist as part our McDonough Warehouse Logistics team, positioned in located in McDonough, Georgia.

Your role will be critical to Ecolab’s supply chain success as you help mitigate risk and identify key Safety and Regulatory requirements in transportation and distribution. You will assist in the development and deployment of programs to ensure employee personal safety and process safety, as well as ensure compliance to company-wide best practices and other regulatory bodies in line with Ecolab’s core values. 

At Ecolab we strive to achieve 100% engagement, 100% of the time for zero incidents and zero loss. You will drive a safety engaged culture among employees to influence positive safety and regulatory compliance, providing superior education and training, and collaborating at all levels with the leadership team, front line managers, and front-line associates.

The person hired for this position will be a highly motivated, detail orientated and independent individual responsible for providing leadership and technical expertise with a player coach mentality for assessing and managing risks across the supply chain’s distribution network. Developing, implementing and refining risk assessment and management programs, methods and strategies. Performing audits, analyzing data, and systems. Proactively supporting development of professional competency for Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) professionals.

What’s in it For You:

• Starting on Day 1: Access to our comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401K, company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, select discounted childcare resources, and more

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments.

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth

• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.

• Opportunity for onsite while residing within a commutable distance of the McDonough, GA Warehouse & Logistics Hub.

What You Will Do:

• Applies risk management and engineering principles to drive EHS risk reduction efforts and compliance activities, including providing technical support, completing comprehensive risk assessments, and developing and deploying EHS programs.

• Ensures full and consistent compliance to hazardous and dangerous goods handling, storage, and transportation regulation.

• Leading or participating in serious EHS incident investigations and ensuring appropriate communication and tracking items to closure.

• Participating on EHS audits, audit program management or self-assessment standard development.

• Coaching and mentoring site personnel leading or supporting operations by promote engineering control concepts and design, policy and program development, and related activities.

• Support global EHS initiatives and objectives. (e.g. 5S, Safety Observations, Audits, SafeStart)

• Develops, tracks, and communicates EHS metrics such as safety key performance indicators, result of regulatory inspections, and compliance cost indices.

• Analyzing EHS data and trends for correction of gaps to address risk.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 3 years’ experience working in a manufacturing or distribution location within an Environmental, Health and Safety role

• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Safety, Engineering, or Science discipline from an accredited institution

• Advanced degree, preferred

• Certified Safety Professional designation

• Experience and/or familiarity with regulations governing the storage, movement, and disposal of dangerous goods (49 CFR, RCRA, PHMSA, CFR, IMDG, and IATA).

• Experience in the design and implementation of risk assessment strategies, tools and systems

• Experience in development of EHS protocols, tools and systems, with a wide range of risk assessment methods, engineering control design and implementation experience

• Able to lead, influence and inspire others

• Strong communication skills (oral, written, and presentation)

• Strong project management skills and ability to set objectives and deliver results

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Microsoft Office proficient, statistical analysis tools, a plus