Safety & Environmental Engineer

Company Description

Who is Pyrotek? Pyrotek is the most successful global industrial company you’ve never heard of (until now). Pyrotek is a global leader in high temperature materials and our products impact virtually everyone in the developed world. The last car, train and plane you rode in were all safer and more energy efficient because of Pyrotek. The beverage cans in your refrigerator are lighter, stronger and infinitely recyclable because of Pyrotek. Join our team and create, improve and innovate the everyday!

Job Description

What you'll do! 

• Be responsible for the coordination, implementation and sustainment of the safety, and environmental activities at assigned US operations. 
• Collaborate with USA Quality, Safety, and Environmental team and the sites’ product and manufacturing teams, to review new or changed manufacturing processes to confirm compliance to safety or environmental requirements.  
• Ensure compliance with all related federal, state and local regulations related to safety and environmental activities. 
• Assist in driving a behavior-based quality and safety culture characterized by accountability, commitment and teamwork.  

You'll work Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:20 pm.  Available to flex schedule to provide support to off shift teams.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Coordinate, implement and sustain the safety and environmental functions for assigned USA operational sites.
• Collaborate with USA Quality, Safety, and Environmental team and the sites’ product and manufacturing teams, to revise and/or develop manufacturing processes in support of improved safety or environmental performance.
• Review and understand existing safety and environmental laws as they apply to sites, processes, and products.
• Assess process data, product data, and product requirements to identify areas for improvement in safety and environmental and recommend changes.
• Collaborate with USA Quality, Safety, and Environmental team to identify actions needed to address regulatory requirements needed and prepare permits and reports required by new or existing legislation, revised manufacturing processes, or new processes.
• Participate in or lead supplier safety and environmental audits as needed. Conduct safety and environmental audits for site operations. Conduct contractor safety and environmental audits as needed for on-site contractors.
• Lead improvement initiatives to improve site operations in areas of safety, and environmental.
• Provide timely completion and reporting of required internal reports and metrics and externally required documentation including OSHA injury documentation, OSHA annual reporting requirements, and federal, state, and local environmental reports.
• Manage documents and records within site’s safety, and environmental areas to meet quality system requirements as well as any federal, state, and local requirements.
• Provide regular site training to meet the USA Safety and USA Regulatory training requirements for each supported site and provide ongoing site training as needed to assure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements and effective performance by team members in areas of safety and environmental activities.
• Promote an atmosphere of safety and environmental compliance and improvement by working with the USA Quality, Safety, and Environmental team and the site team to support a behavior-based safety and environmental culture characterized by accountability, commitment and teamwork.
• As needed, provide hazard assessment analysis and follow-up activities for new processes and to review existing processes for changes in equipment or new legal requirements.
• Where required, support site to assure successful completion of any required monitoring activities and testing activities to support and document regulatory compliance.
• As needed, interact with third party suppliers for activities supporting safety and environmental programs.  Examples of this interaction may include calibration services, analytical and testing services, SDS sourcing, and corrective action requests.
• Promote and communicate Pyrotek’s core values of working safely and meeting environmental regulations.   

Qualifications

Education/Experience  Bachelor’s Degree in a related engineering discipline, preferably chemical or mechanical, plus a minimum of four (4) years’ experience in safety and/or environmental regulatory activities in a manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Core People Skills.  Ability to positively interact, work collaboratively and communicate with a diverse grou