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ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries.Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Cooperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website ator connect with us onor
Safety Specialist - St. Charles
Day Shift
Undergeneraldirection of the sitemanagement, the Safety Specialist serves as a leadcontactandassists the site withthedevelopmentandtheimplementation of health and safety regulatory programs; develops procedures, training, and audit programs to enhance site Health & Safety programs; takes part in maintainingsafe workplace for employees by assisting with the prevention of accidents andthehandling of near miss, first aid, and recordableincidentsandbymaintaining and exceeding regulatory compliance; and assiststhesite to ensure that Health & Safety culture is integrated in a consistent mannerintooperations and supporting services.
Responsibilities:
- Performs H&S assignments using 5S and safety conceptsand principlesto anticipate,identify,evaluate, and mitigateHSEhazards for manufacturing,laboratory,and maintenance work areas and activities.
- Lead H&Simprovementteams, conduct Job Safety Analysis,andrepresentH&Sdepartmentin MOCmeetings and coordinate with regulatory agencies, emergency responders, risk insurers,internalcustomers on safetyissues.
- Ensure all incidents andnearmiss reports are investigated properly-withadequacyand completeness-andensure thatidentified corrective actions areimplementedand tracked to ensure sustainability to prevent re-occurrence.
- Represent the site with regulatory agencies and prepare and manage preparation of all H&S submittals to these agencies.
- Primary responsibility for developing and conducting plant H&Strainingand ensuring proper communication of health and safety issues.
- Conduct auditsofthe H&S programs, review results, and prepare andensurecorrective actions areimplementedand sustained; Review existing H&S policies andrevisedpolicies as needed.
- Assume role ofERTincident commander,provideERTtechnical support,andmaintain ERT equipmentinconjunction with PlantManager or delegate.
- Managecompliance,plant safety statistics/data management,recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
- Implement and maintain/continue to improve H&S procedures and processes.
- Attend training as required tomaintainthe required certificationsandact as a resource to site employeesaddressinghealth and safetyconcernsonthe plant floor.
Required Education and Experience:
- Associateor Bachelor's degree in industrial safety, or associated area such as science or engineering
- 3+years'experiencein a manufacturing environment, preferably chemical processing
- Excellent oraland written communication skills, including presentation skills-withtheability to effectively address multiple client service requests and communicate to diverse audiences
- Clear understanding of OSHA regulations and H&S programs (including but not limited to emergency response, hazard recognition and control, HazCom, hot work, ergonomics, LOTO,
- confined space, etc.)
- Strong leadership andinterpersonalability to work cross-departmentally, with regulatory agencies at the local, state,andfederal. Must interact withthepublic and other external parties constructively on H&Sissues
- Able tohandle multiple tasks and meetdeadlines,of'ten andated externally
BENEFITS
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k)+match and life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is Sun's policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.