EHS Specialist

Job Title: EHS Specialist                           Location: Quapaw, OK

About Umicore                

Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?

About Electro-Optic Materials

Power in space. Vision at night. Coatings thinner than human hair. Umicore is a world leader in material solutions for the space, optics and electronics sectors – enabling every day cutting-edge technologies. We guarantee our customers secure access to supply, plus recycling technologies that give materials a new lease of life. To produce materials with even higher performance, and provide recycling to new markets, we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new processes. Which is where you come in.

What you will be doing

Responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of environmental health & safety processes and procedures for site compliance with regulatory and Umicore requirements, including applicable OSHA regulations. Assist in transforming the culture of UOM and contribute to the transformation of IR optics and EOM environmental, health and safety culture.

• Define with the local team the site EHS roadmap and translate it into an annual action plan
• Animate EHS on site and support the local management team to animate EHS in their respective department.
• Act as a change leader in raising the bar on environmental, health and safety and making the team raise the bar
• Deploy corporate initiatives and translate them into local meaningful ones
• Support the management team in investigating accidents and learn from them
• Responsible for compliance with all federal, state and local EHS regulations.
• Develop and monitor Environmental, Health & Safety programs for compliance and effectiveness.
• Support the operational people to execute risk assessments on new/adapted installations and machines in the field of safe use and conformity with the applicable legislation, makes a report and gives advice (PSSR, JSA..)
• Organize and oversee EHS improvement efforts for the site, including increased EHS awareness and occupational/process hazard elimination and/or mitigation.
• Responsible for all Umicore and regulatory EHS reporting requirements, including monthly and annual KPIs.
• Responsible for organizing all EHS inspections and audits to ensure satisfactory conditions of the site.
• Responsible for conducting or coordinating all required EHS training, as required, and monitoring the effectiveness.
• Innovates on EHS approaches in fields of procedures, systems in alignment with global EOM Business Unit
• Maintain, support and guide site environmental, health and safety program to include audits, training and employee involvement.
• Local point of contact and liaison for internal communications regarding industrial hygiene results or incidents.

Who we are looking for

Personal Skills

• Analytical - Designs work flows and procedures.
• Design - Generates creative solutions; Uses feedback to modify designs; Demonstrates attention to detail.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations.
• Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills - Keeps emotions under control.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions.
• Ethics - Works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.

Education and/or Experience  

• Associates degree in a related field plus a minimum of five years HS experience and/or training in a manufacturing environment; or minimum of five years related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, work instructions and procedure manuals
• Demonstrated ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
• Demonstrated ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Demonstrated ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge and experience with an ERP System, Inventory software, Manufacturing software, and Spreadsheet software. Individual must also be proficient in all major Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc).
• Working knowledge of SAP a plus.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

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What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organization, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?

Umicore is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, or other status protected by law.