Engineer- EHS II (Safety) USA | First Solar | Trinity, AL, United States

Basic Job Functions:

The EHS Engineer is responsible for implementation and coordination of environmental, health and safety programs ensuring compliance with FS EH&S policy and applicable regulatory standards.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in an EHS-related, applicable engineering field or physical science required with similar master’s degree preferred.
• 5-7 years of manufacturing and/or lab research and development environmental, health and safety experience.

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Broad based knowledge of Safety, Environmental and Loss Prevention regulations, programs, best-practices and systems.
• Professional certifications (CSP, CIH, CHMM)) or ability to obtain
• Strong self-motivation and multitasking abilities
• Effective organizational skills
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to negotiate and influence a variety of stakeholders including regulatory officials
• Ability to complete key deliverables on multiple, simultaneous assignments
• Must be able to negotiate and resolve conflicts within all levels of the organization to a win/win solution.
• EHS Project Management skills
• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible to development and implement EHS programs in accordance with Country, Federal, State and Local Regulations.
• Responsible for maintaining ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS) and OHSAS 18001 health and safety management system (HSMS); may be responsible to act as a management representative for EMS and/or HSMS.
• Responsible for supporting process to obtain applicable EHS permits as required and ensuring compliance to permit requirements.
• Proven ability to provide EHS related training
• Maintains an incident reporting system, conducts investigations and provides safety analysis as required.
• Responsible for environmental and industrial hygiene monitoring and reporting. Ability to prepare graphs, charts, and statistical models from data collected.
• Participate in EH&S audits for compliance assurance and or EHS management systems
• Ensure all EHS audits and inspections are completed and that corrective actions are tracked to closure.
• · Defines and implements corrective/preventive actions and continuous improvement activities as directed. participate in formal improvement team activities. Support all departmental and organizational improvement initiatives in order to achieve business objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Job description subject to change at any time.

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