Safety Specialist (EHSQ)

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what's possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world's most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What's Possible

The position requires interfacing with Gardner Rotoflow Leadership, Field EH&S, and other safety professionals in GEMTE to ensure alignment on processes, highlighting areas of focus for management, and making policy recommendations where appropriate. This position involves travel to different local facilities and up to 5% travel to US/global locations for continuing safety training and collaboration.

At Air Products, we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (effective day 1 of employment)

• 401k with 100% vested company core and match

• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time

• Paid Parental Leave (up to 8 weeks)

• Backup Child and Adult Care Benefit

• Adoption Assistance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)

• Life Insurance (AD&D-paid for by Air Products)

• Legal Plan and Identity Theft Coverage

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Many more supplemental benefits available

DIMENSIONS:

• Enable the safe execution of EHSQ KPIs through supporting management's environmental, health, safety and quality initiatives.

• Lead project teams of cross functional personnel at varying levels of seniority to plan safety events

• Serve as safety resource for 350+ individual organization

Key Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Basic Safety Process (BSP) and other Corporate AP programs

• Manage data systems, collate data, and disseminate monthly reports

• Lead training programs for supervisors and employees and monitor training effectiveness, update and maintain training packages with best practices.

• Lead steering committee meetings, resolve data issues, monitor observation data quality, recruit new steering members, and maintain team balance

• Serve as BSP SME for sites, solicit and facilitate group observations, drive coaching and comment quality

• Support Management Safety Programs and Implementation

• Coordinate management safety review meetings, create discussion materials, track team action items, support follow-up activities

• Organize safety week and other special safety focused activities, coordinate safety committee hands on activities, facilitate management communications

• Facilitate Near Miss and First Aid investigations, coordinate event management entry and action item tracking.

• Ensure accurate reporting for BSP, OSHA records, and other compliance reporting

• Proactively identify and prioritize areas of risk, recommending strategies and resourcing to reduce/rectify gaps

• Analyze APTs, behavioral observations, near misses, and other leading safety metrics

• Develop ways to streamline data review and allow for data visualization

• Participate in central EHSQ and GEMTE safety discussions, disseminate best practices, areas of focus for the Gardner Rotoflow teams

• Proactively monitor high risk activities, new employees and activities to reinforce or refresh safe work practices

• Work with leads and supervisors on safe work practices and procedures

• Champion a culture of safety awareness and accountability

• Lead by example, modeling appropriate safety behaviors and recognizing/rewarding them in others

• Encourage and emphasize the value of open communication and feedback from all areas

• Empower employees to be proactive and take ownership of safety

• Prioritize and adapt approach consistent with risk level and business need

• Communicate safety performance to senior leadership and department

• Support site Environmental programs including: SPCC Plan, Stormwater, Industrial Wastewater, Environmental Reporting, Hazardous Waste Handling & Shipment

Required Skills / Abilities

• BS Degree in Occupational Safety, Health, Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Engineering or other related degree.

• 5+ years of experience, with at least one year of experience in a safety role.

• Must have experience working in manufacturing setting with a proven safety record

• Comfortable analyzing, interpreting, and communicating data and trends

• Familiar with different risk assessments and behavioral based safety practices

• Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities

• Effective at planning and executing projects in an organized and timely manner

• Good public speaker, able to deliver a clear message in a variety of settings

• Excellent communicator and clear, concise writer

• Confident managing conflict and driving change

• Familiarity with OSHA VPP, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001 is preferred.

Join Air Products, where we proudly value the skills, dedication, and leadership that Veterans bring to the table. As a Veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome Veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the unique strengths and experiences that Veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.

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At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visitAbout Air Products.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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