Summary: The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist will be responsible for implementing, updating, and administering of EHS policies, procedures, programs, and training at assigned location(s) to ensure compliance with all Company and governmental regulations and standards and will oversee programs that protect Trident employees and assets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implements, and oversees the administration of policies and procedures for all areas of the facility.
• Partners with Plant Management, Human Resources and Corporate Safety to deploy and implement the Trident Safety Process and to fully prepare or maintain facilities for OSHA VPP accreditation.
• Mitigates risk by overseeing inspection procedures to identify and address areas presenting hazard or risk.
• Establishes reporting procedures to track and document inspection findings.
• Evaluates hazardous conditions or practices and develops and implements effective and sustainable hazard control practices and programs.
• Implements training programs to cover emergency procedures, environmental compliance, workplace safety, and other areas consistent with governmental regulations and business needs.
• Ensures compliance by overseeing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations other regulatory related activities and procedures.
• Establishes, tracks, and delivers workers’ compensation cost reduction and containment practices and procedures.
• Plans and directs safety and industrial hygiene services and monitors third party administration of the Workers Compensation program.
• Ensures SOPs are in place and adhered to in case of release of or exposure to hazardous waste and/or pollutants as required.
• Maintains all required documentation for regulatory and Company compliance.
• Oversees or monitors safety committee, meetings, and related activities.
• Implements annual Trident Internal Safety audits, Tabletop and Drill activities.
• Provides support during OSHA, EPA, and any other regulatory audits.
• Oversees safety processes related to the Trident Performance System.
• Meets safety and risk management goals by implementing training programs consistent with governmental regulations and business and customer needs.
• Manages and maintain training records.
• Acts as subject Matter Expertise (SME) with the “Safety Culture Spectrum” and drives ownership within the leadership team(s)
• Mitigates risk exposure by identifying sources of safety and health risk and developing needed programs, policies, and procedures. Perform risk analysis/JSA/JHA on job task. maintain LOTO program.
• Investigates fatalities or serious injuries near misses that occur at company facilities.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Acquires knowledge of Trident’s Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions.
• Notifies designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety trainings.

Minimum Requirements

Experience: A minimum of 2 years of increasing responsibilities in EHS and/or environmental & safety programs in manufacturing, production, or a related industry. Experience in the Seafood industry highly desired.

Education: Associate degree preferred or equivalent experience in Environmental Safety, or other relevant technical fields required. Occupational Health-Safety and/or accredited professional certification professional preferred.

Qualifications:

• HAZWOPER certification is required or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Working knowledge of all applicable local, regional, and federal requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Washington State L&I and OHSA regulations, safety practices.
• Ability to establish and evaluate strategic goals and metrics for measuring success.
• Strong collaboration, analytical, influential, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with site management.
• Must be results-oriented with the ability to drive continuous improvement within the Safety and Occupational Health department as well as the overall organization
• Strong working knowledge technology and equipment used in environmental inspections.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Mental Activities: