EH&S Specialist at Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. — McKinney, TX

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.

Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.

Learn about our company culture directly from our team.

YOU

As the EH&S Specialist, you will be part of the Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) Team supporting the Manager, EH&S to develop, enforce and maintain environmental, health and safety policies, programs and procedures according to federal regulations, state regulations and best practices.

As a part of the EH&S team, you will be responsible for supporting environmental, health and safety related initiatives, training, continuous improvement, incident response and investigations, reporting, assisting with worker’s compensation claims as needed and physical security. The EH&S Specialist will operate within a highly collaborative work environment and report directly to the Manager, EH&S.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Maintain a strong presence on the production floor; actively engage, coach, and mentor employees and contractors on safe work practices. (25%)

Apply a proactive safety philosophy to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement control measures to prevent incidents and workplace injuries. (10%)

Enforce and ensure adherence to all facility environmental, health, and safety standards and policies. (10%)

Identify hazardous conditions, perform risk assessments, and develop corrective actions to reduce or eliminate risks. (10%)

Plan, coordinate, and deliver EH&S training to support compliance and employee understanding. (10%)

Support Root Cause Investigations for all incident types, including first aid cases, near misses, and serious injuries. (5%)

Conduct or assist with equipment inspections, audits, and compliance assessments; ensure accurate and timely documentation. (5%)

Serve as a subject matter resource on relevant EH&S laws, regulations, company policies, and industry best practices. (5%)

Collaborate with the Safety Committee to perform hazard audits, track issues, and drive resolution of safety concerns. (5%)

Coordinate and participate in annual emergency preparedness drills with internal teams. (5%)

Support facility legal compliance, and environmental obligations, including waste management, storm water, and sustainability initiatives. (5%)

Assist in emergency response activities. (5%)

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

If you can do everything listed above, you’ve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• 3+ years of related Environmental Health & Safety experience in a manufacturing and distribution environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, or related field is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory agencies such as OSHA, EPA, and NFPA as well as occupational injury best practices, environmental regulations, hazardous materials and waste processes.
• Communicate effectively to multiple levels of employees in a production and non-production environment.
• Enjoys problem solving using various tools and has a desire to get to a true root cause.
• Proficiency with Teams, Excel, Word, Smartsheet, and PowerPoint.
• Hands on approach within the EH&S system.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment with some supervision. Self-driven.
• Mathematical Reasoning: Ability to calculate percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Solid critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive issues with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.
• Occasionally prolonged standing, sitting, walking will be required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners, etc. are frequently used.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

This job requires 25% domestic travel.

WORK STATUS & LOCATION

This full-time, exempt/non-exempt position is located in McKinney, Texas.

RELOCATION

Relocation is not available for this position.

PAY

$66,600 - $86,600 / year

REWARDS AT SIMPSON STRONG-TIE

We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits. May exclude some positions, such as seasonal jobs.

• Quarterly Bonuses/Commission: You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe all employees affect customers, sales and revenue — directly or indirectly – and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more. View benefit plan details here: https://benefits.strongtie.com/.

In keeping with our values and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our communities, we are an equal opportunity employer. This means that our employment decisions are based on your qualifications and merit, and our business needs.

Please note all job offers are contingent upon a successful drug screen and criminal background check, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.

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Company: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.