SHE Technician at Zeon Chemicals

Who We Are

Do you want to work for a company named to the Best Places to Work in Rubber and Plastics? Zeon Chemicals is the leading developer and supplier of innovative polymers, including synthetic elastomers and specialty chemicals and other selected products used in countless applications worldwide. We develop superior elastomers for the hottest parts of automotive engines, polymers for longer lasting laser printer rolls, synthetic rubber to survive oil wells' most aggressive fluids and cyclo-olefin plastics for today's advanced medical and electronic applications.

Our team is outstanding at what they do, and we enjoy a great company culture and work environment! This combination truly makes us a best place to work!

Purpose:

The Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Technician will be responsible for occupational safety, health, security, emergency response and environmental performance in the KY Plant and Riverport Warehouse. They will work with the KY Plant SHE Specialist to drive continuous improvement and sustain excellence in the organizational and SHE culture and to achieve the SHE vision.

Job Functions/Accountabilities (Essential & Marginal):

• Works with Plant and Corporate leadership to consistently implement site SHE programs including SafeStart, ergonomics, process safety management (PSM), industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, security, emergency response and environmental management.
• Ensure a safe and environmentally sustainable operation by incorporating the proper procedures, equipment, and hierarchy of controls to meet or exceed all standards, laws, rules, and regulations.
• Uphold and implement safety, health, security, emergency response and environmental procedures to ensure OSHA, EPA, DOT, and DHS compliance at all times. This includes the ability to interrupt work to enforce policies.
• Provide leading and lagging safety metrics to site leadership and Corporate. Track safety performance and trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Assist Plant SHE Specialist in developing proactive strategies in occupational safety and health management and implementing/achieving organizational acceptance of occupational safety programs, standards, management systems and procedures to ensure operational excellence and sustainability in the organization.
• Help develop and execute programs to reduce and eliminate the risk of incidents of process, equipment, and systems-related injuries and illness, exposure, and property loss. Implement and continuously improve risk reduction strategies.
• Ensure OSHA-required safety training programs meet compliance standard requirements and are conducted for all employees, new hires, visitors, and contractors. Ensure training incorporates innovative methods to make training interesting, relevant, and effective.
• Conduct Industrial Hygiene Monitoring of plant employees routinely under the direction of the Corporate SHE Specialist.
• Ensure all inspections of fire water, detection, alarm, and extinguishing systems are completed.
• Responds to on-site alarms, incidents, emergencies, and accidents as necessary.
• Provides guidance regarding state and federal safety, emergency response and security standards and makes recommendations for program improvements. Monitors regulatory changes for potential impacts.
• Participates in investigations of safety- and security-related incidents to provide feedback on root cause and necessary corrective actions.
• Coordinate on-site equipment inspections, work area and behavioral inspections to audit both physical conditions and safe work practices to insure the highest SHE standards are being maintained throughout the plant.
• Serve as Hazmat Technician, Incident Commander and first responder to emergencies as necessary.
• Participate in Corporate and site SHE management system audits, report on findings, make recommendations for correction of issues and continuous improvement, and directly support the site’s risk reduction efforts.
• Participate in hazard review meetings, PHAs, and revalidations of existing (older) processes as necessary.
• With Corporate guidance, ensure all fourteen (14) elements of the OSHA Process Safety Management standard and the additional requirements of EPA risk management plan rules are implemented, identify gaps in any of the elements and implement sustainable solutions to address them.
• Participate in and ensure site management of change (MOC) and pre-start up safety review (PSSR) processes are completed as required.
• Provide hands-on support for closure of audit and PHA findings by developing and implementing solutions related to SHE risks and compliance gaps.
• Assist SHE Specialist in representing the Company in external occupational safety and health regulatory agency and insurance inspections.
• Assist SHE Specialist with site security drills and make recommendations to improve security procedures, processes, and systems.
• Participate in leading indicator and reporting to actively identify Safety, Health, and Environmental issues in all areas.
• Lead safety projects, by working with contractors, obtaining quotes, and implementing projects and ensuring good communication during project implementation.

Qualifications:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

Ability to interact with all levels of the organization is critical.

Strong time management of multiple responsibilities and projects at once is essential.

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of work experience or equivalent experience.

Special Qualifications:

Technical SHE specialties in area of hazardous waste, industrial hygiene processes and monitoring, hazard communication or safety risk assessment processes. Experience with SHE management systems and safety program database administration are also preferred.

Work Conditions:

Office environment/Chemical Manufacturing Plant environment. Extensive time will be spent in the plant environment. Plant office environment with significant exposure to Plant elements. Plant environment is a multi-acre site that includes high noise levels, some exposure to fumes and dust, and at times working with hazardous materials. This position is expected to spend a significant portion of each shift walking through the plant up and down stairs and ladders as required to adequately direct activities in a large multi-acre facility.

Benefits:

Zeon employees enjoy growth opportunities as well as a highly competitive salary and benefits program.

Zeon Chemicals does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.