Environmental, Health and Safety Director jobs in El Paso, TX

Flagstone Foods:

At Flagstone Foods, we believe appreciation grows goodness. We have an appreciation for our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we live. Appreciation is our main ingredient! 

Headquartered in the North Loop of Minneapolis with plants in Robersonville, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, and Dothan, Alabama, we are one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of “feel good snacks,” like flavorful snack nuts, innovative trail mixes and wholesome dried fruits…and we are adding to our team! We hire creative, thoughtful, and entrepreneurial team members. If you share our enthusiasm and appreciation for goodness, you too may find a home with Flagstone Foods. 

POSITION: EHS Specialist

REPORTS TO:  Sr EHS Manager

Position Summary

The EHS Specialist provides guidance to the workforce to prevent injuries and illnesses, and to enhance employee health and safety at Flagstone Foods. Flagstone Foods is on the journey to zero injuries. Creates creative and meaningful opportunities to engage employees in their health and safety. Partners with the EHS Manager to implement and maintain all required programs.   The EHS Specialist executes programs and inspections meant to promote compliance with corporate and legal standards and overall employee health.   

Essential Functions

• Responsible for managing training that provides employees and managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize hazards and perform their jobs safely and effectively. 
• Manages training program execution that meets and exceeds regulatory standards.
• Manage training database and reports compliance metrics regularly.
• Supports employee involvement, where appropriate, in all areas of health and safety prevention, as well as in addressing identified health and safety issues.
• Record Keeping - Maintains safety and health information to meet government requirements, as well as to provide data for problem solving and decision-making.
• Works in tandem with EHS Manager to identify site compliance and safety issues, reviews and develops plans to improve, reduce, or eliminate them.
• Perform regular site inspections and audits of various safety programs and general behavior in production areas for program compliance, risk elimination and general employee support.
• Train and assist others (Effected employees – Supervisors, Safety Committee Members, Facilities, etc.) to complete their safety responsibilities.
• Support implementation and compliance with Haz COMM program and policies.
• Assist in and report findings for incident investigation and safety inspections.
• Assistance in administrative duties in the EHS department including:

1. Incident documentation
2. Safety Council / Committee documentation
3. LOTO compliance (training and documentation)
4. Job Safety Analysis (JSA) documentation
5. Assist with new employee EHS orientation and with all EHS training on a monthly, quarterly, and annual schedule

• Completes other duties and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications (Education/Experience)

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in direct Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Safety experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Currently or ability to certify in CPR/First Aid/Blood Borne Pathogen.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety certification, preferred.
• LEAN manufacturing experience preferred.
• Applied knowledge and working understanding of federal EHS requirements (i.e., OSHA, EPA, NFPA), regulatory compliance, experience with inspections, incident investigations, process safety, contractor safety, EHS training, hazard reviews and job safety analysis.
• Incident investigation, root cause analysis and continuous improvement skills.
• Solid communication skills, influencing and collaborative skills.
• Organizational skills with proven ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Takes responsibility for actions, respects confidentiality, completes commitments on time, and uses data to support decisions.
• Self-motivated to improve processes and performance. Can adapt and reapply new ideas and methods to improve team/plant performance.
• Knowledge of Behavior Based Safety program implementation.
• Computer literacy: Power Point, Word, Excel, Teams.
• Bilingual In English and Spanish

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described within the Essential Functions section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job. Other duties or tasks may be assigned as required. Management may modify, change, or add to the duties of this description at any time without notice. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Communicate with others both verbally and in writing. 
• Be independently mobile.
• Use a computer and keyboard.
• Regularly sit, stand, walk, reach, stretch, stoop, bend, for extended periods.
• Ability to lift/carry 25 to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to noise levels requiring hearing protection.