Immediately Hiring an Operational EHS Specialist- Stericycle

Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one's identity.

Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

This role mitigates Stericycle's exposure to risk by leading, planning, coordinating, and implementing safety management systems in their respective geographical areas, which requires application of safety engineering principles, job safety analyses, task-based evaluations, technology and identifying causes of past accidents to prevent or correct unsafe working conditions and to maintain regulatory compliance. Also responsible for local coordination and management of claims-related activities, including working closely with third party administrators (TPA) and management to resolve claims at the least possible cost and effectively deploy post loss reduction techniques such as return to work activities.

Be visible and interactive with operations teams. Perform regular inspections and audits with a critical eye toward compliance and hazard identification, while educating ops team on Safety & Health.

Compiling, analyzing and interpreting data from accident and loss event reports and other sources regarding injuries, illnesses, collisions, property damage, inspections, and violations to: Identify causes, trends and relationships; Ensure completeness, accuracy and validity of required information and other required reporting; Initiate investigations and ensure they are completed in a timely manner.

Develop hazard control methods, procedures and programs.

Formulating and prescribing engineering or administrative controls to: Eliminate hazards and causes of exposures, accidents and loss events; and Reduce the probability or severity of injuries, illnesses, losses or damage from potential exposures, accidents, and loss events when hazards cannot be eliminated through administrative and engineering controls.

Staying current with relevant regulations, standards, codes, methods and practices. Primary interface on Company regulatory inspections and manages onsite inspections, required regulatory responses and participation at hearings where necessary.

Implement, administer and advise others on hazard controls and hazard control programs.

Providing feedback on all action items found in inspections/audits to operations team while also providing potential solutions to actionable items in order to maintain facility compliance.

Preparing reports which communicate hazard controls which are based on analysis and interpretation of accident exposure, loss events, compliance failures, and other data.

Directing or assisting in planning and developing educational and training materials or courses.

Advising others about hazards, hazard controls, relative risk and related safety matters when they are communicating with the media, community and public.

Managing and implementing hazard controls and hazard prevention programs which are within the duties of the individual's professional safety position.

Measure, audit and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard controls and hazard control programs.

Establishing and implementing techniques for periodic and systematic evaluation of program effectiveness, including inspecting, auditing and interpreting organizational records for compliance with all applicable Federal DOT and hazardous materials regulations.

Providing results of evaluation assessments, inspections and audits, including recommended adjustments and modifications to hazard control programs, to individuals or management responsible for their management and implementation.

Identify all applicable environmental regulations, permitting requirements and reporting requirement; develop programs around regulations to be implemented in the field. Assist in developing and submitting of all new permit applications or amendments.

Ensure that permit conditions are being met - including reporting on required elements in the permit or regulations, ensuring that required sampling/testing is being conducted and periodic auditing is done to ensure compliance.

• Education equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Healthcare, or an Environmental Health and Safety Discipline, or the equivalent in related work experience.
• Knowledge of EHS regulations and experience with the effective implementation of compliance programs.
• 3-5 years of industry experience, demonstrating good knowledge of regulatory requirements as they apply to the medical waste, hazardous waste, or secure shredding industry.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of federal, state, and local EHS & EPA regulations.
• Demonstrates proficient computer skills.
• Hold a valid motor vehicle license.

Stericycle currently offers its employees the option to participate in a full range of benefits, including a health care program which includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, a 401(k) plan, and an employee stock purchase plan. Participation in some programs requires that employees be regularly scheduled to work a minimum number of hours and/or to have fulfilled a waiting period after they begin employment with Stericycle.

The above description is meant to provide a summary of the nature and level of work being performed; it should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements of the job. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and it does not constitute any right or guarantee of employment condition. This position is open to people with disabilities. Stericycle will consider requests for workplace accommodations for protected physical or mental limitations in accordance with its human resources and risks prevention policies and local laws. To the extent permissible under local law, and consistent with business necessity, Stericycle reserves the right to modify the content formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, at any time with or without advance notice.