First Quality was founded in 1989 and, in nearly three decades, has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials and thermoformed plastics), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.

Our core business philosophy is built on a proud culture driven by safety and quality, respect, humility, integrity, customer focus, and teamwork. With leading edge manufacturing technologies and processes and visionary leadership, First Quality is positioned to continue significant growth in the coming years. We are seeking an experienced Safety Engineer for our First Quality Baby Products facility located in Macon, GA.

Provide technical skills in the development, operation, and support of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) policies/programs/procedures to instill and sustain an incident-free work environment while ensuring full compliance with all applicable regulatory agency requirements.

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

• Promote an action-oriented approach, instilling and exemplifying a strong EHS mindset for all team members resulting in the elements required to achieve and maintain a world class EHS culture.
• Develops, manages, and implements Environmental, Health, and Safety policies and procedures in compliance with FQ, local, State, and Federal rules and regulations.
• Aspires to achieve a zero incident or violation culture through visible support of the EHS programs.
• Serve as an innovative, flexible EHS resource supporting the company/site/location. Participating in decisions on technical, regulatory, and cultural issues related to Envrionmental, Health, and Safety.
• Participate in continuous improvement in EHS policies, programs, and procedures.
• Active facilitation or participation in EHS related meetings and training sessions
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with all team members, vendors and customers.
• Participate in incident investigations to effectively identify root cause/contributing factors and ensure proper implementation of all corrective actions.
• Ensure required EHS training is complete for all employees, newly hired and/or existing, and maintain training records.
• Provide technical support in the design and owner acceptance approval processes of controls for hazardous working conditions and unsafe activities, ensuring compliance with applicable EHS requirements.
• Be present and engaged with the workforce in their activities to establish and strengthen two-way communication, trust and confidence in your ability to lead them.
• Facilitate communication of company EHS policies, procedures and standards with all visitors, including contractors and vendors
• Planning, performing and/or coordinating industrial hygiene sampling, analysis and interpretation of results in compliance with all applicable requirements for the exposure(s) identified.
• Maintaining professional knowledge up to date with existing and proposed changes in applicable federal, state and local EHS regulations and standards.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and maintaining of all applicable Safety Management Systems
• Assist in Worker’s Compensation claims administration and coordination of the Return-to-Work program for injured team members.
• Accurate interpretation and application of Environmental, Health, and Safety codes, standards and related professional references (e.g., OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, ADA, CCOHS, DOT/IATA, etc.)
• Carry out all administrative responsibilities associated with EHS compliance and program administration.
• Conduct regular walk through EHS inspections to identify hazards, document findings, recommend corrective actions that work within given constraints and verification of completed corrective actions and their effectiveness.
• Understand and administer reasonable suspicion and impairment programs used to conduct drug and alcohol testing, and other applicable standards as they may apply.
• Assist in establishing risk management processes aimed at hazard condition control and injury prevention through studying incidents, observed and potential hazard conditions in various completed and planned work environments.
• Display consistent measure of integrity and company culture in all business-related activities.

Education and experience requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related technical, scientific, or engineering discipline and / or equivalent experience.
• 0–3-year experience in Environmental, Health and/or Safety field in Engineer/Specialist/Generalist role preferred
• Self-starter with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills are required
• Skilled use of technology and software packages such as MS Office and Internet/Intranet navigation.
• Basic critical thinking and project management skills.
• Good understanding of regulatory compliance of all local, state and federal safety requirements (OSHA)
• Good understanding of regulatory compliance of applicable local, state, and federal environmental requirements (EPA)
• Experience in teaching audiences with varying levels of learning comprehension and interest of the subject matter and material
• Use of change management principles and processes.
• Data collection, compilation and statistical analysis
• Some Compliance, Behavioral, Risk, and/or Human Performance auditing and inspection techniques to ensure meeting internal and external standards
• Demonstrate a tenacious drive for results
• Basic experience with developing and implementing Safety Management Systems (BSI 18001 / ISO 45001) preferred
• Knowledge in ADA and HIPAA legal compliance
• Knowledge in Worker’s Comp and Return-to-Work practices.
• Collaborative participation with resources at all levels of the company to drive results that achieve goals and objectives
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to read, interpret and apply applicable EHS regulatory and legal interpretive text
• Ability to recognize hazardous situations and recommend corrective actions
• Basic First Aid and CPR certified, EMT a plus
• EHS related professional credentials a plus (i.e. Graduate Safety Professional (GSP)

Work Environment:

• Work for several hours in wet, dry, hot, and cold environments inside and outside of the facility
• Occasional travel for work required (i.e., other company locations, conferences, vendor sites, etc.)
• Work in an environment with the potential for exposure to dust during certain tasks
• Work under pressure of deadlines and manage moderate levels of stress
• Walking over rough, uneven terrain, mud and gravel surfaces in construction and outdoor work areas
• Ability to work overtime, as needed or identified by department manager.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds with occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent sitting with frequent standing/walking during workday
• Occasional bending, climbing, kneeling, and reaching overhead throughout shift.
• Occasional pushing and pulling with arms, legs, and body throughout shift.
• Frequent repetitive use of hands
• Occasional simple/light and firm/strong grasping with the hands
• Able to type and read small print on screen and blueprints/schematics
• Ability to travel as needed to other sites via commercial airline or vehicle
• Physically capable of wearing all required PPE (i.e. safety footwear, safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.)
• Able to communicate well
• Able to hear alarms at 85 decibels, with or without assistive device, through background noise
• Able to distinguish colors – yellow, red, green, orange, brown, and blue.
• Occasional operation of electric cart during shift.

Excellent compensation and benefit package!

For immediate and confidential consideration, please visit our website at www.firstquality.com & click on the Join Us Tab!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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