EHS Senior Specialist
Caterpillar

Job Info

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Career Area:
Environmental Health and Safety
Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Does the opportunity to think like a dealer and customer to keep our team's safe and productive excite you? How about working in a unique environment where the development of leading-edge new products and technologies happen? If so, we have a great opportunity for you to join our team as an Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist in Peoria IL.

This is a critical role at our facility, supporting the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) strategy, while also completing specific EHS assignments in support of the facility performance and compliance. As the EHS Specialist, you will have an exciting opportunity to make a difference for our people - employees, leaders, and the communities within which we operate.

All our achievements-our ability to support our partners, our cutting-edge products and services and our world-class quality-are only possible because we employ the very best talent. We encourage you to apply!

What you will do:

• Identifies common safety/health/environmental hazards inherent in the organization's operations and establishes guidelines for protection from those hazards.
• Ensures EHS training is completed to comply with regulatory requirements or in support of facility, division, or enterprise objectives.
• Audits safety/health/environmental programs for compliance with company standards, government regulations, and adequacy relative to local conditions.
• Monitors periodic performance reports for trends and conditions, alerts line management to problems and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Conduct environmental impact assessments for new projects.
• Leads projects related to regulatory compliance or improving facility process/procedures.
• Develops comprehensive programs to be utilized at the facility.

What you will have:

• Experience :
  • 4-year degree or 5+ years of experience in EHS policy compliance
• EHS Policy Compliance :
  • Knowledge of policies and the ability to implement them to ensure that activities are safe for the people and the environment as well as in compliance with legal requirements and standards.
  • Remaining in compliance with federal, state, and local compliance requirements.
  • Strong knowledge of environmental regulations
• Risk Management: Knowledge of processes, tools, and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.
• Sustainability: Knowledge of sustainability strategy and ability to integrate sustainability into the overall business strategy of the organization. Leads research and general administrative requirements for our sustainability efforts. Contributes to timely and accurate data collection and analysis at the corporate and site level.
• Interpersonal Relationships and Collaborating: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge, and ability to apply, approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems.
• Overcoming Resistance to Change: Understanding and insight into the futility of refusing to accept the inevitable and ability to overcome resistance and adapt to a complex and changing environment.
• Decision Making, Critical Thinking and Risk Management: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Additional Details

• Relocation assistance is available for this position.
• ISE assignment is not available for this position
• Location: On-site in Peoria, IL

Employee benefit details:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just an hourly wage because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K). Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date). #LI

Posting Dates:
November 20, 2024 - December 3, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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