Health & Safety Specialist

Health & Safety Specialist

Tupelo, MS, United States

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

As a Health & Safety Specialist, you’ll be part of our T&O Global Supply Chain team working as an on-site employee.   You’ll get to:   

• Regularly review and be familiar with all applicable legislation and applicable standards, to ensure compliance.
• Responsible for implementing programs and policies to ensure a safe work environment for all company employees, contractors, visitors and community in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations including OSHA.
• Participate in review and hazard assessment of new processes and products.
• Conduct environmental health and safety Team Meetings (Steering Committee, EHS Team, and Machine Guarding, etc.) to implement initiatives to reduce and prevent accidents and occupational illnesses and drive environmental compliance. 
• Management Safety Data Sheet inventory for all products being used onsite for hazard communication, and to assist in chemical labeling, waste management, spill response, and annual reporting under EPCRA.
• Build effective working relationships to build awareness of Environmental Health and Safety values, strategies, & performance.
• Performs environmental and safety surveys and inspections, prepares written reports of findings and recommendations for corrective or preventive measures where indicated and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Ensure that all accidents, near-misses, and injuries are reported immediately, conduct post-accident investigations and prepares report identifying possible accident causes and hazards for use by company personnel and senior management.  Ensure incident corrective actions are followed up on and completed.
• May act as the liaison between SBD and Third-Party Administrators for the Tupelo Workers Compensation claims.
• Manage tracking and assist in completing air, waste, EPCRA (Tier 2 and TRI) reporting.  Coordinate activities with Corporate EHS to ensure all reports are completed accurately and on time to state and federal regulatory agencies. 
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory (SQG) requirements.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good?  In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Occupational Health and Safety or other applicable discipline; or three to five years minimum related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years conducting safety training in a manufacturing environment
• CSP or CHMM preferred.
• Prefer experience in OSHA, EPA and DOT regulatory requirements.
• Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the employer determines are necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
 

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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