Safety Specialist jobs in Spartanburg, SC

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Celanese is a Fortune 500 global chemical and specialty materials company that engineers and manufactures products essential to everyday living. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Celanese employs approximately 13,300 dedicated people working at more than 50 owned and operated manufacturing facilities across 27 countries. We are committed to employee growth and creating shareholder value and strive to make a difference in the communities where we operate. Our company focuses on the safety of its employees, provides competitive compensation (including benefits starting Day 1), and emphasizes giving back to the community. For more information about Celanese and our products please visit www.celanese.com

Responsibilities:

The Stewardship Leader ensures compliance with Corporate and Site stewardship policies/programs while actively seeking to improve the site stewardship culture. They do this through active participation in hazard recognition/mitigation, full program ownership of multiple safety/environmental systems, and influential leadership.  Along with day to day activities (i.e. industrial hygiene sampling/system inspection/work permitting activities), the Stewardship Leader should also have focus on engagement of the work to continuously improve overall stewardship performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Models Celanese leader expectations and actively coaches/mentors the Team Captains and Process Experts on safety and environmental related topics.
• Identifies, mitigates or creates contingency plans for emerging risks/hazards and enlists necessary resources to ensure consistent compliance.
• Owns and facilitates several site programs which includes, but is not limited to Emergency Response, Security, Safety Training/Onboarding, PPE, Chemical/Waste Management, Ergonomics and Life Critical Topics.
• Demonstrates availability, flexibility, and discretion to adjust to the immediate needs of the plant.
• Supports and leads stewardship/environmental related incident investigations and RCAs. Writes and delivers safety flashes and implements follow up corrective action plans.
• Able to review, update, and/or develop new processes/systems and ensure consistency within the unit.
• Maintains organized documentation of site policies and objective evidence.

Qualifications:

• HS Diploma/GED as a minimum
  • Advanced degree a plus.
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
  • Chemical manufacturing and emergency response experience a plus.
• Ability to build strong relationships and plan/align with the team.
• Strong verbal/written communication.
• Solid coaching skills.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office and ability to learn new software for incident tracking.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects/tasks/programs.
• Self-directed.
• Able to interpret health and safety regulations and standards, including company policy, OSHA, and NFPA.
• Passion for continuous improvement or employee engagement and safety culture.