Job Description

Cabinetworks Group has an opening for an Environmental/Health & Safety Specialist in the Middlefield, Ohio location. Who is Cabinetworks Group? We are the U.S.’s second largest cabinetry manufacturer, with offices and manufacturing facilities across the country. Offering an unmatched selection of stylish, high-quality products at a variety of price levels, our brands are favored by builders, dealers, distributors, and home centers throughout North America. Our 19 cabinetry brands represent an extensive range of framed, frameless, and inset cabinetry products. This location is home to the KraftMaid brand.


JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for developing and implementing all aspects of a viable, proactive, and positive safety environment to include safety, environmental, and workers health issues.
PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop and upkeep a documented safety process to include safety committees, training programs, and personal protective equipment selections.
Maintain an emergency evacuation plan and response station within a vertically integrated manufacturing facility.
Implement and govern all agency mandated training, report generation, data collection, and required testing procedures to meet requisite schedules ensuring compliance.
Coordinate with all employees communications related to preventative safety, health, and environmental issues.
Ensure compliance for all activities including permit mandates related to environmental and maintenance of ISO certifications.
Coordinate all activities to establish best practices in work place safety.
Provide training necessary to demonstrate compliance needs as well as safe operations of the facility.
Coordinate investigations for work place accidents, injuries, and managing the documentation filing process for workers compensation as established by state regulations. Negotiate employee’s satisfactory return to normal work. Document the employee’s ability to perform work, and monitor progress if unable to work.
Design and implement an ergonomically efficient work place in a cost effective manner.
Communicate and interact with members of both the production and leadership team to understand the importance of equipment, process, and work-flow design to ensure employee safety and efficient production.
Prioritize and implement corrective and preventative measures.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
Bachelor degree in a technical, scientific, or related field.
Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) certification.
3-5 years of related experience with increased responsibility in a manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles.
Experience with principles of ISO quality standards.
Proven experience with continuous improvements and start-up operations.
Demonstrated problem solving skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
Experience working in a manufacturing setting.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
Excellent organizational skills, including ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.
Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.

Shift

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Full or Part Time

Full time

Cabinetworks Group (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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