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Description

Salary Range: $70,000 to $75,000 - depending on experience.

Hours: Monday - Friday 6 am - 2:30 pm

ProAmpac is looking for an EHS Specialist to join the team and make an impact at our Hanover Park or Cary, IL facility. Enjoy a Monday through Friday work week and start an exciting career with a global company! We are a leading global flexible packaging company with a comprehensive product offering. We provide creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We continue to grow and would love for you to join our team!

At ProAmpac, our culture is key to our long-term success. We strive to be authentic as we live out the heritage of our small business culture. We value the connections we’ve created, and our employees feel empowered in their shared efforts to innovate successfully. ProAmpac was founded on the idea that a focus on material science will drive innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers, supported by our five core values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement, and Impact – that foster a culture of speed, simplicity, and self-confidence.

By joining us, you become an integral part of an entrepreneurial company in a fast-paced, exciting environment that provides varied opportunities for professional and personal growth.

What ProAmpac has to offer:

+ Medical, dental and vision insurance

+ 401(K) with exceptional company match

+ Generous paid time off (PTO), plus 11 holidays per calendar year

+ Free life and short-term disability insurance

+ Wellness, employee discount and rewards programs

+ Tuition reimbursement

Essential Duties and Tasks

+ Designs and implements safety and environmental policies and procedures including, but not limited to, written programs, recordkeeping, reports, inspections, monitoring, testing, and training.

+ Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local EHS regulations by staying informed about changes, interpreting requirements, and implementing necessary adjustments to programs, processes, and policies.

+ Facilitate EHS training programs to employees at all levels, to ensure employees’ knowledge, understanding and adherence to safety and environmental regulations pertaining to all facilities.

+ Conduct and document regular EHS audits and inspections as needed to assure compliance with applicable permits, regulations, and requirements.

+ Manage and coordinate visits from internal and external regulatory authorities and file annual local, state and federal environmental reports potentially including air, waste, water, Tier II, and Form R.

+ Direct and provide guidance to the site safety committee with inspections to assess compliance with policies and regulations, identifying, determining, and implementing, corrective and preventative measures for areas with existing or potential accident and health hazards.

+ Manages workers compensation cases and EHS programs, including cost control/reduction and accident prevention/ reduction, safety behavior audit, and risk assessment programs

+ Develop protocols and manage the proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and environmental regulations.

+ Develop safety strategies to correct and prevent potential accidents or health hazards by analyzing safety history, manufacturing processes, product machinery, and chemical exposures to determine safety hazards, and identify trends.

+ All other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Education and Experience

+ BS in a related field REQUIRED

+ Certifications preferred include Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Certified Safety Professional (ASP/CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)

+ 3-6 years' experience in a related field

+ **Should know the following: Tier II, SPCC, Air Regulations, Stormwater, Spill Planning, Hazardous / Special Wastes, Universal Waste, Machine Guarding, LOTO, Risk Management / Assessments, Root Cause Analysis**

+ Exceptional time management and organization skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.

+ Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentations) with executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.

+ Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.

+ Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Key Competencies:

+ Ethical Conduct

+ Complex Problem Solving

+ Technical Capacity

+ Mathematical Reasoning

Work Environment

Work primarily in a climate controlled indoor environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Hearing protection, safety shoes, vision and other protection required when in manufacturing areas.

This role operates in a professional office environment that may have some exposure to a manufacturing environment. Employee is rarely exposed to non-toxic/nuisance smells from chemicals, airborne dust, moving mechanical parts, high noise levels and hot/humid environmental conditions in the manufacturing areas.

The position requires up to 10% of travel time.

Qualifications

Education

Required

+ Bachelors or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

**Job Category:** Environmental Health and Safety

Full-Time