Specialist, Health & Safety

Gildan Yarns
Charleston, South Carolina, US
Full-time

Gildan is leading the way in apparel manufacturing, with a strong portfolio of brands, including Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, GOLDTOE, and Peds.

We’ve spent the last four decades perfecting the art of respectful apparel making, and the last 20 years implementing sustainable initiatives throughout our business.

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.

Founded in Canada, we now operate out of roughly 30 locations worldwide across 12 countries and sell our products in 60+ markets globally with $3 billion in sales.

Together with our 45,000 employees, we are united in our vision of Making Apparel Better. Discover the full scale of Gildan and prepare to be surprised at gildancorp.com .

The opportunity

The EH&S Specialist is responsible for implementing workplace environmental, safety, and health programs at assigned facilities to help foster a compliant operation and where Zero Harm culture is continuously embraced.

  • Supports implementation and improvement of EH&S programs at one or more distribution facilities in the US.
  • Collaborate with facility operational teams and EH&S staff to implement action plans, processes, and procedures to control EH&S risks and achieve compliance to the Gildan safety and environmental policies, corporate EH&S risks and achieve compliance to the Gildan safety and environmental policies, corporate EH&S guidelines, and improvement initiatives.
  • Conducts assessments that identify hazards and reduce risk including but not limited to hazard identification, job safety analysis, risk assessments, pre-startup safety review, PPE, machine guarding, and hazardous energy.
  • Conducts training in all aspects of EH&S to ensure compliance with legal and Gildan requirements and in a manner that positively engages employee behaviors.
  • Collaboratively conducts incident reviews for causes and develop corrective / preventative actions.
  • Coaches all levels of personnel on critical skills, behaviors, and techniques that builds and sustains a safety culture consistent with Gildan's values.
  • Conducts or supports industrial hygiene evaluations sufficient to identify hazards, risks, and trends.
  • Participates in or conducts internal audits, compliance assessments, and inspections.
  • Supports safety programs for contractors and construction projects.
  • Maintains EH&S documentation, records. and EH&S management information tools.
  • Develops & implements plans to complete personal objectives that align with organizational objectives.
  • Participates in audits / inspections by external parties such as OSHA, EPA, Property Insurance Carrier, Corporate, etc.
  • Performs other duties as assigned to meet business needs.

What’s in it for you?

  • Join a publicly traded company dual-listed on NYSE and TSX with great potential
  • Be part of a workplace where meaningful connections and teamwork are celebrated
  • From local to international, be ready to work alongside a diverse group of colleagues
  • Benefit from mentorship and continuous development opportunities
  • Take advantage of our attractive benefits packages

We want to get to know you better! Please include your transferrable skills and unique experience in your application to help us learn more about you.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Come as you are

We recognize the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a meaningful, collaborative work environment. As an inclusive employer, we value and embrace all the traits that make you uniquely you and seek to provide everyone with an equal chance to succeed.

Because equity and inclusion matter at Gildan.

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