Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist II

Job Description

Role Summary : The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist II develops, implements, and monitors company environmental, occupational health, and safety (EHS) programs and policies to ensure compliance with regulations from any regulating authority, including OSHA and DOT.

Develops and conducts EHS training, providing guidance and consultation in EHS topics such as emergency response, hazardous material handling, industrial hygiene, life safety, health / wellness, ergonomics, DOT, and environmental compliance.

Recommends and implements corrective actions to eliminate or mitigate environmental, health, and safety hazards. Promotes awareness of EHS culture and programs through communication and collaborative team interaction.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Responsible for the recognition, evaluation, and mitigation of hazardous workplace conditions in both office and field environments.

Performs various EHS duties including working with local committees, managers, and team members to ensure understanding and compliance with company standards and government regulations.

Evaluates work conditions and employee exposures by analyzing processes, materials, and behaviors. Identify mitigations and track to completion.

Proactively audits, assesses, and maintains safety and risk mitigation programs, oversight of contracted services, and expansion of enterprise risk management by serving on safety committees.

Conducts and documents injury and vehicle accident investigations and root cause analysis. Identify mitigations and track to completion.

Conducts ergonomic assessments, studies complaints, makes recommendations for new workstations / work environments and conducts ergonomic training sessions.

Proactively builds relationships with other departments and function groups.

Promotes Safety Awareness. Participate in and / or facilitate safety committee meetings. Advises employees on safety protocols and procedures to ensure employee safety.

Prepares and disseminates injury rate data, risk analysis, mitigation strategies, and related information to workplace safety work groups and management.

Evaluates the organization’s procedures, facilities, and equipment by conducting inspections to identify unsafe conditions and recommend corrections or additional precautions to ensure compliance.

Participates in Business Continuity Planning (BCP) events as assigned.

Participates in EHS briefings and educational meetings.

Applies EHS standards and regulations. Able to interpret and apply OSHA, ANSI, NIOSH, NFPA, IBC, DOT and other applicable regulations and standards.

Performs routine risk assessments, field observations and incident investigations.

Collects incident / claims report data and communicates trends.

Audits policy adherence locally and ensures compliance with regulatory agencies.

Serves as field safety resource and provides guidance and consultation on EHS topics.

Leads local safety initiatives.

Assists with special projects as assigned.

Perform program audits to continuously check and improve safety & environmental performance, working cross-functionally with the appropriate and affected teams.

Investigate incidents and non-compliance events to determine contributing factors / trends and recommend remedial action to prevent reoccurrence.

Collect and interpret incident data to identify trends and / or causal factors, such as system failure, human error, incomplete or flawed decision-making, or gaps in existing policies or practices or regulations.

Effectively communicate safety and environmental compliance messages to all levels; provide technical support to front-line leadership on matters related to occupational safety, environmental compliance, and loss prevention.

Provides regulatory guidance for OSHA health and safety regulations and establish site interpretations of these regulations.

Assists with DOT compliance to include random drug screens, expiration list processes including license and medical card renewal, and registering titles and tags for company owned vehicles and equipment.

Skills and Requirements : Minimum

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or related degree and 2 years’ experience in a related field (Safety, Risk Management, etc.

The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years’ experience; or In Lieu of a degree, 6 years’ experience in a related field will be considered.

Experience performing safety inspections ensuring compliance with regulatory standards

Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel

Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports

Able to travel between locations within region as well as other Cox locations across the country; may include overnight travel.

Working knowledge of federal, state and local safety regulations, protocols and / or procedures

Advanced experience using a Windows-based PC in a work setting

Preferred

2+ or more years work experience performing Safety (Confined Space, Electrical Safety, Fall Protection, Construction Safety)

Experience in developing, implementing and enforce Safety programs and protocols

Experience using Microsoft Office Suite applications (e.g., Outlook, Excel) in a work setting

Experience working in telecommunications industry preferred

Industry and vendor specific certifications and training (CSM, OHST, CUSP, OSHA (500, 501) certifications, or equivalent)

Associate Safety Professional or Certified Safety Professional certifications

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations;

seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.

Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.

About Us

Cox Communications is all about creating moments of real human connection; and for employees, that’s true both in the workplace and in the problems we solve for customers.

From building advertising solutions to unleashing IoT technologies to creating an exceptional experience for customers in our retail locations and online, we’re creating a world that is smarter and more connected.

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation / wellness days, and / or PTO).

For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer All qualified applicants / employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.