Sr Specialist EHS

About Kennametal

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader,Kennametal Inc.delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn toKennametalto help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive.Kennametalgenerated$2.1 billionin revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more atwww.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Position Title: EHS Specialist

Location: Solon, OH

Position Description:

This position is responsible for leading and driving the corporate and site level EHS strategy, culture and compliance for the Solon, OH facility. The EHS Specialist will lead and drive EHS strategy and performance, compliance, develop and implement systems and standards across the site.

Essential Duties:

• Lead Environmental Health and Safety strategy and execute action plans aligned with company strategic objectives.
• Develop, Implement, and sustain the EHS management systems, regulatory programs, and processes, which support compliance, and management systems with a heavy emphasis on FSI prevention.
• Work as a part of the operations Leadership team with dotted line responsibilities to the plant manager.
• Manage all aspects of EHS compliance programs at the location with a heavy emphasis on critical safety programs as well as critical environmental permits.
• Implementation of corporate EHS standards to assure compliance with internal standards and consistency across locations.
• Work with the location leadership to drive a value based EHS culture and help develop clear EHS roles and responsibilities and ensure assignments across the location.
• Ownership of the EHS management systems such as Gensuite, SDS & Learning management systems.
• Support EHS capital investment projects for process improvements, compliance, as well as fatality and serious injury prevention. Oversee the Management of Change Process.
• Coordinate EHS Industrial Hygiene Sampling.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum of 1-3 year of experience in manufacturing setting.
• Certified safety professional degree or other applicable degree strongly preferred
• Knowledge and application of OSHA/EPA requirements.
• Excellent leadership and people skills
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.

Desired Characteristics:

• Self-motivated with high energy, ability to lead projects with minimal direction
• Ability to adjust to change in a fast-paced environment
• Advanced computer skills and ability to analyze data and use all Microsoft platforms
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and codes/standards

To be considered for this position, you must be legally authorized to work in the US (excluding Optional Practice Testing) and not require sponsorship now or in the future.

Equal Opportunity Employer