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Environmental Safety and Health Technician

Environmental Safety and Health Technician-007PY

Description

 
Position description: 
 
The Site Safety Technician will report to and work directly with site management and personnel to achieve all aspects of coordination and implementation of the site safety program. 
 
Major Responsibilities:  Primary responsibilities of the Technician include: Working both with site management and ESH staff to achieve desired ESH goals of the site. Assists others in implementing and monitoring industrial safety programs to ensure personnel and facility safety.  Through leadership of all ESH required safety programs at site, the effective employee will balance site observations, auditing, and employee coaching in day-to-day activities with documentation and development of site training and improvement areas.  Prepare and retain training documents, job safety analyses, and other documents related to site safety activities as required by site management and ESH staff. Possess ability to present training programs in a manner that creates employee involvement. Responsible for auditing of site as required by site management and ESH staff.  Participates in evaluating new equipment and materials for safety.  Participate in safety network as required. Assists others in performing surveys and inspections to ensure compliance with the organization's policies, procedures, regulations and standards related to employee safety.   Documents non-compliance or hazardous conditions found and the remedial action taken.  Responds to emergency situations in the facility.  Must keep abreast of changes in all OSHA, VPP and State safety codes, permits and regulations.  With site management involvement, develop cost effective structure to achieve site ESH goals.    Attend additional educational training as required.  Performs other ESH duties as directed by Site Manager.  
 
Physical Requirements
 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. 
Understands and complies with Monsanto Safety guidelines and housekeeping practices, trainings and wear appropriate PPE when necessary

Qualifications

 
·         Bachelor in Agribusiness, Engineering, ESH, or related field of study. 
·         Outstanding leadership and communications skills including the capability to clearly present information to influence or persuade others through oral or written means. 
·         Demonstrated decision-making ability and problem-solving skills essential. 
·         Results/detail-orientation and the ability to work with a sense of urgency.
·         Capability to work with site management, ESH staff, and site employees in such a manner as to build high morale and group commitment to goals and objectives. 
·         Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
·         Working knowledge of ESH, OSHA regulations, and seed production processes experience a plus.
          Spanish speaking is required.
 
 

Job

 Seed Production

Primary Location

North America-USA-California-Oxnard

Organization

 Manufacturing NAFTA_51070364

Schedule

 Full-time