EHS Specialist

Location: St Catharines, CA- Location Details:
**Title**:EHS Specialist (18 month contract)**:
Job Posting: EHS Specialist (18month Contract)

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St Catharines

Paper Manufacturing

Full-time

As part of our Paper division, we are looking for an EHS Professional to lead and administer a proactive safety program to assure a positive safety culture throughout the St. Catharines plant.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Assist staff to ensure compliance with all EHS regulations through procedure development, auditing and document management.
- Act as technical resource and provide guidance for plant management to operate the facility in an environmentally responsible manner.
- Conduct and manage the safety program training for the plant.
- Responsible for all phases of plant laboratory operations and for the plant’s quality control/quality assurance systems, including coordination of the ISO certification program.
- Propose and facilitate integration of EHS principles into standard operations.
- Review current operations for compliance with EHS practice and regulatory compliance.
- Keep informed of EHS legislative changes affecting plant operation. Educate and Train employees on laws and regulations affecting them.
- Participate in monitoring critical process variables and critical equipment concerns that bear a direct impact on EHSQ, and work with plant staff on implementing EHSQ related projects.
- Participate actively in incident (safety and environmental) investigations.

What we offer:

- Work with a global company that is committed to innovation, cares for people and is dedicated to

customer success.
- Experience with a market leader in Western Canada
- Competitive total compensation package including group health benefits and retirement savings.

What you need:

- Degree in Safety, Environment and or Compliance, or a Four year Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, or other with strong experience in EHS in a Chemical/Hazmat setting.
- Experience in a chemical manufacturing environment or related industries.
- Prior ISO experience
- Certified JHSC representative would be an asset
- Experience with business management systems, preferably SAP.
- Working knowledge of ISO standards
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to train personnel.
- Ability to write and review procedures.
- Working use of MS Office (Excel, Word and Access).
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Self-driven, results-oriented.
- Ability to work cooperatively with a variety of constituents.

Find the right mix of experiences and opportunities at Kemira.

Kemira is an equal opportunity employer.