People and Environmental Care Specialist

Goodyear is hiring a People and Environmental Care Specialist in Lawton, OK. The role involves managing EHS compliance, leading safety initiatives, conducting audits, and training staff. Responsibilities include assessing safety hazards, preparing for audits, and ensuring adherence to corporate standards. The position requires leadership in safety practices and risk management within the manufacturing environment.
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Pay: 40.83

Shift: Days

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For more than a century, Goodyear has led the industry in manufacturing innovative tires that deliver the highest level of performance for everything from passenger cars and trucks to airplanes, heavy-duty mining equipment, and racecars. We are devoted to advancing tire technology, applying our innovations to new products that deliver confident mobility for drivers everywhere. If you are looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career path, you will enjoy being a part of the manufacturing team.

Scope:

The People & Environmental Care (PEC) Specialist manages and implements systems to ensure compliance with relevant Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) processes and standards. The position reports directly to the PEC Champion. The position has a dotted line relationship to the respective Business Center Manager. At times, the PEC Specialist may have direct accountability for a specific task or have the responsibility for tracking closure. The level of accountability or responsibility is dependent upon the complexity and resources required for completion.

Leadership
• Implements and manages PEC sub-pillar initiatives and processes
• Leads & trains PEC team members to ensure they are fully utilized to support the site-wide PEC goals
• Tracks and reports safety metrics to the respective leadership and PEC Champion for accurate and timely reporting.
• Prepares the business center for corporate and regulatory audits.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Depending on specific assignment, PEC Specialist will have responsibility for some of these responsibilities:
• Audit business center processes for compliance to all corporate standards such as EHS Standards, MOCs, CTIs, and other related documents.
• Assesses and addresses safety hazards.
• Determines root cause and identifies solutions to safety and health issues.
• Plans and makes decisions about unusual and difficult safety and health problems.Instructs, develops, and leads the safety and health systems initiatives, and problem-solving process.
• Responsible for the development of the business center safety reps.
• Conducting EHS training. (e.g., OSHA 10 HR, New Hire Training, STARR Observation training, Incident Investigation Training, etc.)
• Reviewing standard work documents for EHS considerations
• Lead PEC activities to Identify and correct compliance gaps to governmental, company and plant safety standards within the business center.
• Oversight of STARR Observation process program
• Organize and lead awareness campaigns through the PEC subcommittees
• Lead business center on ‘Good Catch' follow up & closure.
• Manage Learning before and after incidents so that they are completed, and countermeasures are tracked to closure
• Management of Change - works with plant and business center staff to ensure new, modified and altered equipment is properly inspected and documented according to plant systems
• Reports gaps to the appropriate associate and ensures closure.
• Conducts hazard analysis of planned engineering work and shut down activities to ensure compliance to safety and health practices.
• Various responsibilities related to Laser Safety, IH Monitoring, Radiation Safety, Fire Brigade/First Responder Training, NFPA 70E compliance, etc.
• Rotating weekend duty is required between the PEC Specialist.
• Vacation liability exists between the PEC Specialist. No more than two persons can be off at the same time from each end of the plant (East & West)
• Vacation is not allowed during EHS audits or other special circumstances as determined by the EHS Manager without pre-authorization.
• Maintain current and accurate ergonomic assessments (e.g., Brief and Best, NIOSH, Snook Tables, etc.)
• Researches and identifies countermeasures to ergonomic hazards

Observes all prescribed safety practices and maintains equipment and work area in a neat and orderly condition. Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Basic Qualifications:
• HS Diploma/GED
• BS Degree in environmental, safety or industrial hygiene
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship now or in the future
• Must be able to successfully complete all post-offer, pre-employment contingencies
• Ability to work any and/or rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, or overtime if applicable
• Basic computer skills, uses complicated drawings, OSHA Handbooks.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous Industrial Manufacturing Environmental Health and Safety experience.
• Experience adhering to industry-specific safety standards.
• Certification in IH, Safety or Environmental.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of OSHA regulations,

Candidate Criteria:
• Self-motivated: demonstrates appropriate initiative with or without direct supervision
• Hard worker: someone who works diligently to get tasks done in a timely and safe manner
• Adaptability: the ability to make changes, and to be successful in changing environments
• Team player: an associate who can be counted on to assist the company in being successful
• Commitment to working safely
• Assesses and addresses safety hazards.
• Determines root cause and identifies solutions to safety and health issues.
• Plans and makes decisions about unusual and difficult safety and health problems.
• Continuous mental and visual attention required to audit safety activities and to develop and provide team training.
• Willingness to adhere to tobacco-free policy.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.