Safety, Health & Environmental Specialist:
Join Zebra and EARN YOUR STRIPES!! Zebra Technologies Corporation helps
companies identify, track and manage assets, transactions and people with
on-demand specialty digital printing and automatic identification solutions. In
more than 100 countries around the world, more than 90 percent of Fortune 500
companies use innovative and reliable Zebra printers, supplies, RFID products
and software to increase productivity, improve quality, lower costs, and deliver
better customer service. To learn more about our broad range of applications
visit our homepage at www.zebra.com
Zebra Technologies is a career-defining place to work that can offer you: a
challenging job where you can really make a difference; a friendly and
collaborative work environment; and a dynamic and growing company. If
you're interested in this kind of company and ready to earn your stripes, we
invite you to explore this opportunity! We currently have an opportunity for an
experienced Safety, Health and Environmental Engineer in our Corporate
business unit located in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
The Safety, Health and Environmental Engineer will develop, monitor, and support
the implementation of safety and loss prevention programs for all U.S. based
company locations to ensure a safe and healthy workplace that is in compliance
with all applicable federal, state and local regulations. Identify and drive
injury prevention programs through safety performance analysis, risk
evaluations, and accident investigations at company locations. Support
companywide workers' compensation program, including coordination with line
management on day to day claims' administration. Coordinate waste handling,
storage, recycling and disposal arrangements for all company locations in the
U.S.
Responsibilities:
1. Implement plans to ensure a proactive OSHA compliance program for all US
locations, including the establishment of all related procedures, forms,
training, audit checklists and reports.
2. Develop, implement and monitor the accident investigation process to address
causative factors and eliminate/reduce future accidents
3. Develop, implement and monitor site-specific safety-training programs for "OSHA-required",
"injury reduction" and "safety-motivational" training
4. Coordinate workers' compensation program for the handling of day to day
workers' compensation activities through the local site personnel. Participate
in the handling of lost-time cases through review with the workers' compensation
carrier and supporting the local site personnel in the case management process.
5. Analyze safety performance information to identify and propose areas of
improvement for reducing safety risks
6. Establish metrics for performance reporting and to monitor progress against
safety goals and objectives
7. Partner with various departments at site locations to implement safety and
workers' compensation programs
8. Chair safety committee at all applicable sites, developing meeting protocols,
agendas and committee member participant guideline
9. Coordinate waste handling, storage and disposal arrangements for all company
locations as per the company guidelines.
10. Support facilities in preparing and submitting environmental reports to
agencies, as required
11. Assist company locations in other day to day environmental activities, as
assigned.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in implementing safety, health and environmental
program in an industrial manufacturing setting (lesser experience in the
environmental area acceptable).
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with OSHA regulatory compliance, loss
prevention and plant level waste management programs. Experience in workers'
compensation program administration highly desirable
• Willing to travel (25+%)
• Experience in developing and delivering employee safety training courses and
related employee communication
• Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, listening and
presentation
• Able to establish working relationships with others at all levels
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
• Strong PC skills, including Microsoft office applications
We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package to include
Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance, LTD, 401(k) (with immediate company
match), Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, and
more. In addition, we offer a six month on-boarding experience to support you
through your transition. To apply for the position and learn more about our
benefits package, please visit our career center at
www.zebra.com/career or
Updated 08/18/2008