Job Description

Position Description

As an Environmental, Health & Safety Technician, your goal is to work with operations and EHS in monitoring, maintaining and evaluating the environmental, health and safety of the plant to reduce work related injuries and environmental risk.

Job Responsibilities

1. A dminister and maintain effective occupational health, safety, environmental, ergonomics and industrial hygiene programs to help create a safe workplace.
2. Update and implement plant programs for the prevention and control of EHS risks, including reduction of risk, prevention of injuries, compliance with environmental permits.
3. Educate, motivate and train leadership, supervision, maintenance and production in safe work procedures.
4. Assist in managing the plant personal protective equipment, work clothing and safety equipment programs according to company standards .
5. Assist with coordinating plant safety and environmental education and training programs.
6. Gain knowledge of applicable federal, state and local health, industrial hygiene, environmental and safety regulations and maintain records accordingly, including confidentiality.
7. Assist the line organization in conducting risk assessments and developing safe operating procedures.
8. Conduct frequent safety and environmental inspections and procedural audits.
9. Ensure all incidents, including injuries, near misses, internal spills, external releases, potential permit non-compliances, failure to comply with reporting deadlines, regulatory inspections, or similar incidents are promptly reported to EHS Manager.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Skills Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, EHS Management, Environmental Engineering/Sciences or other technically related field.
• Able to work outside of scope of responsibilities.
• Developing presentation and communication skills.
• Computer skills, data analysis and reporting tools, and other applicable applications.
• Ability to carry tasks/projects through to completion while meeting established deadlines with limited oversight.

Education

General Education Degree

Experience Requirements

Minimum of 3 years relevant experience

Physical & Environmental Requirements

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world’s largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs & Stratton®, Vanguard®, Ferris®, Simplicity®, Snapper®, Billy Goat®, Allmand®, SimpliPhi®, Branco® and Victa® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

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