Safety Specialist

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Purpose and Scope

This position is responsible for collaborating with the Corporate EHS team and global facilities to establish and enforce company-wide EHS systems and standards with a focus on safety. 

This includes:

• developing standards, processes, tools and training modules to help minimize health and safety risks, educate and engage associates
• providing technical direction to mitigate health and safety risks, and support compliance with global health and safety laws, regulations, company policies and standards
• supporting goals and targets relating to safety management; improving accountability and visibility
• assessing the safety performance of global facilities
• analyzing safety data to identify data-driven solutions
• engaging in injury investigations, problem solving and improvement plans

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to facilities on compliance requirements and company standards
• Support industrial hygiene strategies that will minimize work-related illness by assessing work environments and providing recommendations for controlling associate exposure to air contaminants, noise and radiation
• Develop and implement standards and processes to manage chemicals and minimize exposure
• Develop and communicate standards for managing safety risks
• Support strategies to improve safety visibility, engagement of management, and active associate participation
• Work with facilities to implement and improve EHS management systems using the ISO 45001 Standard as guidance
• Develop and deliver training programs to educate associates on their responsibilities in safety management
• Conduct EHS assessments at global facilities to ensure conformance with regulatory requirements and company standards. Prepare assessment reports listing systemic gaps and recommendations for improvement; and communicate results to facility management teams. Assist plant teams with root cause problem solving to address systemic gaps. Monitor the completion of action plans.
• Promote the sharing of best practices among global facilities
• Assist with the integration of new facilities/acquisitions and onboarding new EHS coordinators

Technical Skills and Leadership Competencies

• 7+ years of experience in safety management for a manufacturing company
• Ability to interpret safety regulations and develop tools/programs to ensure compliance
• Experience leading safety compliance audits
• Effective analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Experience with delivering training to large groups
• Detail-oriented, able to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Willing to travel 10%-20% of their time

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Environmental, Health or Safety, Industrial or Chemical Engineering, equivalent discipline with 7+ years of relative experience 
• Preferred: Certified Safety Professional, industrial hygiene experience, ISO 45001 experience/auditing

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.