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Description

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary

Our Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) team is a vital group dedicated to ensuring all Pacific Seafood locations remain in compliance with federal, state, and company regulations. As the EHS Specialist I, you are responsible for supporting the facility in duties related to the management and continued implementation of Pacific Seafood’s EHS Programs. This includes managing on-the-job injury claims and documentation, facilitating orientations and trainings, conducting facility inspections and audits, performing follow-up on action items, and overseeing timely reporting, assisting in maintaining the facility’s environmental and safety compliance programs, maintaining accurate records, and communicating and collaborating with Support EHS team to ensure consistency and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Continually improve, evaluate, implement, and maintain EHS policies and procedures to protect employees and comply with company, state, federal and local regulations.
• Conduct daily site walkthroughs, document deficiencies, and coordinate with the appropriate party to remediate or implement corrective action.
• Perform on-site workers’ compensation claims management, e.g., investigation, root-cause analysis, reporting, medical follow-up, etc.
• Schedule and facilitate mandatory EHS trainings and certifications. Identify, further develop, and deliver training programs in a manner that raises employee’s awareness and enables employees and supervisors to work safely and in compliance with external and internal policies and regulations.
• Conduct safety orientations and assist with general team member onboarding, including collection and documentation of pre-employment drug screening.
• Monitor, order, and distribute First Aid Supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Attend scheduled management meetings and EHS meetings, either in person or remotely.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate Safety Committee meetings and initiatives.
• Implement, maintain, and facilitate safety recognition program.
• Coordinate and facilitate inspections by regulatory agencies and customers.
• Assist with chemical management program including training, documentation, purchasing, storage, usage, compliance, labeling, and disposal of chemicals.
• Conduct and document inspections for equipment, e.g., cranes, hoists, scissor lifts, PIT, LOTO points, etc.
• Coordinate with on-site management and Support EHS team to assist with maintenance of all documents, logs, and permits in accordance with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain regular communication with Team Member Services and Support EHS regarding claims management and safety issues.
• Assist with required data collection, documentation, maintenance, reporting, and training for wastewater, stormwater, and/or air permits.
• Transport samples to laboratories, if necessary, using company vehicle or mileage reimbursement.
• Assist in emergency response and first aid, when needed.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

Required:

- High school diploma or GED.
- 2+ years’ experience in EHS or similar compliance background.
- 2+ years’ experience with OSHA compliance.
- 2+ years’ experience with facilitating safety and environmental duties and responsibilities.
- Valid driver’s license.

Preferred:

- Background in food processing, general industry, manufacturing, or similar industry.
- Associate’s degree or higher in occupational health and safety, physical science, environmental science, or related field from an accredited university or college.
- Previous experience with worker’s compensation claims management.
- Previous experience with wastewater/stormwater sampling.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements:

- CPR/First Aid Certification or ability to become certified required.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:
- Ability to maintain a stationary position 80% of the time, with intermittent walking, standing, bending, reaching, and/or crawling.
- Ability to move and transport documents, equipment, or other items weighing up to 50 pounds across various locations for different team members, departments, and events.
- Capable of occasional travel as required by duties, demonstrating efficiency and effectiveness in diverse locations.
- Capable of operating a computer and other office productivity machinery, including a calculator, copy machine, and printer.
- Capable of frequently communicating with team members and stakeholders, accurately conveying detailed or important spoken instructions.
- Capable of perceiving visuals for activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer screen, and engaging in extensive reading.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working Conditions

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:
- Office, as well as warehouse environment
- Traditional warehouse and distribution facility environment
- Large, specialized equipment
- Large moving equipment
- High noise level
- Exposure to cold/freezing temperatures
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Wet environment
- Safety equipment (hair nets, gloves, smock, etc.)
- Well-illuminated environment
- Scents related to the production facility

Benefits

Total compensation:

At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
- Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match.
- Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days and vacation.
- Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members.
- Product purchase program.

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Pacific Seafood

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.