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Overview: The Safety, Health & Environmental (SH&E) Specialist will be based in either the Fife, WA location or in the Hillsboro, OR location. The SH&E Specialist will also support locations in Ferndale, WA, and other areas throughout Washington and Oregon. Additional support required for on-site Standard Plants in the same geographic area periodically required. Potential coverage for other additional Linde locations in the West Region. The successful candidate in this role will engage plant technicians, product vehicle drivers and location management to ensure safe work practices are being followed. The candidate must be able to identify and correct potential safety and health hazards and implement safe, environmentally compliant work practices with plant personnel, drivers, and contractors. Responsible to track, audit, and verify standard work process compliance through inspections, employee interaction, and presence in the field. This position will be a leader to assure compliance with organizational SH&E policy, as well as government safety, health, and environmental standards. Scope: This mid-level professional position applies technical safety and environmental knowledge in all business areas at the assigned locations - personnel safety, process safety, fleet safety and environmental compliance - to protect the health and safety of all company employees, as well as the surrounding communities and environments in which the company operates. Candidate must provide leadership, guidance, and assistance in the prevention/control of accidents and incidents to a specific area of responsibility. Reporting Relationship: This position reports to the Associate Director of Safety for the West Region. Working Conditions: This position operates in both office and field environments and requires 75% travel with some overnight stays. The ideal candidate for this position must be a leader, a self-starter, and a self-motivated individual. This is not a consultant position. The candidate must be able to identify improvement opportunities and proactively implement corrective actions. Must be able to manage multiple tasks and possess the ability to work with all levels of management. Principal Accountabilities: - Work with location management on strategy and provide support in achieving zero/zero performance goals in safety, health and environmental. - Develop a working partnership with employees at assigned locations that will promote a strong safety culture to insure worker health and safety. - Identify opportunities to improve safety trends based on performance and take proactive actions to implement corrective actions. - Provide assigned locations support for planned and unplanned turnarounds/maintenance activities. Work with line management to develop safety plans for major maintenance work or projects. - Support all accident/incident investigation, reporting, and facilitation of Root Cause Analysis. - Manage safety training programs and lead required training courses at assigned locations. This includes leading monthly safety meetings in compliance with internal standards. - Regular review of compliance management systems and completion of compliance tasks on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. - Assist assigned locations regarding environmental permit compliance and developing environmental and safety compliance management tools. - Monitor local OSHA, EPA, and DOT requirements and standards along with company standards to ensure compliance. Assist assigned locations in maintaining required documentation to comply with internal and external standards including OSHA PSM/RMP. - Successful candidate will be eligible for a company vehicle. Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Safety and Environmental or related field required, or preferred with equivalent experience - 3-5 years of safety, operations, or other experience in industrial environment - Previous experience with OSHA and EPA compliance. Previous expe