Yokogawa Electric

Safety Professional III

Yokogawa Electric • $80K — $95K *
Newnan, GA 30263In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Quality, Industrial Technology, or related field.
  • Minimum five years of progressive experience in EHS, Quality, or manufacturing operations.
  • Familiarity with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and manufacturing compliance requirements.
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management systems preferred.
  • Experience in coordinating audits, training, investigations, and corrective actions preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and manage risk assessment processes such as Hazard Identification and operational risk evaluations.
  • Lead investigations into incidents and near-misses, performing root cause analysis and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
  • Support ISO management system activities, including audits and corrective action initiatives.
  • Conduct EHS inspections and compliance activities, promoting environmental programs and emergency preparedness.
  • Analyze and report EHS and operational performance metrics to identify trends.
  • Provide EHS guidance on safety practices, including lockout/tagout and PPE requirements.
  • Collaborate across departments to enhance compliance and continuous improvement efforts.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
  • Support for work-life balance initiatives.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities
  • Coordinate and maintain risk assessment processes, including Hazard Identification, JSA/JHA, and operational risk evaluations.
  • Lead assigned incident and near-miss investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and closure verification.
  • Support ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management system activities, audits, and corrective actions.
  • Coordinate EHS inspections, compliance activities, environmental programs, emergency preparedness, and training initiatives.
  • Support Management of Change reviews involving equipment, processes, chemicals, and facility modifications.
  • Collect, analyze, and report EHS and operational performance metrics.
  • Provide EHS guidance for contractor safety, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, PPE, hazard communication, and other operational controls.
  • Support assigned Quality Management System activities, including internal audits, document control, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Assist with investigations involving nonconforming products, customer complaints, and process quality issues when assigned.
  • Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, HR, Supply Chain, and Quality personnel to promote compliance and continual improvement.


Day to Day Responsibilities
  • Maintain a visible EHS presence in manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, maintenance, and other operational areas.
  • Conduct workplace inspections, safety observations, hazard assessments, risk assessments, and JSA JHAs.
  • Identify unsafe conditions and practices, communicate findings, and coordinate corrective actions through closure.
  • Investigate incidents, injuries, property damage events and near misses and maintain supporting documentation.
  • Deliver new-hire orientation, regulatory training toolbox talks and employee-awareness activities.
  • Monitor site implementation of Lockout Tagout, machine guarding, electrical safety, PPE Hazard Communication, confined-space, hot-work, powered-industrial-truck, ergonomics and contractor-safety requirements.
  • Review new equipment processes chemicals and facility changes for EHS risks and required controls.
  • Maintain training records, inspection, documents permits, Safety Data Sheets, investigation files and compliance records.
  • Monitor emergency equipment and support drills evacuations and response-readiness activities.
  • Collect verify analyze and report site EHS metrics trends and improvement opportunities.
  • Participate in production engineering facilities quality HR and operational meetings as needed.
  • Provide practical EHS guidance to employees' supervisors and site leadership and escalate significant or unresolved concerns.


Qualifications & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Quality, Industrial Technology, or related field.
  • Minimum five years of progressive experience in EHS, Quality, or manufacturing operations.
  • Working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, and manufacturing compliance requirements.
  • Experience with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management systems preferred.
  • Experience coordinating audits, training, investigations, and corrective actions preferred.


Preferred Skills
  • Strong risk assessment, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge of ISO management systems, auditing principles, and corrective action processes.
  • Ability to support both EHS priorities and secondary Quality System activities.
  • Strong communication, training, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and reporting tools.

About Yokogawa Electric

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is a Japanese electrical engineering and software company, with businesses based on its measurement, control, and information technologies. It has a global workforce of over 19,000 employees, 84 subsidiary and 3 affiliated companies operating in 55 countries. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.
Learn more about Yokogawa Electric
Size
17,258 employees
Industry
Consumer Technology
NASDAQ
YOKEF
* Ladders Estimates

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