Industrial Hygiene Safety Specialist

Lanxess Corporation
life insurance
United States, Arkansas, El Dorado
324 Southfield Cutoff (Show on map)
Aug 19, 2025
Job Highlights This role supports the site's Industrial Hygiene (IH) program, ensuring compliance, reducing risk, and promoting a safe and healthy workforce. The position provides technical expertise, field support, and program coordination for production units, maintenance, and other site functions. Key Responsibilities: Develop and manage the IH sampling plan; oversee contractor monitoring to ensure compliance with regulations and company standards. Implement and maintain IH compliance programs (respiratory protection, hearing conservation, exposure monitoring, hazard communication, etc.). Track and report IH and safety data, including monitoring results, audits, incident trends, and other safety metrics. Manage the site's uniform and safety boot programs, including vendor coordination, inventory, billing, and repairs. Lead hazard identification and risk assessments; support mitigation and exposure reduction plans. Maintain and update Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). Process purchase requisitions, invoices, and vendor services in SAP/ARIBA. Provide safety support across operations and complete special projects as assigned. Experience and Skills 3-5 years of experience in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, or related field. Certification preferred: IHT, CSHO (General or Construction), COSS, or equivalent in Occupational Health & Safety. Proficiency with Microsoft Windows and Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Strong problem-solving skills, initiative, and adaptability to contractor schedules. Ability to evaluate work activities for compliance with regulations and company policies and provide guidance where policies may not specifically apply. Effective communication skills, both written (reports, job scopes) and verbal. Location: El Dorado Central Employee Type: Regular Who we are LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 12,000 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability. Be part of it! What we offer you Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program. Please note, the actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level. Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care. Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global "Xwork" program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate. Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning. Diversity:LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs. LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors. We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available! Join the LANXESS team!