EHS Manager

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Hello! I am recruiting an EHS Manager for our customer located in the Chaska area.

Below is a brief description. If interested, please respond to this message and I will get you all the details on the opening.

We are seeking an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager to help us continually aspire to our purpose and mission by ensuring our employees have a safe and healthy workplace. EHS Manager will ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

The Health and Safety Manager will execute on our commitment to safety by leading the development, implementation, and management of safety and environmental policies, procedures, and practices to ensure the safety of our operation and the people who work there. Ideal candidates will be proactive, highly motivated, and people oriented. The goal is to create a pervasive *safety culture *consistent with our values.

This position and all safety initiatives have the full support of top management and ownership.

Responsibilities:

• Subject matter expert for Environmental, Health, and Safety requirements.

• Develop, manage, and administer safety & production training programs that ensure all team members can perform assigned tasks / functions efficiently, effectively, and safely.

• Manage and maintain new hire safety training to ensure team members understand workplace hazards, safe operating procedures, and how to respond safely in the event of an emergency.

• Communicate any compliance issues or regulatory changes to the site manager and all department managers.

• Develop and manage systems to organize, track, analyze, and systematically sustain safety and environmental training, programs, and reporting. Programs include but are not limited to: Annual safety training, LOTO, fall protection, rigging/hoists, forklifts, hearing tests, Safety Walks, chain inspections, Safety Beacons to other divisions, Safety Committee, and annual vaccination drives.

• Ensure proper use and continued upkeep of all required PPE.

• Assist supervisors and managers in responding to emergency situations in the plant. Conduct training and standardize procedures to support them.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a business-related field, or combination of significant work experience and certifications with the realm of EHS.
• Ideal candidates have 10+ years of experience in manufacturing environments within a safety-related role, including management experience.
• CSP, CIH or other safety certifications preferred.
• Solid understanding of occupational health and safety (OH&S) including all state and federal safety regulations and requirements.
• Experience with using adult learning methods to develop training programs.

- Experience conducting safety audits to ensure compliance, hazard ID and risk management.

Experience with prevalent incident management methodologies.

• Understanding of workers compensation laws.

Thanks,

Mark

952-915-2033

Mark Luoto

Sr. Executive Recruiter | Headhunter (Engineering - Manufacturing) at Specialized Recruiting Group - Edina