EHS Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive awareness and accountability for environmental, health and safety performance through all levels of the site.
• Champion employee empowerment to identify and address safety concerns, and generate new ideas related to safety and health.   
• Promote and participate in employee involvement programs such as project teams, committees, and internal training. 
• Lead plant incident and plant non-conformance investigations, determine appropriate corrective actions and preventative actions, and ensure closure of actions. Reapply key learnings and recommendations from global incidents as applicable. 
• Lead emergency preparedness planning and response activities
• Lead internal and external inspections of the facility to assess and ensure compliance with federal, state, local, insurance and internal safety requirements
• Maintain ISO compliant safety and environmental compliance records, including OSHA Logs and Permit Requirements 
• Develop, create, track, and deliver safety training to employees as required, including coordination of new hire and external regulatory training.
• Effectively interact with all internal functional job levels and with external agencies and resources in order to maximize the effectiveness of the safety improvement process 
• Conduct facility audits to identify hazardous conditions/actions within the plant and recommend corrective measures. Oversee Safety Concerns and Near Misses reported by employees to ensure completion.
• Create/review/implement Policies, Risk Assessments, SOPs and work instructions related to EHS in support of EHS Program and Regulatory Requirements
• Oversee the Management of Change (MOC)/Pre-startup Safety Review (PSSR) program. Partner with project leads to provide EHS input into project planning.
• Provide regular EHS reports to management; identify leading and lagging indicator trends by analyzing near miss, workplace observation, corrective action preventive action (CAPA), and injury/illness data. Recommend corrective actions as determined.
• Approve new chemical purchases and maintain SDS sheets, Hazard Communication program and environmental reporting.
• Provide Front Line Leaders with Safety Topics for Daily, Weekly and Monthly EHS meetings/talks.
• Assist in management of Contractor Management Program at the location
• Assist in the administration of the Workers Compensation Program
• Perform other duties as directed by the Plant Director, VP of Operations or Regional/Corporate EHS leadership.
• Maintain and increase professional knowledge and expertise related to the fields of environmental protection, occupational health, and industrial safety through annual professional development
• Ability to travel 0-25% of the time.
• Willingness and ability to provide 24/7 on call support for emergencies.

BACKGROUND PROFILE:

• Four year degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Fire Protection, Environmental Science, Engineering or related discipline preferred
• Current or able to qualify for CPR/First Aid/BBP certifications.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety certification preferred.
• Six Sigma certification preferred (green or black belt).
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in direct Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and/or Safety experience in a manufacturing environment
• Applied knowledge and working understanding of federal/county EHS requirements (i.e.; OSHA, EPA, NFPA), regulatory compliance, experience with inspections, incident investigations, process safety, contractor safety, EHS training, hazard reviews and job safety analysis
• Knowledge of safety, industry hygiene and environmental testing methods
• Strong incident investigation, root cause analysis and continuous improvement skills
• Direct EHS experience must include leading and influencing industrial sites and organizations
• Strong leadership, communication, influencing and collaborative skills
• Strong organizational skills with proven ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Takes responsibility for actions, respects confidentiality, completes commitments on time, and uses data to support decisions
• Self-motivated to improve processes and performance. Can adapt and reapply new ideas and methods to improve team/plant performance
• Knowledge of Behavior Based Safety
• Computer literacy: Power Point, Word, Excel, Teams