Environmental Health & Safety Manager

SUMMARY:

The Safety (EHS) Manager will be responsible for effectively managing all Safety, Health and Environmental (SH&E) activities for the entire facility and will drive improvement through utilization of the key principles of the Continuous Improvement Program, SMART (Streamlined Manufacturing Activities to Reduce Time and Cost). Position requires a person that can facilitate and drive results through leveraging strong interpersonal skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Below is a general overview of the key responsibilities:

Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Management

• Manage programs that assure compliance with all federal, state and local SH&E regulations.
• Partner with HR and Ops on the development and maintenance of programs, processes and procedures that assure compliance with SIFCOs safety standards.
• Be an integral part of the plant leadership team which requires coordination and interaction with other department managers.
• Partner with departments to drive safety projects to completion.
• Take a hands-on approach to minimize hazards utilizing the Hierarchy of Controls.
• Drive the safety-first culture and engage all employees.
• Serve as site champion for the plant safety committee. Works with supervisors and team leads to empower safety knowledge, discipline and compliance throughout the facility.
• Lead incident investigations as needed and track corrective actions.
• Minimize use of SH&E contractors and manage activities to ensure compliance.
• Position the facilities for long-term success which includes contributing to the development of facility SH&E annual operating and strategic plans.
• Manage all Property Protection systems and ensure regularly scheduled/required testing is completed annually, as well as manage and interact with annual Property Insurance inspectors.
• Conduct required environmental, health and safety training for management and hourly employees.
• Participate in the review of projects as required for compliance to SH&E standards. Manage Process Hazard Analysis.
• Prepare periodic internal and external safety and environmental reporting documents as required.
• All other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role does not have direct supervision responsibility but will need to manage resources through facilitation and project and program management.