Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in a Safety or Environmental Sciences discipline with 3-5 years manufacturing experience OR 10 years of manufacturing management experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Leadership experience (Preferably in Safety or Environmental management)
• Ability to mentor, coach, and support members to positively impact divisional safety culture.
• Demonstrate creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas and answers to work-related problems.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong teams.
• Knowledge of best practices, principles, and methods to achieve a sustained, safe manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of local, state, federal, and other regulatory requirements for environmental and health standards.
• Ability to implement and maintain an effective Safety Program
• OSHA10, OSHA30, Certified Forklift Operator, Hazard Communication Certification, First Aid/CPR/AED Certification OR equivalent training certifications.
Responsibilities:
• Support implementation of OSHA compliant safety programs (Hazard Communication Machine Guarding)
• Conduct routine plant safety inspections, identifying hazards and tracking corrective actions
• Assist with incident, injury, and near miss investigations; perform root cause analysis
• Maintain OSHA records (300, 300A, 301) and assist with regulatory reporting
• Support industrial hygiene monitoring (noise, dust, chemical exposure, ergonomics)
• Participate in job hazard analyses and risk assessments for production tasks
• Assist with compliance with EPA and state environmental regulations
• Support hazardous and non hazardous waste management, labeling, and disposal
• Maintain environmental permits, logs, and inspection records
• Coordinate spill prevention and response activities
• Conduct or coordinate new hire and refresher EHS training
• Track training completion and maintaining documentation via company quality systems
• Support safety meetings, production floor GEMBA, lean manufacturing
• Promote employee involvement and positive safety culture on the production floor
• Help maintain emergency response and evacuation procedures
• Coordinate drills (fire, chemical spill, severe weather)
• Maintain emergency equipment and first aid stations
• Maintain SDS system and chemical inventory
• Compile EHS metrics and KPIs for management review
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining a ISO14011 and ISO45001 Certification.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives tied to safety and environmental performance
There are few brands in the world that have sustained their vision, traditions and high-quality standard for more than a century. Fewer still that can claim consistent family ownership and international brand name integrity. And only one that is recognized for creating the world's most innovative appliances.
Founded in Germany in 1899 with a single promise of Immer Besser, a phrase meaning Forever better, Miele has dynamically grown to become the world's largest family-owned and operated appliance company with over 16,600 employees, 12 production facilities, representation in nearly 100 countries and annual turnover of USD$3.62bn (2009/10).