EHS Manager

Environmental Health & Safety Manager

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Position Overview

Environmental Health & Safety Manager, responsible for the development, coordination and management of effective company safety and environmental program in a lean environment. Develops behavior-based safety learning and training.

Areas of Focus

EHS Manager demonstrates professional and community involvement and leadership both within the safety and environmental field and the community.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the EHS programs to ensure a safe environment consistent with regulatory, environmental, and company requirements and needs
• Promotes the company mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives by formulating plans, procedures, and objectives for EHS programs and by evaluating effectiveness of the program
• Creates and maintains a work environment that encourages open communication and positive employee relations to establish a climate of openness and trust
• Seeks out opportunities for staff involvement and innovation to promote employee creativity and to generate ideas to improve functions, devise solutions, and implement plans
• Oversees, operation and maintenance of water treatment and wastewater equipment, ensuring compliance with state and federal environmental protection limits
• Manages personnel responsible for inspecting and maintaining air pollution control equipment
• Prepares reports and maintains logs for water treatment systems on meter readings, tests, chemical and equipment usage, and all other record-keeping requirements
• Build a cohesive team with the skills necessary to successfully meet the departmental / company objectives and strategies
• Delivers training information in a formal classroom setting and conducts on-the-job training on various safety and environmental programs to all required facility personnel.
• Keeps various safety and environmental records and logbooks up to date
• Works with medical department to follow workers' compensation cases
• Is required to assist with cost-control efforts, and participate in manufacturing improvement committees, and the like
• Interfaces with OSHA, and various environmental programs inspectors
• Study, plan and formulate new and revised safety programs, JSA's, and rules : prepare recommendations and implement for conformance
• Responsible for effective application of safety and environmental policies and practices and to investigate and eliminate hazardous conditions and unsafe practices including non-routine work program
• Through safety and environmental training sessions, meetings, manuals, bulletins, films, etc., keep supervisory personnel apprised of hazardous conditions and practices, recommend injury prevention measures
• Conducts industrial hygiene studies that may involve exposure to dust, fumes, mists, gases, vapors, noise, heat, and cold
• Assesses new developments in the safety and environmental field that may have application to the company's operations
• Keeps apprised of developments in federal and state safety and applicable environmental laws likely to affect the company
• Coordinates safety and industrial hygiene to obtain optimum service with insurance carriers
• Investigates serious injuries / incidents in conjunction with line and staff personnel, Human Resources and Occupational Health Nurse and ensures corrective measures are implemented.
• Assists line and staff management to understand OSHA regulations and standards, including guidance on handling OSHA compliance, inspections and citations
• Manages and maintains appropriate air, water, and waste permitting requirements
• Supervises EHS departmental staff, hourly and salaried.
• Evaluates performance, provides feedback, and completes performance reviews
• Supervises and trains light technical and hourly personnel in performing supporting tasks
• Manages the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous waste generated at the facility to comply with local, State, and Federal requirements.
• Completes regulatory required reporting in the areas of air, water, waste, hazardous material, and health and safety

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Salary- $140k-$150k

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!