EHS Manager

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of, understanding of and compliance to all controlled documentation that are associated with job description.
• Manage and maintain the company safety system.
• Responsible for regulatory assessments and efforts to maintain compliance with local and country environmental, health and safety requirements.
• Apply knowledge of safety and sustainability practices to oversee a variety of activities, including but not limited to industrial hygiene, ergonomics, emergency management, environmental protection, and occupational safety.
• Provide support in the areas of certifications, environmental permitting, spill prevention plans, pollution prevention, waste minimization, employee training, Tier II Reporting, etc.
• Cook up required training for all plant employees to address safety and environmental requirements.
• Maintain all necessary records and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
• Oversee the plant’s compliance with hazardous waste management.
• Compile, analyze, interpret, and report safety and sustainability key performance indicators.
• Conduct Incident Investigations in a timely manner and determine needs for Action Plans to eliminate hazards.
• Absorb any required reporting processes and communicate/track status and/or updates until completed.
• Conduct risk assessments of work operations with facility personnel which may include inspecting machinery, equipment, and other working conditions.
• Participate in Corporate-directed plant safety, health, and environmental audits.
• Develop and sustain recycling programs.
• Keep abreast of any changes to laws and regulations that may impact the organization.
• Engage in daily improvement activities interacting with employees to collaboratively observe and improve processes.
• Manage programs and projects as needed utilizing strong project management methodology.
• Work safely, abide by, and promote established safety policies and procedures, identify and follow-up on unsafe conditions.
• Perform miscellaneous projects and complete various tasks as requested by the Leadership Team.
• Primary facility point-of-contact for inspections and audits by governmental regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in EHS or related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Able to manage time efficiently on multiple long and short-term projects simultaneously, meeting all related completion dates.
• Possess strong leadership skills including the ability to mentor, guide, motivate and train a diverse team of people across the organization, while spending most of the time working side-by-side with production associates on driving daily process improvements.
• Able to understand and help further enhance current business systems, processes, and workflows.
• Must have strong computer (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) math, reading, writing skills, and have the ability to tactfully communicate to customers and employees of all levels of the company.
• Able to set objectives, work goals and standards, and motivate employees.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and relationships building skills to effectively work with a diverse group/variety of people and personalities.
• Always has a positive attitude, yet able to be the voice of reason in critical conversations.
• Is highly ethical and respected by others.
• Communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Bilingual proficiency - English and Spanish is preferred.