EHS Manager

The Value You'll Bring

As the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager, you will be the cornerstone of our commitment to worker health, safety, and environmental stewardship. You will lead regulatory requirements in areas such as Worker Safety, Environmental, Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Program (RMP), Security, Waste/Wastewater Operations, and medical management. You will lead the charge in the implementation of EHS programs, communicate initiatives relating to Smithfield’s Injury Prevention System (SIPS) and Environmental Management System (EMS), and provide direction regarding compliance, training, and EHS practices at all levels within the location.

You will play a pivotal role in designing, managing, and implementing our comprehensive Environmental, Health, and Safety programs.

What You'll Do

• Programs: You will oversee the implementation and management of Environmental, Health and Safety programs to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA and company standards. You will conduct annual program reviews, maintain the Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Smithfield Injury Prevention System (SIPS), and address audit findings promptly.

• Process: You will be responsible for ensuring effective healthcare and handling of incidents to reduce workers’ compensation costs, absenteeism, and turnover. You will review and monitor incident investigation reports, participate in claim reviews and mediations, and address EHS incident trends with actionable plans.

• Training: You will be accountable for ensuring training is conducted as required by regulatory and Smithfield EHS systems.

• Compliance: You will ensure timely completion of employee exposure surveys and oversee environmental permit applications to prevent lapses in coverage. Additionally, you will monitor and enforce compliance with safety programs and environmental permits and plans, report non-compliance to the appropriate individuals and facilitate necessary corrections or re-training according to company policies.

Key Performance Indicators

Your responsibility includes maintaining compliance with Key Performance Indicators and communicating action plans to your team based on results.

Leadership

Drives a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the environmental, health and safety field and 5+ years relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership is required.
• Ability to make strategic decisions while in stressful situations including leading emergency response efforts.
• Comfortable with, at times, working long hours, weekends, and remaining in an on-call status when required including adjusting work schedule to cover evening/night shift training or to troubleshoot concerns as determined by Plant Management.

Other Skills That Make You Stand Out

• Thorough knowledge of OSHA regulations including Process Safety Management requirements for ammonia refrigeration.
• Air, water, and waste permitting experience for an industrial plant setting.
• Thorough knowledge of workers’ compensation processes and injury investigation requirements.
• Strong oral and written communication skills for drafting reports, business correspondence, and procedures in English.
• Effective presentation skills and ability to respond to questions from a diverse audience.
• Detail oriented.
• Self-motivated, result-oriented, focused on meeting deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work on a computer, access company programs and files, work in and learn Windows-based database systems, Excel worksheet navigation, word processing programs, Human Resource electronic systems, SAP (preferred), Internet software, manufacturing software.
• Maintain math skills to calculate efficiencies, percentage reductions, and air emissions on a rolling 12-month basis.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment requires hearing protection.
• Indoor and outdoor work environments.
• Sometimes lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use stairs, some ladder climbing, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to deliver information to diverse audiences.
• Frequent need to use computer and other office equipment.