Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Brief Overview

The Environmental, Health & Safety Manager at Voyant Beauty is responsible for ensuring compliance with corporate Health, Environmental, Safety, Security and Sustainability requirements and governmental regulations. Key responsibilities include safety training, compliance audits, leading employee committees, managing improvement projects, waste management, and record keeping.

Keys to Success

• Demonstrated success driving EHS improvements
• Tackling and implementing EHS projects and initiatives
• A progressive leadership style to manage, coach, and mentor a small EHS staff

What You Will Do

• Work in partnership with site, divisional, and corporate EHS, engineering, facilities teams, and other stakeholders to establish and/or maintain strategic site plans to achieve EHS KPI’s while monitoring performance and reporting on progress.
• Foster culture by fostering and monitoring Employee Safety Committee, First Aid Team, etc., as well as periodic safety, environmental, and sustainability awareness programs.
• Ensure the successful delivery, completion, and tracking of all required EHS and Sustainability training.
• Lead an effective EHS Management System including all required elements such as internal / external audits and inspections and serve as a primary liaison between government agencies and divisional, and corporate EHS.
• Develop, justify and adhere to EHS budget for site and monitor spend ensuring cost savings opportunities are identified and implemented in order to hit relevant funding initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant EHS related government and company standards such as permitting, auditing, and all reporting obligations. Execute compliance projects as needed.
• Monitor contractor compliance in regard to site policy, as well as federal and state regulations.
• Drive engagement by developing and implementing programs that engage local team members, empower local voices, and raise awareness in the areas of environment, health, safety, and sustainability to support site strategic plans and targets.
• Support and oversee the investigation of all EHS related incidents ensuring all risk reduction, and corrective/ preventive actions are identified and completed in a timely manner.
• Support the Quality and GMP by leading standard compliance, as needed.
• Reviews safety and work practices at plant level to proactively identify and mitigate risks.
• Conduct incident investigations and causal mapping with other members of the team.
• Maintains facility roadmap and drives EHS through leading indicators.
• Facilitates the return to work of injured workers and assists in the management of workers compensation claims.
• Conducts and accurately documents routine EHS (including security) audits and inspections.
• Develops and leads site specific EHS improvement initiatives such as waste reduction, injury reduction, and improved employee involvement.
• Provides prompt and complete communications with corporate EHS personnel regarding incidents and spills as required by corporate requirements.
• Conducts and accurately documents routine EHS (including security) audits and inspections.
• Develops and promotes programs to educate first level Supervisors and Managers to effectively instruct employees.
• Manage contracted services and support corporate guidelines.
• Perform audits, reporting, and investigations.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Technology, Safety, Environmental Science or Management.

Experience Qualifications

• 4-6 years Manufacturing environment.
• 4-6 years EHS.
• 1-3 years Environmental, health, and safety compliance experience in a manufacturing or like industry.
• 1-3 years Detailed knowledge and understanding of federal, state, and local regulations.
• 1-3 years Teamwork, results-oriented and collaborative working style.
• 1-3 years Strong communicator and influencer.
• 1-3 years MS Office Products skills.

Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in compliance rules and regulations within OSHA, EPA, DOT and other hazardous material regulations including knowledge of reporting requirements, waste characterization, wastewater, permitting, and release reporting.
• General understanding of sustainability issues and opportunities.
• Teamwork and strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-directed with strong results-oriented attitude.
• Planning & Priority Setting and strong organizational skills.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) (Preferred).