Environmental Health and Safety Manager

About the role

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Manager to join our team in Fort Mill, SC. The role involves managing Legrand’s EH&S program within an assigned distribution center and providing broader support to other logistics sites in Fort Mill, SC, Dayton, OH, and Moreno Valley, CA. The EH&S Manager is responsible for implementing and managing safety programs to achieve zero injuries and world-class safety performance, ensuring compliance with OSHA, state, and federal EPA regulations, and ISO standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Company’s EH&S programs, guided by corporate EH&S policies to include sustainable improvement, prevention, and compliance.
• Cook up and facilitate programs to train employees and managers in site safety practices, including new employee orientation, job instruction, etc.
• Maintain records of training accordingly.
• Utilize a strong floor presence to monitor and assess current working conditions and make recommendations for improvements.
• May spend up to 50% of your time working directly within the operation; performing audits, observing processes, implementing solutions, developing staff, and other action-based roles.
• Conduct Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) to identify potential hazards and recommend safe work practices.
• Address unsafe acts, conditions, hazards, and environmental risks; communicate issues and remediation steps with site leadership.
• Implement and oversee the site’s ISO 14001 environmental management processes and ISO 45001 occupational safety and health management systems, ensuring all audit and ongoing certification requirements are met.
• Manage site Safety Committee; provide guidance and direction in monthly meeting agenda, oversee safety inspection process, and ensure prompt and thorough follow-up on all open items and safety task lists.
• Create content and ensure the delivery of safety talks to be conducted by department leads and supervisors; monitor participation and understanding of material.
• Lead incident investigation process, including root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action plans.
• Analyze data to identify workplace injury/incident trends and take appropriate remediation steps.
• Develop and manage ergonomic work initiatives to ensure ongoing ergonomic assessments, evaluations, and continuous improvement processes to reduce work/job-related trauma.
• Implement training programs in accordance with OSHA, federal and state EPA, and ISO certification requirements.
• Assist business in meeting corporate sustainability and environmental metrics related to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) goals.
• Provide direction to plant management on EH&S budget needs and policies.
• Drive environmental programs related to energy, air, waste, and wastewater.
• Support HR Manager in all Workers’ Compensation-related injuries/illnesses, focusing on workplace safety, accident prevention, and ergonomics program.
• Direct, lead, and motivate facility personnel to achieve EH&S goals and objectives in a timely and safe manner.
• Create a team atmosphere where all leaders are encouraged to actively participate and support safety and environmental goals.
• Facilitate and lead training events, EH&S activities, process improvements, visual controls, and other ad hoc programs as appropriate.
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment in order to identify and correct potential hazards and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
• Ensure that EH&S compliance requirements are met by managing measurements and metrics, reporting, analysis, follow-up, and record keeping as mandated.
• Align corporate and local EH&S goals and strategies, leading continuous improvement initiatives related to EH&S policies and programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety or related discipline. Other degrees supported by certifications or training program completions will be considered.
• Three (3) or more years of relevant work experience focused on EH&S, preferably in a lean manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Experience ensuring compliance with Local, Federal, State and OSHA regulations.
• Experience with ISO 14001/45001.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with close attention to detail.
• Competent in Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities as well as to evaluate situations, identify options, and implement effective solutions quickly and efficiently.
• Able to interact with individuals at all levels within the organization.
• Able to create a team approach to EH&S across facilities.
• Able to work independently as well as within a variety of teams.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software, e-mail, and meeting management software.
• Able to use internet and web-based resources efficiently and effectively.
• Must have good verbal and written communications skills, and be able to create effective reports and business correspondence.
• Able to travel up to 20% of time.