Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technical HSE staff who provide direct support to manufacturing operations.
• Oversee staff meetings, regularly interact through 1:1 meetings, and conduct performance reviews.
• Provide active support, coaching, feedback and professional development planning, with the goal of preparing team members to assume increased responsibilities.
• Actively partner with the manufacturing operations leadership team; guide managers and group leaders across all functions to be effective HSE leaders/coaches in their respective positions.
• Work closely with operations leadership to define HSE priorities and develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to workplace health and safety, and environmental performance.
• Communicate routinely with operations leadership on significant HSE issues, including implementation of new regulations, ISO requirements, progress on annual HSE goals and government agency inspection results.
• In concert with Kodak HSE and operational leadership teams, actively manage implementation of workplace health and safety and environmental program improvements and support Process Safety Management reviews and change management activities.
• Support the launch and integration of cloud-based incident reporting, action tracking and concern reporting software systems.
• Ensure root cause and corrective actions are identified to prevent the recurrence of HSE-related incidents.
• Define HSE compliance training requirements and collaborate with Learning and Development staff to guide the structure and content of employee training programs.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of chemical manufacturing processes.
• Previous direct experience with Process Safety Management (PSM) regulated operations strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations and requirements at the local, state and federal levels.
• Working knowledge of environmental regulations and requirements at the local, state and federal levels.
• Knowledge and experience with ISO management systems (e.g. ISO 14001, ISO 45001); leadership of management review, auditing and corrective action processes preferred.
• Demonstrated, effective team leadership skills with HSE technical staff.
• Prominent ability to work effectively in a cross-functional manner and build relationships.
• Able to organize and coordinate multiple requirements/projects/processes simultaneously.
• Able to complete responsibilities in a timely, professional, and quality manner.
• Able to analyze complex problems, search out relevant information and gauge its importance when making decisions.
• Effective written and oral communication skills; able to express oneself clearly and in technical and non-technical terms.
• Excellent computer skills including advanced Excel (macros, pivot tables & formulas).
• Knowledge of Power BI and cloud-based HSE management software systems (e.g. VelocityEHS, Benchmark Gensuite) preferred.