Manager, Region - Environmental Health & Safety

Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Subject Matter Expert on all associate Safety, Environmental and Regulatory matters, provides coaching and support to plant teams.

• Development and implementation of site-specific policies and procedures within corporate guidelines for assigned locations.
• Conducts Safety, Environmental and Regulatory audits of the facility in order to evaluate compliance, identify areas for improvement and communicate them directly to the department managers and the Plant Manager.
• Responsible to ensure local plant activities are being conducted as defined under local Regulatory compliance and within Rich’s Enterprise Safety Foundations.
• Coordinates training and/or training materials to all plant associates (hourly, leaders, management) in all safety and regulatory programs, documents, and tracks training compliance.
• Leader of the Accident Investigation team, utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to include 6W2H & 5 Why’s or similar techniques to identify causes and corrective actions to prevent similar occurrences.
• Leads behavioral based safety program including managing daily/weekly observations and corrective actions.
• Establishes and directs the plant safety committees and their activities.
• Conducts routine weekly safety audits of identified plant process to identify

Plant contact for our medical clinic, nurse case managers and insurance carrier representative concerning medical restrictions

• Affirmative Action Plan Coordinator
• Administers, documents, and properly files OSHA’s Record Keeping Standards 29CFR1904, Accident Reports, 300 Log & Form 301, as well as other Regulatory and Safety Compliance documentation.
• Plant contact for our medical clinic, nurse case managers and insurance carrier representative concerning medical restrictions

Administration, documentation, and proper filing of OSHA’s Record keeping Standards 29CFR1904, Accident Reports, 300 Log & Form 301, as well as other Regulatory and Safety Compliance documentation.

Plant contact for our medical clinic, nurse case managers and insurance carrier representative concerning medical restrictions

Assists Plant Leadership in identifying and correcting unsafe behaviors and unsafe conditions to drive a Zero Injury state.

Provides EH&S oversight on large plant projects, conducts Pre-Start Safety Reviews on all equipment installs and upgrades.

Any other duties as assigned by Plant Manager.

• Knowledge, Skills, And Experience
• Extensive Knowledge of: OSHA/EPA regulations (29 CFR, 1910 & 1926; 40 CFR) applicable to manufacturing.
• Working Knowledge of Industrial Hygiene, Labor Relations, Loss Control, Waste Water, Basic Engineering Principles
• Extensive Knowledge of State specific Workers’ Compensation Law/Regulations
• Working Knowledge of Process Safety Management (Anhydrous Ammonia)
• Completion of OSHA 30 Hour General Industry Course
• Bilingual Speaking Desired But Not Mandatory (Spanish)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and deal with multiple and conflicting workload requirements
• Education – BS degree required with minimum 5-10 years progressively responsible manufacturing safety, industrial safety & regulatory work experience.
• Professional Certificated (CSP, CSHM, CHMM) desired but not mandatory.