Manager, Safety & Compliance

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
• Represents the facility to regulatory agencies in both routine communications and special projects
• Maintains responsibility for administering audits, permits and facility compliance
• Reviews and interprets regulations and legislation and determines impact on Company operations; maintains manageable relationships with Federal, State and Local officials, compliance inspection and permitting writing personnel as appropriate
• Compiles and submits both verbal and written reports to the appropriate agencies as required
• Ensures the implementation of a detailed, task-level, daily Health and Safety program, utilizing EHS work processes, standards and procedures
• Maintains EHS programs and permits; performs, schedules and monitors EHS audits and applies regulatory information as applicable
• Performs and coordinates Health and Safety monitoring, data collection, analyzing and reporting for the facility
• Counsels and investigates incidents and ensures follow up actions to prevent reoccurrence
• Assists leadership in the performance and completion of process hazard evaluations and in the completion of HAZOP and PSM related tasks and audit action items
• Provides guidance, in conjunction with fellow EHS professionals, on new industry related safety and compliance regulations
• Leads facility efforts, in conjunction with leadership, for continuous improvement as it pertains to EHS
• Ensures that the health and safety aspects of Operating Discipline are adequately applied to achieve Health and Safety performance goals
• Serves as the facility resources for internal partners, regulatory agencies, and external organizations
• Works with internal and external customers and potential customers to provide guidance and direction relative to EHS issues and facility operations
• Affords assessment, evaluation, and response to environmental, safety or quality incidents including the development of preventative and corrective actions
• Completes the timely preparation, coordination, oversight and completion of periodic internal and external reports as they pertain to facility environmental and safety operations
• Oversees, coordinates and documents employee training programs to conform with internal and permit requirements
• Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Essential Functions & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree within a science, engineering or safety field (required)
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in process safety management and regulatory compliance (required) - OR - In lieu of degree, 9+ years of experience in process safety management and regulatory compliance (required)
• Experience: Treatment, storage and disposal facilities and incineration of hazardous waste (preferred)