Safety & Environmental Manager

About the role

Full-time, salary exempt position responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with company and government regulations. This role requires strong leadership skills, ability to conduct safety training at all levels, and a commitment to fostering a culture of safety within the plant.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 year college degree; 4 year degree in a Safety/Environmental or related field is strongly preferred
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in safety management within a manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Safety Program Management: Develop, implement, and oversee company-wide safety programs. Lead safety inspections, meetings, and training sessions. Conduct regular safety audits and inspections to identify hazards and recommend corrective actions, including:
  • Valve Inspection
  • Sprinkler/Fire Hydrant System
  • Emergency Lighting
  • Fire Extinguisher program
  • AED inspection
  • Eye wash stations
  • SDS program
• Training & Orientation: Conduct safety training for new hires and ensure ongoing training for all employees. Lead specialized programs, such as:
  • Hearing Conservation
  • Haz-Com
  • LOTO
  • Blood Borne Pathogens
  • Forklift Safety
  • Safety footwear
  • First Responder Training
• Provide training and resources to employees on safety practices, emergency preparedness, and compliance requirements
• Incident Management: Report and investigate safety incidents. Involve appropriate personnel and maintain thorough documentation. Follow up with corrective action. Develop and manage an incident response plan. Flexibility outside of normal working hours will be necessary. Prepare and maintain safety documentation, reports, and records as required by regulatory agencies. Report and manage OSHA 300, 300A, 301 documentation. Complete first response reporting to Corporate Workers Comp. Assist in filing workers compensation claims, manage light duty program, and provide first aid care when appropriate
• Facility Management: Oversee fire protection systems, conduct inspections, and provide necessary training. Maintain Pest Control Program records. Serve as the liaison between the site and corporate for policy updates, safety issues, and environmental compliance. Communicate with government agencies as required
• Environmental aspects may be inherited into job description following initial safety responsibilities being fully engaged
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, manuals, regulations, and codes. Ability to write business reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with customers, employees and outside officials to the company
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Ability to apply concepts of high school math
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form. Ability to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides and Gmail). Knowledge of product layouts, production specifications, product quality specifications, and quality standards

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• May be required to maintain a current 10 Hour OSHA Course (Minimum)

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally required to sit
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Frequent movement between an office setting and a non-climate controlled industrial environment
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plans
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, STD, FSA, Pre-Paid Legal & Identity Theft
• 401(k) with a company match after 90 days
• Wellness reimbursement program within one month of hire
• No waiting period on 9 paid holidays annually
• Paid vacation days after 6 months
• Benefit eligible within one month of hire