Senior, Manager Environmental Health & Safety

Position Overview

The Senior Environmental Health & Safety Manager is responsible for developing, coordinating, and managing effective company safety and environmental programs in a lean environment. This role also involves promoting the company's mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives.

Areas of Focus

The Senior EHS Manager demonstrates professional and community involvement and leadership both within the safety and environmental field and the community. They are expected to seek out opportunities for staff involvement and innovation to promote employee creativity and generate ideas to improve functions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the EHS programs to ensure a safe environment consistent with regulatory, environmental, and company requirements and needs
• Promotes the company mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives by formulating plans, procedures, and objectives for EHS programs and evaluating their effectiveness
• Creates and maintains a work environment that encourages open communication and positive employee relations to establish a climate of openness and trust
• Oversees the operation and maintenance of water treatment and wastewater equipment, ensuring compliance with state and federal environmental protection limits
• Manages personnel responsible for inspecting and maintaining air pollution control equipment
• Prepares reports and maintains logs for water treatment systems on meter readings, tests, chemical and equipment usage, and all other record-keeping requirements
• Builds a cohesive team with the skills necessary to successfully meet the departmental/company objectives and strategies
• Delivers training information in a formal classroom setting and conducts on-the-job training on various safety and environmental programs to all required facility personnel
• Keeps various safety and environmental records and logbooks up to date
• Works with the medical department to follow workers’ compensation cases
• Assists with cost-control efforts, participates in manufacturing improvement committees, and more
• Interfaces with OSHA and various environmental programs inspectors
• Studies, plans, and formulates new and revised safety programs, JSA’s, and rules; prepares recommendations and implements for conformance
• Conducts industrial hygiene studies that may involve exposure to dust, fumes, mists, gases, vapors, noise, heat, and cold
• Affords appraisals of new developments in the safety and environmental fields that may have application to the company's operations
• Keeps abreast of developments in federal and state safety and applicable environmental laws likely to affect the company
• Coordinates safety and industrial hygiene to obtain optimum service with insurance carriers
• Investigates serious injuries/incidents in conjunction with line and staff personnel, Human Resources, and Occupational Health Nurse and ensures corrective measures are implemented
• Assists line and staff management to understand OSHA regulations and standards, including guidance on handling OSHA compliance, inspections, and citations
• Manages and maintains appropriate air, water, and waste permitting requirements
• Evaluates performance, provides feedback, and completes performance reviews
• Supervises EHS departmental staff, hourly and salaried
• Manages the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous waste generated at the facility to comply with local, state, and federal requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 8-10 years' experience
• Working knowledge of safety regulations, OSHA, EPA, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness
• Travel to other company locations or for training purposes
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
• Effective written and verbal communication skills are essential

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual Spanish
• CSP and/or CIH
• First aid/CPR instructor
• Forklift instructor certified
• Successful completion of, and hold certificates in, courses such as hazmat technician and emergency responder, water treatment operation, and other safety and environmental topics

Benefits

Salary range: $150k-$160k base + bonus potential