Sr Environ & Safety Lead

About the role

The Joplin Thermafiber EHS Leader role is responsible for leading the safety and environmental functions at the plant. This includes ensuring a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment, engaging employees and contractors, and providing guidance on safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Leading safety, environmental, and security for an injury-free and compliant workplace
• Led with the OC Safety Brand “Safer Together”
• Ensures a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment for all employees, contractors, and visitors
• Shows passion and caring for our people
• Completes all required safety training
• Adheres to all plant and position-specific safety policies, procedures, and standards
• Educates team members on safe operations of new processes or modifications
• Effectively communicates Owens Corning's stand on safety throughout the Plant
• Lead and support safety initiatives and processes to drive towards an injury-free culture
• Lead and support environmental initiatives and processes to drive towards zero NOVs
• Incorporate the safety stand and safe improvements into all people-related initiatives
• Maintain a leadership presence on the plant floor, influence employee and leadership behaviors, and fully engage employees in the safety process
• Enroll and engage the entire workforce to build a powerful safety culture
• Advise and guide the Natural Leadership Team (NLT) in developing and implementing a risk-ranked strategic plan
• Prioritize and advocate capital/resource requests
• Advise the leadership team on all aspects of environmental requirements and responsibilities
• Grow and develop the safety teams within the workforce
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of all critical EH&S processes, programs, and procedures including those related to Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Set and accomplish critical metrics regularly to ensure continuous improvement in the processes that lead to a 100% engaged safety culture at the plant
• Develop and drive risk reduction initiatives across all functions

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience working in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in safety related discipline required
• Demonstrated success coaching and leading teams in a high employee empowerment culture, while training and developing technical skills in others
• Ability to adapt and contribute to plant success in multiple areas (Operations, Talent Development, Project Leadership, TPM)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) qualification preferred
• Leading change management efforts
• Managing and delivering results through projects and initiatives
• Experience utilizing computer programs and Microsoft Office products

Qualifications

• Learns concepts and new skills at a very rapid pace and applies learning to the job
• Understands deep and complex scientific concepts and can troubleshoot problems based on abstract data
• Learns and applies quality and detail-driven thinking to achieve results
• Has a strong bias for action, taking business risks, growing from failures, and celebrating success
• Skilled and confident when coaching and advising peers, leaders, and primary employees
• Able to lead and grow talent without direct authority
• Able to collaborate easily with others and build relationships across leadership and technical networks to drive initiatives and results
• Able to communicate effectively, both written and orally, including presentation and training skills
• Able to travel as needed