Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Job Information

Role & Responsibility

Safety Strategy

• Design, implement and maintain comprehensive EHS programs and initiatives. 
• Collaborate with site leaders to ensure implementation of EHS programs and systems.
• Execute EHS strategic objectives to ensure operational excellence and meeting desired outcomes. 
• Engagement in the safety vision and culture through implementation of EHS processes and procedures.
• Implement and support trainings to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory agencies. 
• Participate in production department safety meetings.
• Ensure strategic company initiatives are implemented properly, prepare, and distribute documentation, and catalog incident reporting.  

Risk Management

• Ensure that all reported, incidents, near misses, hazards, and nonconformances are investigated. 
• Manage safety audit programs and publish audit findings reports.
• Manage the facility chemical database program.
• Participate in regulatory agency inspections and investigations.
• Investigate incidents and establish corrective actions.
• Evaluate facility changes for risk and ensure effective mitigation strategies.
• Conduct workplace job hazard assessments to ensure safe work practices.
• Audit EHS policies for regulatory compliance.
• Maintain facility emergency action plans.
• Coordinate facility emergency response drills.
• Manage industrial hygiene programs.
• Establish facility audit processes.
• Maintain EHS programs and processes and evaluate for effectiveness.

Change Management & Continuous improvement

• Participate in corporate EHS council meeting to contribute to the EHS vision & long-term planning.
• Foster a learning and development environment that encourages continuous improvement through safety education and training for all employees.
• Develop and implement ergonomic improvement strategies. 
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve site EHS performance. 
• Utilize internal data and investigate industry best practices to continually enhance EHS programs.

Job Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental, Science, or Engineering preferred; or equivalent level of education and experience.
• 7-10 years’ experience in EHS preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role, experience leading multi-site team preferred.
• Current certifications in First Aid, CPR, AED, ISO preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety regional regulations. 
• Experience with EHS management systems and software programs.
• Experience with labor union workforces.
• Experience with managing emergency response brigades. 
• Familiarity with risk assessment and mitigation management.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to deliver presentations and training sessions .
• Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented with a strong attention to accuracy.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Ability to resolve conflicts and negotiate with others.
• Travel: 10-35%.
• Facility operations are 24/7: incidents may require attention outside of regular work hours.