EHS MANAGER
Employment Type : Full-Time
Job Summary:
Leads and manages all aspects of Environmental, Health & Safety. Directs and coordinates planning, development and implementation of EH&S policies, programs and practices in conjunction with all other company functional groups. Plans, directs and controls activities of the EH&S function to accomplish corporate objectives.
Essential Functions:
- Ensures that the health, safety, and environmental impact policies and practices are established and effectively implemented
- Analyzes potential worker safety risks; implements measures to mitigate them
- Regularly tours facilities to personally inspect operations and communicate with different departments and associates to assure EH&S risks are understood and responsibly managed to minimize potential for incidents and injuries
- Manages and coordinates all internal, customer and regulatory agency audits assuring:
- Appropriate levels of information access
- Accuracy of information communicated and shared
- Clear, concise and appropriate audit response
- Responsible follow-up to all necessary follow-up actions
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations as pertains to the health, safety, and environmental impact of the organization's operations internally and externally (including shipping & DOT regulations)
- Leads the Executive Safety & Regulatory Committee (ESRC); coordinates with functional leaders the formation, staffing and objectives of the Corporate Safety Committee and related subcommittees
- Ensures the development and effective implementation of worker safety training programs in collaboration with functional organizations; assures all government-mandated training requirements are fully satisfied
- Investigates and recommends courses of corrective and preventative actions for incidents and injuries
- Ensures that all new chemicals and/or processes are effectively assessed for hazard potential and adequate safeguards are implemented prior to use
- Participates in annual and long-range business planning; develops EH&S strategy elements & functional plans
- Regularly monitors key metrics and communicates status versus goals; identifies and implements continuous improvement actions as warranted; makes identifiable and substantial contributions to improvement of systems, processes and practices
- Recommends departmental plans and budgets; manages approved budgets accordingly
- Effectively communicates functional status across Company
- Assures functional information and records are well-organized affording efficient access and maintained consistent with established record retention policies
- Effectively manages EH&S associates including assuring up-to-date position descriptions, establishment and auditing of performance expectations, annual reviews, individual development plans, and training
- Conducts all aspects of position in a professional, respectful manner consistent with AR Guiding Principles; embraces 6S LEAN culture; organizes personal work areas and appearance consistent with corporate and divisional professional image
Additional Responsibilities:
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Specifications:
- Bachelor's degree in technical discipline and/or 5 years of on-the-job experience in implementing health and safety programs in related industry with demonstrated strong compliance and safe work history
- OSHA certification preferred
- Strong managerial, communication (oral & written), and analytical skills
- Ability to work in both a team and independently
- Ability to understand and develop systems to support EHS and Corporate initiatives
- Strong leadership, influencing, interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills; ability to communicate within all levels of the organization, as well as with outside organizations and agencies
- Capable of handling potentially high-stress emergency situations
- Proficiency with standard desktop computer software applications
- On call at all hours as circumstances require
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time as business needs warrant