Environment, Health and Safety Manager

General Summary:

Responsible for the overall management, direction and coordination of safety and environmental activities within the assigned facility or facilities.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

- Leads the safety process within the assigned plant(s).

- Develops procedures for compliance to state and federal safety and health standards and assists plant staff with implementation.

- Interprets/explains/adapts corporate policies and procedures and assists plant staff in policy implementation.

- Leads the incident learning process.

- Participates with human resources in the worker’s compensation and return to work process.

- Manages the medical surveillance and qualification process.

- Provides for effective training and education in safe work practices.

- Ensures maintenance of required documentation and reviews periodically to ensure the documentation adds value.

- Reviews/inspects operations periodically and maintains regular presence on the plant floor.

- Leads the continuous improvement process for risk reduction.

- Establishes trusting, psychologically safe relationships with managers, supervisors, and the hourly workforce.

- Ensures adherence to environmental requirements (as determined by the Corporate Environmental Director). This includes tasks such as periodic training, drills, corrective action team involvement, etc.

- Acts as the facility’s environmental “expert” and emergency response leader.

- Collaborates with the Corporate Sustainability Manager on sustainability initiatives defined within the Environmental Management System (EMS).

- Manages regulatory inspections and citations.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements:

- Ability to lead and develop direct reports.

- Critical thinking, participative management, and project management.

- Excellent understanding of state and federal safety regulations.

- Ability to conduct industrial hygiene surveys such as sampling for air contaminants and noise and perform ergonomic assessments.

- Ability to facilitate process improvement projects to reduce risk.

- Ability to guide teams in the incident learning process.

- Ability to customize safe operating procedures through interaction with affected work groups.

- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with employees, line management and upper management, support functions within the company and members of the community such as local emergency response personnel.

- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

- Desire to learn manufacturing processes and be involved in improvement activities other than those related to safety.

Working Conditions

- The EHS Manager will reside 60% in the office and 40% on the production floor. Must be able to adhere to conditions of the plant.

Education and Experience Requirements:

- BS in Occupational Safety & Health or related discipline. (May substitute equivalent demonstrated competency.

- 5-10 years safety process experience in, heavy manufacturing. Foundry safety experience is a plus.

- Environmental compliance experience (CAA, CWA, RCRA)

- A track record of proactively implementing successful safety initiatives.

- Experience with and/or working knowledge of human and organizational performance (Learning teams, Safety II, Safety Differently) is a plus.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.