JOB DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY

The Health and Safety (H&S) Manager is responsible for the implementation, control and compliance with Company and Federal Safety policies, procedures and regulations. The H&S Manager provides the knowledge and skills in order to generate and promote a positive health and safety culture within the workplace. This represents a key role in helping control occupational risk.

The H&S Manager will be responsible for ensuring that all safety legislation is adhered to and policies and practices are adopted. The H&S Manager will develop and implement all aspects of environmental health and safety including all applicable regulatory, plant and corporate H&S related policies and procedures critical to the success of GSI Service Group Inc.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Accountable for compliance with all applicable regulatory, plant and corporate H&S related policies and procedures.
• Accountable for Emergency Response functions, roles and responsibilities in accordance with site emergency response plan.
• Supports management/supervision to ensure all site associates understand and comply with all applicable regulatory, plant and corporate H&S, security and related policies and procedures.
• Leads and maintains an integrated safety management system for Division H&S policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines.

• Ensures that the company personnel are adequately trained with respect to H&S matters.
• Establish H&S goals for the Division and develop programs to achieve the goals.
• Coordinate internal audits as required to ensure the safety management system is being adequately followed by both management and the work force.
• Leading in-house training about health and safety issues and risks relating to internal and/or external incident investigations and ensure integration of the new learning.
• Submits on-time reports to the correct department and/or regulatory agency.
• Maintain and promote a team relationship within the site operations team.
• Author and/or review H&S plans.
• Perform such other duties as may be required from time to time.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The minimum qualifications for the H&S Manager are:

•Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or comparable certification.

•BS in Safety or Industrial Hygiene, or 5-years related experience with H&S.

•Familiarity with the EM385 1-1.

•Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, Department of Defense (DoD), State environmental regulations, standards and permit requirements.

•Strong leadership, managerial, technical, interpersonal and communication skills.

•Excellent written and oral communications skills.

•Strong command of MS Office suite of programs to include Word and Excel.

•Must be able to work independently and have strong time management skills.