EHS Manager

Position Summary:

Manages the environmental, health, safety, and security issues within the Mississippi plant. Develops policies and programs including training programs and processes/procedures for the prevention of injury and environmental incidents in the workplace. Audits the facility and implements actions to correct hazardous situations to comply with OSHA, EPA, and Company requirements. Effectively maintains compliance reports and reporting, injury report files, incident files, incident investigations, corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence, and other related EHS issues.

What will you do?

• Develop and drive the implementation of leading/proactive indicators /metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and drive the implementation strategy to reduce cost associated with job related injury and illness.
• Develop and drive implementation strategy to eliminate and /or reduce cost associated with regulatory compliance.
• Examine the work environment for various physical, chemical, biological and environmental hazards/stresses.
• Define corrective actions that reduce stresses that impair health and ability of worker efficiency.
• Direct the evaluation of areas for hazards and make recommendations for improvement or protective equipment requirements.
• Interpret standards/regulations and maintains cooperative relationship with regulators.
• Assist in the investigation of EHS complaints and incidents.
• Provide technical expertise & assistance in the design of protective equipment for uses on processes and machinery: and where necessary, redesign equipment to eliminate/reduce safety and health hazards.
• Provide technical expertise to the business unit regarding day-to-day process operations, process changes and /or relocations, new processes, new products, new technology, new facilities and/or equipment and interaction with contract personnel.
• Ensure all plant policies and procedures comply with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Continually educates and refreshes all plant employees on EHS policies and procedures.
• Shares best practices with other company locations.
• Manages, leads plant compliance in completing safety audits and follow-up corrective actions.
• Excellent interpersonal and critical thinking skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and administer broad range of tasks including resolving safety complaints, coaching, and counseling managers and supervisors on safety policies and procedures.
• Develops and manages a comprehensive EHS training program for all plant employees.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to facilitate and conduct safety training sessions in a manner understandable to a wide variety of constituencies.
• Teams with department managers and staff to develop proactive solutions and reduce safety incidents.
• Maintains records, reports, and logs regarding safety incidents, including OSHA regulations, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• High degree of professionalism and discretion in contacts with plant, corporate, union employees and external agencies
• Change agent for behavioral improvements and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Safety Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, or equivalent required.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) a plus.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of EHS experience within an industrial setting such as manufacturing and distribution warehousing
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite