What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Health and Safety Manager position at ECOLAB?
Join Ecolab as the Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Manager for our manufacturing facility in Fresno, TX and continue to steer our outstanding safety culture! The SHE Manager leads all SHE processes and initiatives for our facility by engaging with our employees and teams to identify losses, develop & implement creative solutions, and celebrate successes. They will do this by fostering positive relationships and team development to promote a diverse, collaborative, and engaged safety culture.
This leader will also partner with SHE teams across the network to share best practices and implement and upgrade SHE policies and practices. As the key representative to outside agencies, they will also drive compliance with all applicable safety and environmental requirements, including both internal and external audits and assessments. With safety as the conduit, they will leverage a strong foundation of TPM and operational excellence methodologies to continuously improve our performance across all key metrics.
What's in it For You:
- The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
- The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
- Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more!
What You Will Do:
- Lead and guide site SHE vision and strategy as a member of the Plant Leadership Team
- Provide guidance and technical expertise to ensure compliance with SHE regulations including governmental, state, industry, and Ecolab.
- Coach leaders and associates on effective safety leadership and anchor behavioral based safety processes.
- Represent the plant in SH&E audit reviews conducted by third parties
- Develop SOPs for facility compliance with the major regulatory programs and safety contingency plans including MPRI, RCRA, EPA, Clean Water Act, OSHA & safety contingency plans.
- Monitor and share information regarding new regulations.
- Develop, track, and communicate leading and lagging key performance indicators.
- Develop and implement systems and processes to reduce hazardous waste generation, increase recycling and improve conservation practices to meet our sustainability goals
- Evaluates systems & implements projects to meet the requirements of wastewater and air quality permits.
- Leads plant emergency response team, TPM SHE Pillar and participates in other multi-division SHE efforts.
- Lead the Safety team members developing their competencies and career management.
- Develop & implement systems & processes for SH&Esystem to ensure training is timely & effective, incident investigations are timely & complete, audits are regularly scheduled & observations resolved.
- Partners with the team to create a culture of trust, engagement, transparency, risk awareness and avoidance, and rigorous application of our SMS.
- Liaise with the local government entities including DHS, TCEQ, DOT, Fresno Fire Department, Health Department, Fort Bend Hazmat and Police Department.
- Interface with the Engineering team to drive Process Safety incidences to zero and over time, engineer out the risks or implement engineering controls so as to not rely on admin or PPE
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in safety, engineering, environmental or related discipline
- 8 years related experience with 2 years in a EH&S role in a chemical manufacturing environment
- Experience managing internal/external audits and good working knowledge of EPA, PSM/RMP, MOC, OSHA, NFPA, and/or related regulations
- Proven experience as a HS&E leader, supporting a team of direct reports
- No immigration sponsorship available for this position
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in a safety, environmental or engineering discipline, or an MBA
- Previous management experience
- Chemical, oil & gas, etc. experience highly favored.
- Waste management experience.
- Experience developing and delivering training programs.
- Experience managing internal and external audits and working knowledge of EPA, OSHA, TDG/DOT, and NFPA.
- Purchasing experience and knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures.
- Project management experience, and experience with competitive bidding and contractor supervision.
- Knowledge of building design, security, ADA requirements, fire, life safety and all relevant codes.
- Excellent verbal & written communication, leadership and training skills.
- Green or Black Belt certification, Certified Safety Professional and/or Certified Industrial Hygienist.
Benefits
Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. to see our benefits.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
