Environment, Health, and Safety Manager

Position/Title: EHS Manager

Department: Safety

Reports To: Human Resources Manager

Exemption Status: Exempt

Scheduled Hours: 8:00a – 5:00p but will flex to meet the department needs

OSHA Hazard Classification: 1 - Occupational Exposure to Hazard

SOC Code: 19-5011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialist

Supervisory Responsibilities: none

Position Summary: Provide safety support to the organization through implementing and maintaining programs while ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities/Duties:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties:

1. Promote safety first, zero incident value culture.
2. Responsible for all Hoosier Crane safety and environmental operations and compliance by reviewing, interpreting and implementing programs.
3. Conduct regular and/or frequent inspections, site visits, and audits to identify potential hazards, assess risks, and recommend appropriate preventative measures and follow-up.
4. Collaborate with department supervisors to develop, implement, update and maintain safety protocols, manuals, job descriptions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), preventative maintenance, LOTO, and emergency response plans.
5. Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses to determine root cause and develop corrective actions.
6. Manage the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
7. Conduct Job Site Analysis (JSA) audits.
8. Prepare and submit reports, permit applications, and other environmental submissions to regulatory agencies as required.
9. Act as liaison to safety regulatory agencies and understand the industry standards including safety and environmental.
10. Work with HR, training, and other departments for current/new employee training.
11. Act as Emergency Coordinator in the event of evacuation or shelter in place events for all locations.
12. Ensure all company and employees are up to date on safety requirements and trends.
13. Assist with Department of Transportation (DOT) compliance.
14. Follow HCS established safety policies/procedures, including additional ones established by the customers, and all local, state, and federal safety regulations including OSHA, MIOSHA, ASME, etc.
15. Participate in company committees, meetings, tool box talks including leading meetings/committees.
16. Complete required paper/computer work including.
17. Complete weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
18. Other duties as assigned.

Abilities and Skills:

•Have excellent verbal and written communication skills set.

•Able to work in a team and individual environment and have high self-motivation.

•Must be detail oriented and must be able to keep sensitive information confidential.

•Must be open to traveling up to 50% of the time with very few overnights.

•OSHA compliance

•Training development

•Report writing with focus on root cause analysis

•EHS regulations knowledge with knowledge of EPA

Background/Experience:

•At least 5 years’ experience as an EHS or similar position in manufacturing, required.

•At least a bachelor’s degree in Occupations Health and Safety, Environmental Science or related field, preferred.

•Professional certifications such as CSP, CHMM, or CIH, preferred.

•Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in order to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will work in hot, cold, bright, low light, environments.