Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Summary

In the spirit of Sartori’s core values of family and commitment, we strive to provide a safe, healthy, and secure working environment for every Team Member. The EHS Manager is a key contributor to fulfilling that commitment across our multi-site, 24/7 manufacturing facilities in Plymouth and Antigo, WI (800 manufacturing Team Members). The Safety Manager will lead a team of safety professionals and is responsible for creating and driving the vision, strategy, and results for a best-in-class culture of safety.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Leads the organization in the vision and strategy for a culture of safety focused on awareness and personal accountability.
• Leads, coaches, and engages a team of safety professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and growth to achieve high levels of performance.
• Develops and oversees Sartori’s safety, security, and environmental compliance programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Serves as the emergency response coordinator and works in conjunction with emergency services to investigate incidents and determine the root cause and preventive measures.
• Ensures Team Members receive adequate training and education in all safety, security, and environmental programs and policies.
• Stays abreast of local, state, and federal safety regulations to ensure the organization's compliance.
• Evaluates and interprets new safety requirements, educates the organization, and revises programs and policies to ensure continued compliance.
• Leverages quantitative (i.e., KPIs) and qualitative data to measure the effectiveness of Satori’s safety, security, and environmental programs. Reports trends and corrective action to drive a best-in-class Safety program.
• Manages Sartori’s self-funded worker's compensation program including injuries, return to work, and liaising with our insurance carrier.
• Conducts comprehensive risk assessments and hazard analysis across all operations. Develops and implements strategies to mitigate identified risks.
• Maintains understanding of safety incidents across the organization. Performs root cause analysis and makes recommendations for corrective action.
• Conducts routine safety audits and inspections to identify areas of non-compliance and opportunities for improvement. Collaborates with the safety team and facility leadership to address and correct safety issues and team member behaviors.
• Provides safety leadership on capital projects to ensure safety, security, and environmental standards compliance.
• Manage the safety budget, ensuring we are proactively budgeting for safety programs and equipment aligned to the vision and strategy.
• Leads and implements environmental management systems to monitor and mitigate the environmental impact of the organization’s activities and ensure all organizational processes meet the required standards.
  
  

Qualifications

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

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in safety or environmental sciences Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Engineering, or other related field, required.
• Professional Safety certifications, desired (e.g., CSP, CIH, PSM)
• 7 years of related safety, health, and environmental experience, building and executing best-in-class Safety programs in a manufacturing environment, required.
• Proven record of accomplishment driving a culture of safety and transformation.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience required.
• Comprehensive experience with relevant OSHA, EPA, and other state and federal regulatory requirements.
  
  

Other Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Values and behaviors aligned to Sartori’s culture
• Demonstrated learning agility and intellectual curiosity
• Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local safety regulations
• Build trusting relationships – builds and maintains trusting relationships and alliances both inside and outside the organization
• Coaching – works to improve and reinforce performance of others; facilitates development by providing clear, behaviorally specific feedback while building confidence and maintaining self-esteem
• Communicates effectively – ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas verbally and in writing to any audience; listen to gain understanding
• Leads with influence – motivates the organization to prioritize and willingly achieve high Safety standards
• Decision quality – makes sound and timely decisions, using a mixture of analysis of information, experience, and judgment
• Strategic thinker – understands business goals to create a framework and vision for Sartori’s safety programs
• Results driven – uses a collaborative approach to achieve results that promote Sartori’s success
• Continuous improvement mindset – belief that a steady stream of improvements, diligently executed, will have transformational results
  
  

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