EHS Manager

This position is responsible for supporting and executing the environmental, health and safety (EHS) systems supporting both plant and divisional initiatives. The role will ensure that EHS processes meet objectives of Sherwin-Williams' Corporate and Divisional standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines. This individual works with divisional and site leadership and team members to create and sustain EHS culture, processes, systems and risk reduction projects.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

(1) This is a dual role position with the primary responsibilities for:

• Remote and onsite support for maintaining compliance and reducing risk working within the Sherwin-Williams Environmental Health and Safety Management System for select sites with up to 50% travel primarily local to a general geographic region (Midwest, Southeast, West Coast)
• Lead and contribute to division level continuous improvements projects to improve EHS performance.

(2) Support Sites in Global Supply Chain (GSC) Division:

• Assists sites with developing, managing and executing EHS tactical plans per division/region/site guidance.
• Promotes employee recognition and reporting of hazards, both corrective and preventative. Supports risk assessment processes by participating in these events and assists sites with Action Plan (AP) closure including implementing management system approaches to prevent recurrence.
• Manages assigned APs from Sherwin-Williams electronic EHS management system (CARES) and other tasks and assists sites and other subject matter experts in addressing and closing these APs.
• Able to identify and coordinate site needs with Subject Matter Experts and assists with execution of projects and initiatives.
• Participates in GEMBA (manufacturing floor) walks and Kaizen (continuous improvement) events with site teams as EHS subject matter expert.
• Coordinates with Sherwin-Williams management and workers and all EHS providers (i.e., Axiom nurse consultant, local clinics, insurers, contractors) to ensure employees EHS management systems are maintained to reduce risk and comply with regulations.
• Provides guidance and training to sites to develop and implement behavioral safety processes. This includes managing proactive observation cards/behavioral observation systems, compiling data and identifying and communicating trends.
• Participates in required environmental inspections of processes and equipment. Follows up accordingly on identified gaps.
• Coordinates with Corporate Environmental team and assists sites with implementing systems to comply with regulatory requirements, permits and inspection results.
• Generally accessible to respond to site emergencies and provide verbal, remote or on-site guidance.
• Promotes a positive work culture by engaging with all levels of employees including in manufacturing areas to learn processes, identify risks, reward positive behaviors and intervene when hazard conditions or at-risk behaviors are observed.
• Receptive to and timely responds to requests and concerns as needed.
• Supports GSC sites globally as requested including backfilling EHS Managers for short-term periods and for special projects.

(3) Learning Management/Training/Onboarding:

• Collaborates with other teams (i.e., Learning & Development) to ensure onboarding and training systems for GSC are current and being utilized.
• As directed, supports EHS Training Plan/Calendar and assists site management in the geographic region in executing training to comply with internal and regulatory EHS requirements.
• Assist Operations with the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and other procedures.

(4) Site EHS Manager Development/Progression:

• Gains knowledge and experience to become subject matter expert for EHS regulatory requirements.
• Acts as a role model for EHS site personnel. Mentors EHS personnel as appropriate.
• Acts a backup site contact for region, division and corporate resources and audits as well as regulatory agencies such as the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and those at the state/local level.

(5) Divisional Continuous Improvement:

• Utilizes tools such as CARES and Sherwin-Williams environmental tracking software to manage site data and identify trends.
• As directed, generates monthly reports for division based on key metrics and initiatives.
• Compiles and analyzes EHS data for continuous improvement opportunities at sites.
Attends mid
• -year and other team meetings, as needed.
• Collaborates on Corporate/Division EHS Initiatives.
• Leads, supports and participates in EHS Committees as assigned.
• Participate with leadership team in reviewing new processes, equipment and changes to help ensure EHS requirements are met.
• As directed, participates in incident investigations and root cause analysis. Verifies actions are established and entered in to CARES for tracking and analysis.
• Assist with tracking EHS capital projects and execution as requested.
• Assists with new business and site integration activities to ensure new locations adopt Sherwin-Williams culture, processes and systems as requested.

(6) Audits & Assessments:

• Leads, participates and is a primary resource for OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) self-assessments.
• Supports and assists with compliance to Sherwin-Williams EHS Standards and OSHA VPP elements if currently in program or supports existing plans to achieve in the future.
• Leads EHS and Process Safety Management (PSM) audit preparation and assists sites as needed prior to audits. Participates in EHS and PSM audits.
• Able to understand EHS International Organization for Standardization (ISO) requirements in order to assist sites with ISO audit preparation.
• Able to evaluate and implement EHS Management Systems.
• Able to perform regulatory evaluations and permit breakdowns to develop Environmental Management Systems in conjunction with Corporate Environmental and Site Leadership teams.
• Participates by owning tasks in CARES Compliance module to ensure assigned regulatory required tasks are current.

“Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.”

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Bachelor's degree with five years of experience

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Environmental, Health & Safety discipline, Engineering, Business or related field.
• Experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment
• Experience with external programs such as VPP, ISO 14001 and sustainability initiatives.
• Certification or eligible for certification as a CSP, ASP, GSP, CIH, CHMM or similar.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 5 years Environmental, Health & Safety experience
• Knowledge of EPA standards and OSHA regulations
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Internal Applicants from a GSC Site must have achieved a 95% compliance score with Sherwin Williams Standards.

Preferred:

• Leadership skills.
• Decision making skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience in technical writing relative to safety programs and written requests.
• Strong presentation skills, and well versed in training, both individual and group setting.

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Being able to complete work with and through other people.
• Being able to work with multiple functional areas as well as ever-changing organizational structure.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: (TIME SPENT AWAY FROM HOME OR OTHER TYPICAL OFFICE LOCATION)

• 50% or more