Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Summary

The Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager will provide full-time environmental, health and safety leadership, inspiration, and management for all Alene Candle locations. This position is responsible for overseeing the development, management, and execution of a world class environmental and safety program that meets or exceeds all federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. This position will require collaboration with various departmental leaders and senior leadership members. This position will work in conjunction with the Human Resources Department to oversee workers’ compensation cases to help minimize the severity and potential for repeat occurrences, as well as support the development and coordination of safety related training programs. The EH&S Manager oversees the completion of risk assessments, audits, and loss prevention. This position requires collaboration with third party representatives.  The EH&S Manager will be required to work with remote teams and will directly supervise remote employees.  This role will be responsible for promoting safe and healthy work environments for all Alene Candles employees, contractors, and visitors. This role requires the ability to travel domestically.

Role and Responsibilities

·         Provide leadership, strategy, and guidance to ensure compliance with legal requirements pertaining to manufacturing environmental health and safety.

·         Understand and implement federal, state, and local regulations.

·         Lead the development of a fully compliant Alene Candle corporate level environmental management and safety program.

·         Work directly with the Human Resources Department to actively manage all workers’ compensation cases to minimize the severity and impact to our insurance mod rate.

·         Lead the Corporate Safety Council to provide overall leadership to all Alene locations and their safety committees.

·         Actively support business objectives in relation to environmental, health and safety concerns

·         Work directly with Plant Managers and other site leaders to establish a culture of Safety First with the proper policies, procedures, and practices.

·         Lead the effort to fully implement the DuPont STOP program for behavior-based safety.

·         Practice safe working techniques and re-enforce policies, guidelines, and procedures as established by the company.

·         Provide safety and environmental guidance and direction to various programs, at all levels, to ensure continuity.

·         Support a culture of excellence in safety management through effective communication and employee engagement. Drive actions in pursuit of Zero Incident culture.

·         Responsible for assisting in the identification and prevention of possible losses.

·         Risk management and mitigation.

·         Responsible for development and implementation of corrective action plans implementing a plan to correct or prevent a loss.

·         Conduct internal safety audits.

·         Develop, maintain, and update Job Hazard Risk Assessment (JHRA) for all safe work practices and equipment.

·         Conduct JHRA employee training.

·         Coordinate with Plant Manager and Operations on facility deficiencies and monthly safety inspections.

·         Maintain all logs and documentation associated with permits and regulatory requirements.

·         Assist in maintaining the site preparedness, emergency plan and procedures.

·         Oversee Safety exercises, drills, and response procedures.

·         Responsible for coordinating regulatory programs and its applications and help support the compliance process.

·         Review accidents and incidents by conducting field audits, reporting and manage the corrective actions.

·         Provide timely monitoring and tracking of all injuries along with Management of Workers’ Compensation cases.

·         Partner with Human Resource Department to implement employee wellness programs and initiatives.

·         Maintain working relationships with Regulatory Agencies and other third-party agencies.

·         Facilitate and lead the Safety Committee for the Operation team.

·         Manage Team Base Job Hazard Risk Assessments; oversee the process and conduct training needs analysis.

·         Coordinate and lead emergency response teams including First Aid, First-Responders, and authorized fire extinguisher users.

·         Ability to travel 30%+ as needed.

Education required:

·          Bachelors ‘s degree in Health, Safety, & Environmental Engineering/Science or a related discipline with 5 years of experience or combination of education, training, and experience.

Range of Experience:

·          5 years of experience working in industrial/manufacturing setting with progressive experience.

·          Working experience/knowledge of Environmental, Health and Safety systems, metrics, KPI’s and tools, including knowledge of statistics.

·          Strong knowledge of Behavior Based Safety Programs and practices of implementing such systems.

·          Proven experience in leading direct reports

Required Skills:

·         Knowledge of OSHA/EPA and other relevant regulations and standards.

·         Timely record maintenance and excellent attention to detail.

·         Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

·         Risk analysis and prevention methods.

·         Demonstrated leadership

·         Excellent problem-solving skills

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or touch; reach, talk, hear, and smell.  The employee may be required to, kneel, crouch, sit, climb, or balance.  The employee may lift and/or move up to more than 50 pounds with assistance.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee may be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, and aromas.  The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.