Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:  may include some or all of the following:

• Ensures environmental compliance across the plant both in the position and in conjunction with various departments of the plant, through reporting, permits, and hosting inspections from various government agencies.
• Engages, implements, and effectively communicates with plant employees and the leadership staff best business practices as it relates to safety matters.
• Engages the entire workforce both exempt and non-exempt to drive cultural change and accomplish safety performance targets and objectives.
• Performs and coordinates job hazard analysis and ergonomic risk assessments and crates action plans to reduce risk.
• Performs incident investigations with a focus on root cause, to determine corrective and preventative actions.
• Provides effective training for all safety programs including but not limited to: forklift operation, hearing, lockout/tag out, asphalt fumes and silica exposure programs, PPE, Hazcom, hoist inspections, confined spaces, etc.
• Manages worker compensation at the plant level, working closely with the risk management department as well as supervisors and managers.
• Actively involved in any modified duty or return to work process.
• Responsible for first aid responders, including coordination of annual training and emergency response drills.
• Keeps up to date on all safety regulations. Reads, reviews and interprets safety regulations and determines if they are applicable to the plant and recommends the appropriate changes in process/policy to ensure compliance.
• Prepares and conducts employee training and safety meetings, investigates injuries and completes injury claim forms.
• Reviews current practices, inspects facility and makes safety recommendations.
• Determines whether current personal protective equipment is adequate for employee safety and orders safety equipment as necessary.
• Responsible for ensuring job safety analysis documents are complete for each production position.
• Attends training and educational seminars as appropriate to learn regulatory requirements.
• Visibly demonstrates a personal commitment to safety, and the safety of all employees & contractors thru personal behaviors and interactions. 
• Abides by all safety rules set forth by company and government regulatory agencies and ensure that hazardous conditions are reported and corrected.
• All other tasks and/or responsibilities as assigned.

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.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in a related field or equivalent experience;
• three (3) or more years related experience and/or training in a manufacturing environment; and
• certification in OSHA 10, First Aid, and CPR; or
• equivalent combination of education and experience.

Communication Ability:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, co-workers and vendors.

Math Ability:

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer and equipment necessary to complete duties.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Talk and listen.
• Stand, walk, and sit.
• Bend at the waist.
• Lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Regular attendance is required.

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Wet humid conditions.
• Working near moving mechanical parts.
• Extreme heat or cold (non-weather).
• Fumes or airborne particles.
• Vibrations.
• Moderate to loud noise.