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About the Company:

Employee focused manufacturer seeking an EHS Manager to join their team.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure all safety training programs for plant employees are effective and in compliance with regulatory agency
• Keep abreast of proposed changes to existing laws regarding their possible effects on the plant and take action with plant management to address these items
• Obtains and maintains necessary regulatory permits, licenses and approvals to ensure compliance with laws and regulations at local, state and federal level.
• Manages consultants and other professional representatives to complete studies, reports and analyses of EH&S related activities.
• Partners with HR on all aspects of plant Workers' compensation claims are addressed in a timely manner and all compliance requirements are met.
• Accompany third party representatives (e.g. MSHA, Workers' Compensation, O.L., etc.) on plant inspections; ensure corrective action on any items of improvement brought to the Company’s attention.
• Oversee plant safety inspection programs identifying potential safety hazards and ensure timely correction of all items
• Coordinate and participate in Root Cause Analysis for injuries, near miss incidents and property damage
• Compiles and submits compliance and monitoring reports required by regulatory
• Develop safety-related policies and procedures that are aligned to company philosophy and legal compliance.
• Ensure Hearing Conservation Program including noise surveys, annual audiometric testing, and annual training is administered as
• Administer effective safety orientation and conduct safety analyses on job functions and work with site management and employees to reduce any hazards.
• Conduct thorough investigation of any environmental issues and oversee plant environmental inspection programs to proactively ensure compliance.
• Provide effective environmental awareness training for plant personnel.
• Continuous Improvement/Lean:
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• Acts as resource and champion for site continuous improvement activities (Suggestion Program, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, problem solving, ).
• Manages individual employee involvement in continuous improvement activities to ensure equal opportunities are available for all department members to participate.

Qualifications:

BS in Occupational Health and Safety or similar degree

Required Skills:

5 years management within manufacturing

Strong people skills: ability to build and maintain professional, trusting relationships with customer; ability to learn the culture and uniqueness of the customer environment and adapt to various personality types and reporting levels quickly and effectively

Must be proficient in Microsoft Office skills; highly proficient in Excel, able to manipulate data, send and receive e-mail, and access online ordering