Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with waste shipment regulations.
• Provide oversight and direction for day-to-day compliance with applicable air, hazardous waste, wastewater, and storm water permits, plans, regulations, etc.
• Ability to interpret environmental laws and permit requirements, stay abreast of the changing regulatory landscape, and analyze the various options for complying with new regulations and permit requirements.
• Ensure all work performed aligns with all environmental and hazardous waste procedures, plans, policies, and requirements.
• Conduct jobsite assessments, focusing on unsafe conditions and unsafe work behaviors; ensure appropriate action is taken to correct deficiencies.
• Lead Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), EPA, NDEQ, etc. inspections and investigations.
• Monitor and maintain records and permits of hazardous, biohazardous materials, and waste in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal regulations.
• Lead Emergency Response Team in case of Safety, Health, and Environmental hazard.
• Lead the Environmental, Health, and Safety improvement plan.
• Provide effective leadership for associate, health and wellness. Coordinate day-to-day implementation of industrial health, ergonomic and wellness programs.
• Determine EHS site goals and necessary programs with site area leaders and managers. Effectively influences them to be strong EHS Leaders within their areas of responsibility.
• Responsible for review EHS policies, programs, and metrics to meet the goals and objectives of the business and fully integrating this into the plant management system.
• Prepare, implement, and operate the site EHS management system and programs and implement the necessary policies and procedures with a risk-based and structured approach.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Capable of communicating, articulating risks, issues, ideas, plans, and proposals to all levels of the organization as well as influencing others without direct authority.
• Stays ahead of the federal state, local laws (OSHA, DOT, EPA, FMLA, ADA, etc.) as well as company policies to ensure the site is in compliance with the regulations. Initiates changes to practices and procedures to support compliance and ensure the vital permits and licenses to operate in Columbus East are in place.
• Ensure effective occupational safety and health programs are maintained with external support from health care providers, insurers, community health, and regulatory agencies.
• Ensure employment-related medical screenings and procedures are effective and compliant.
• Handle Personally identifiable Health Information (PHI) in communicating with medical providers.
• Responsible to ensure safety amongst associates in the facility relating to weather, environmental, machine safety, or ergonomics.
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations regarding environmental discharges from the facility.

Minimum Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience leading EHS in a manufacturing operation.
• A minimum of 12 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Medical Device, Chemical, or pharmaceutical manufacturing is preferred.
• Experience with OSHA PSM is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in ISO14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 compliance preferred. Auditor certifications a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with waste shipment regulations.
• Provide oversight and direction for day-to-day compliance with applicable air, hazardous waste, wastewater, and storm water permits, plans, regulations, etc.
• Ability to interpret environmental laws and permit requirements, stay abreast of the changing regulatory landscape, and analyze the various options for complying with new regulations and permit requirements.
• Ensure all work performed aligns with all environmental and hazardous waste procedures, plans, policies, and requirements.
• Conduct jobsite assessments, focusing on unsafe conditions and unsafe work behaviors; ensure appropriate action is taken to correct deficiencies.
• Lead Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), EPA, NDEQ, etc. inspections and investigations.
• Monitor and maintain records and permits of hazardous, biohazardous materials, and waste in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal regulations.
• Lead Emergency Response Team in case of Safety, Health, and Environmental hazard.
• Lead the Environmental, Health, and Safety improvement plan.
• Provide effective leadership for associate, health and wellness. Coordinate day-to-day implementation of industrial health, ergonomic and wellness programs.
• Determine EHS site goals and necessary programs with site area leaders and managers. Effectively influences them to be strong EHS Leaders within their areas of responsibility.
• Responsible for review EHS policies, programs, and metrics to meet the goals and objectives of the business and fully integrating this into the plant management system.
• Prepare, implement, and operate the site EHS management system and programs and implement the necessary policies and procedures with a risk-based and structured approach.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Capable of communicating, articulating risks, issues, ideas, plans, and proposals to all levels of the organization as well as influencing others without direct authority.
• Stays ahead of the federal state, local laws (OSHA, DOT, EPA, FMLA, ADA, etc.) as well as company policies to ensure the site is in compliance with the regulations. Initiates changes to practices and procedures to support compliance and ensure the vital permits and licenses to operate in Columbus East are in place.
• Ensure effective occupational safety and health programs are maintained with external support from health care providers, insurers, community health, and regulatory agencies.
• Ensure employment-related medical screenings and procedures are effective and compliant.
• Handle Personally identifiable Health Information (PHI) in communicating with medical providers.
• Responsible to ensure safety amongst associates in the facility relating to weather, environmental, machine safety, or ergonomics.
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations regarding environmental discharges from the facility.

Minimum Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience leading EHS in a manufacturing operation.
• A minimum of 12 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Medical Device, Chemical, or pharmaceutical manufacturing is preferred.
• Experience with OSHA PSM is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in ISO14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 compliance preferred. Auditor certifications a plus.