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Join our dynamic Chromalloy team as the EHS Manager for our Chromalloy Connecticut facility and make a significant impact on our organization's safety culture. You will play a crucial role in coaching site operations leaders and driving the implementation of policies, procedures, and programs to enhance employee safe behaviors and eliminate hazards/unsafe conditions. Your expertise and leadership will shape a culture of environmental, health and safety excellence throughout our organization.

The EHS Manager reports directly to Site Lead / General Manager, with matrix reporting to the EHS Vice President.  This is an on-site role in Windsor, CT. Core operating times are Monday-Friday with flexibility to respond during second and weekend shifts.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive the implementation and ongoing compliance of our Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Management System, including performing gap assessments of site operations and identifying areas for safety and compliance improvement.
• Facilitate, conduct, and advise on EHS training initiatives, including the development of effective training materials.
• Take charge of investigating all high-risk actual/potential incidents and oversee the root cause and corrective action processes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant federal, state and local EHS legal and regulatory requirements, as well as any company-specific standards that surpass regulatory mandates.
• Manage the site's environmental programs, including air permits, wastewater and stormwater permits, waste management (LQG), spill prevention/emergency response, regulatory reports, inspections, and more. Ensure all permit conditions, recordkeeping and reporting requirements are met.
• Serve as the technical expert and champion the implementation of our corporate EHS software systems, supporting incident and hazard reporting, compliance activities, tracking and reporting EHS performance metrics, and managing the action tracking process.

• Work with the Site Leader to develop annual EHS plans, objectives, and targets, and support monthly reporting of performance.
• Work closely with engineering and facilities to ensure that the safety of employees and the protection of company property are integral parts of the planning, designing and construction of facilities or modifications to facilities, equipment or processes. 
• Work with supervisors and department managers to conduct effective leadership safety walkthroughs, complete job/task risk assessments, both qualitative and quantitative, and develop solutions to minimize risk(s).

• Provide support for medical and industrial hygiene programs, collaborating closely with Human Resources and Operations teams on pre-employment fitness for duty and return-to-work evaluations.
• Support environmental sustainability baselining and improvement initiatives.
• Support site security, emergency action plans, and business continuity planning activities.
• Work closely with the risk management and external insurance firms to report and proactively identify and address worker’s compensation and loss prevention issues, ensuring the implementation of recommendations from site assessments.
• Supervise and coach a full-time EHS technician ensuring compliance and management of site EHS requirements, running wastewater treatment plant, maintaining air emissions control equipment, and managing hazardous and regulated waste.
• Lead the site’s EHS Committee and build a strong employee safety culture through Tier meeting engagement, Gemba walks, and employee events.
• Supervise EHS consultants and contractors hired for specialized services such as industrial hygiene testing, fit testing, ventilation systems design/testing, sample collection, and other EHS-related activities; and support the site’s contractor safety program.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field. Relevant professional certifications are a plus.
• 8-12 years of demonstrated experience and expertise in implementing and maintaining EHS management systems, with prior experience in a manufacturing, specialty coating, or machining operation(s).
• In-depth knowledge of applicable EHS legal and regulatory requirements, and experience exceeding compliance standards.
  • Connecticut specific regulatory experience preferred.
• Self-driven, influential leader, capable of working both independently to research requirements and drive compliance milestones, as well as collaboratively with other functions drive accountability and process improvements.
• Proven ability to lead incident investigations and drive the root cause analysis process.
• Strong grasp of computer-based tools and systems for use in writing, training, presenting, and data analysis.
• Understanding of medical, industrial hygiene, and ergonomics programs.
• Must be able to work full time at the Windsor, CT facility.