Environment Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Job Title: Environment Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Reports To: Director of Quality Assurance

FLSA Status: Exempt

This position is responsible for the development and execution of programs to ensure that the Company provides a safe workplace for employees and minimizes impacts to the environment. Will lead compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations. Implements a sustainable environmental, health, and safety management system at a plant level and drives EHS performance improvement, strong safety culture, and efficiency.

The incumbent is successful through strong leadership, vision, and effective management and ensures these goals in a professional atmosphere that enhances Company’s economic viability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and drives cost-effective compliance training, and regulatory safety and environmental programs.
• Builds proactive safety culture. Creates an environment where employees and supervision are engaged in working safely.
• Develops and implements EHS programs, policies, procedures, and best practice techniques.
• Implements and maintains an EHS Management System.
• Conducts EHS assessments at the facility identifies areas for improvement, leads corrective actions (from plant and corporate/3rd party audits).
• Ensures facilities maintains ongoing compliance with OSHA/EPA requirements, safety standards, wastewater treatment plant operations, air permits, and waste management practices. Serves as the interface with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Reports EHS results to Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management and Director of Quality Assurance
• Oversees all EHS training programs and requirements. Leads EHS reviews and identifies requirements for engineering projects, new lines/equipment, and management of change activity.
• Investigates injuries/illnesses, near-misses, and environmental incidents. Determines root cause of incidences and provides a corrective action plan. Manage and track injury and illness data and environmental metrics. Lead reduction in injury and illness rates and environmental impact and costs.
• Provides limited support for Worker’s Compensation. Serves as a champion for Sustainability projects.
• Prepares, maintains, and complies with federal, state, and local agency environmental reporting and permitting and Corporate EHS Standards. Advise on all EHS legislation and legal requirements. Ensures facility maintains ongoing compliance with OSHA/EPA requirements, safety standards, wastewater treatment plant operations, air permits, and waste management practices. Serves as the interface with local, state, and federal agencies.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Familiarity with Environment Management Systems (EMS) ex. ISO 14001:2015
• Ability to assess and implement EHS best practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional leadership skills and ability to mentor and motivate (a real passion for EHS)
• Effective management skills
• Serves as a change agent to drive process improvements and cultural change.
• Must be adaptable and flexible.
• Works well under pressure, effectively handles conflict, strict deadlines, and multiple tasks.
• Excellent organization, recordkeeping, and documentation skills

Requirements:

• Be adaptable and flexible in dealing with a variety of people - is frequently called upon to handle difficult situations.
• Analyze many variables and choose the most effective course of action for the organization at any given point in time.
• Handle novel and diverse work problems on a daily basis.
• Communicate and provide verbal feedback in a professional manner.
• Resolves problems, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Requires public contact and excellent interpersonal skills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors or master’s in safety, Environmental Health, Chemistry, or related field. Must be knowledgeable with OSHA and EPA regulations, must have 5-7 years of experience; plant and manufacturing experience preferred.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Typical office and manufacturing environment.
• Support of multiple locations within New Jersey and Maryland.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a general office environment where the noise level is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Climbing and bending during walkthroughs of the plant
• Some prolonged sitting and bending from office work.
• Normal range of hearing and vision to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports.
• Some exposure to moving parts and machines, chemicals, and slippery environments.
• Working under stressful conditions or occasionally working irregular hours
• Some exposures to extreme temperatures
• Some donning of personal protective equipment

EHS Technical Expertise/Experience:

Health and Safety;

• Behavior based safety
• Blood Borne Pathogens
• Chemical hazard communication and SDS
• Compressed gases
• Contractor safety
• Confined space entry
• Electrical safety
• Emergency response planning
• Ergonomics
• Fall protection
• Hazardous energy control - Lock Out Tag Out
• HAZMAT
• Hearing conservation
• Incident investigation
• Indoor air quality/industrial hygiene
• Injury reporting and analysis
• Job hazard analysis and risk assessments
• Laboratory safety
• Machine guarding
• Manual material handling
• Personal protective equipment
• Powered industrial vehicles
• Safety Programs and awareness and OSHA Compliance
• Worker Compensation

Environmental:

• Air emission management, permitting and controls
• Emergency planning and community right to know
• Pollution prevention, resource conservation and Sustainability projects
• Recycling
• Solid and hazardous waste management
• Spill prevention and clean-up
• Toxic chemical release reporting (EPA Form R)
• Storm water management and controls (SPCC Plans)
• Water management and conservation

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.