Environment, Health and Safety Manager

The Environmental, Health & Safety Manager manages and directs the plant’s safety, health and environmental programs. The Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) Manager provides professional leadership and direction for the plant by using industry best practices. The EH&S Manager is responsible for compliance of safety, health and environmental programs, and coordination between operations, support groups, and senior leadership. The role embraces a strong commitment to safety as a core value and ensures compliance with all applicable Federal/State Regulations and EHS practices and procedures.

Essential Job Functions:

• Work with the Plant Manager, operations and maintenance teams, including all plant employees, to maintain EHS regulatory compliance, safe work environments and procedures and the highest levels of environmental protection practices in the field.
• Follow all Federal and State safety regulations, as well as company safety policies and procedures. Maintains, plans, and implements safety policy objectives that are aligned with corporate objectives.
• Performs random inspections of mine & plant work areas to identify & correct hazards that adversely affect operational safety. Report potentially unsafe conditions; aid in correcting unsafe conditions; Use equipment and materials properly.
• Lead all MSHA activities. Participate during MSHA enforcement inspections. Conduct regularly scheduled inspections and audits. Maintains MSHA certification & fulfills the role of primary on-site MSHA instructor. Champion the training program, including annual refresher training.
• Develop and lead implementation of EHS protection and compliance systems relative to site inspections and completion of corrective actions, incident investigation and follow-up, employee training, EHS record keeping, management of change, project support and contractor management. This would include use of the Industry Safe EHS management system, MSHA and EPA required record management, implementation of the Serious Six safety condition and behavior observation process, and noise monitoring record keeping and implementation of the USS environmental management system.
• Complete tasks needed to meet the requirements/conditions of environmental permits and programs and support site expansion. Support waste management including inspecting and preparing shipments for transportation. Ensure compliance of the NPDES, Clean Air Act, Title V, Storm Water, and other environmental permits by completing assigned tasks such as sampling, reporting and inspecting. Contribute to pollution reduction and recycling efforts.
• Lead the investigation of EHS incidents including root cause analysis and corrective action determination. Ensure audit and incident investigation recommendations are completed on time.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Environmental Health or Safety and/or work-related experience for a minimum of seven (7) years training pertaining to safety management, or regulatory reporting.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Method 9 emissions certification, CPR/First-Aid Instructor Certification, herbicide application certification (for weed control), UST (underground storage tank), hazardous waste management, HAZ COM & radiation safety officer all plusses.
• Good computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office and ERP applications
• MSHA knowledge required
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and verbal)
• Good attention to quality and detail
• Good people management skills
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy
• Ability to deliver high quality annual refresher training and other training effectively
• Good reasoning ability
• Ability to perform root cause analysis as needed
• Manufacturing/Production experience preferred
• Requires Valid Drivers' License & Liability Insurance

Technical Skills:

• PC Skills, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access, UltiPro, JD Edwards, MS Exchange, HTML, Other: Concur
• Salesforce, SharePoint, Unix, Linux, SOA, XML, SQL

Competencies:

Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Presentation Skills, Dexterity, Budget Skills, Organizational Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Confidentiality, Customer Focus, Analytical Ability, Time Management, Setting Priorities, Work Independently