Environmental Health & Safety Manager II

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Job Summary:
EHS professional responsible for technical, functional and program management for a business unit (fixed facility location/plant). Plan, direct and provide advanced technical and professional environmental & safety support services to operations. This is an on the floor (high visibility / floor presence) position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works with minimal supervision to design and deliver training, perform job hazard analysis on both safety & environmental matters.
• Performs workplace safety & environmental inspections and audits.
• Facilitates and oversees near miss and injury investigations to determine root cause(s) and offers recommendations for corrective actions.
• Responsible for managing EHS practices; administer/implement EHS programs and policies outlined by OSHA, EPA and DOT as appropriate and maintain all pertinent records.
• Implements written EHS programs and company safety policies aligned with Federal & State requirements (i.e., OSHA, EPA or the respective State agencies).
• Administer the local hearing conservation program per OSHA regulatory requirements.
• Maintains and administers the facility written contractor safety manual.
• Manage Workers’ Compensation claims and track injury and illness statistics to help identify safety concerns by trend analysis and provide recommendations to minimize these concerns.
• Interact with third party insurance administrator to provide/receive updates on WC claims
• Act as company liaison with regards to all regulatory inspections; have all EHS records and files current and inspection ready.
• Review and maintain all company personal injury records. Develop strategies that will successfully bring injured employees back to work in a timely fashion.
• Designated as company liaison with all insurance representatives; be present during all inspections involving outside parties; give recommended strategies for improving safety performance; manages all statistics to prioritize areas of immediate concern; and customize training efforts tailored to those areas.
• Responsible for overseeing and monitoring Ethical Sourcing guidelines.

Education and Experience:

• Requires a minimum of a BA/BS degree in science, engineering or related discipline and 5-10 or more years of related experience.
• Credentials as an OHST or CSP or other recognized certifications are a plus.
• Experience in a manufacturing setting preferred, food & beverage is a plus.

Skills and Competencies:

• Must have a high level of enthusiasm for safety; known as a collaborator, team leader and problem solver;
• Has exceptional interpersonal skills; self-starter/self-driven individual.
• Management level professional who takes a "hands-on" approach.
• Keen presentation skills and facilitation skills.
• Ability to be creative and demonstrate innovative methods to advance workplace safety.

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