Environmental, Health, And Safety (Ehs) Manager

Position Summary: The EHS Manager is accountable for the environmental, health and safety functions for the home building facility. This role implements and ensures compliance with environmental and safety training activities and programs intended to create a safe and healthful workplace. The EHS Manager will use proven methods for identifying and eliminating hazards and reducing accidents as well as reducing the business impact on the environment. This position influences plant GM, PM, Department Managers, and Team Members to improve plants’ environmental and safety efforts. The EHS Manager works with Home Office management with respect to environmental and safety training programs as required. This role monitors and maintains environmental, safety and health programs for plant team members.

Duties / Responsibilities:

Environmental

• Walk through with environmental consultant (STRATA) personnel during scheduled visits. Complete Annual Storm water and other required training.
• Maintain all record keeping and conduct activities necessary for environmental compliance (monthly material usage record keeping, storm water, air permitting, etc).
• Champion the ISO certification/surveillance efforts to include leading EHS Committee and participating in Objectives and Targets Team Meetings

Health

• Set a great example for the team by continuing to improve one’s personal wellness.
• Champion the team’s health efforts by working with wellness coordinator to promote good eating habits, physical fitness and mental health.

Safety / Workers’ Compensation

• Walk through with property carrier loss control personnel during scheduled visits. Provide written plan of action within 30 days to property carrier representative and Home Office EHS Director.
• Administer Hearing Conservation Program.
• Conduct annual Job Hazard Analysis and provide feedback to all affected teams.
• Report to Home Office EHS Director monthly reporting numbers; (OSHA entries for previous month, Lost Time Accident and OSHA streaks in number of days).
• Call in, fax or e-mail First Report of Injury to Broadspire within 24-hours of accident, or sooner.
• Ensure compliance with company and home building facility policies and procedures relating to Scissor Lifts, Fall Protection, Line Roll, Hitch Lock, Hot Works, Suspended Loads, Saw Safety, etc. utilizing the Home Office EHS Director as a resource.
• Administer the Safety Shoe purchase program.
• Maintain active involvement in teams’ safety committee functions by coordinating monthly meetings and inspections, ensuring recording of minutes, and coordination of changes based on committee feedback and inspection results.
• Administer the company’s Return-to-Work program including the transitional employment teams.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA standards and regulations such as Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tag out, Blood borne Pathogens, Hearing Conservation, Emergency Evacuation Plans, etc. utilizing the Home Office EHS Director as a resource.
• Ensure team members who are First Responders are trained in First Aid, CPR and AED; and are certified by State and Federal laws as required.
• Conduct facility inspections to detect existing or potential safety hazards and make recommendations regarding corrective or preventive measures to management.
• Act as worker’s compensation liaison and participate in quarterly reviews of loss runs. Complete and maintain OSHA 300 Log record keeping.
• Conduct and complete Injury and Illness report with injured team member, Department Manager or Manager after completing thorough accident investigation.
• Maintain current MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) master binder. Provide individual binders for the designated teams in manufacturing facility.
• Conduct regular safety meetings with department managers to review and discuss each group’s accidents and injuries. Identify ways to prevent re-occurrence of accidents by re-engineering, changing the process or providing personal protective equipment.
• Participate in and follow-up on the investigation of work-related injuries/illnesses, on-the-job accidents, or near misses as required.
• Ensure post-accident drug screens are completed as required.
• Complete Near Miss and/or Lost Time Accident Case studies and send to Home Office EHS Director.
• Administer random and reasonable suspicion components of the drug testing policy.
• Administer the workers’ compensation program, which includes working with the company’s insurance carrier to reduce lost time and fraudulent claims, case management and communications with team members.

Training

• Maintain team member records for all completed safety training.
• Certify crane, hoist, line roll, and hydraulic scissor lift operators.
• Develop and conduct required OSHA training programs on plant work practices, safety precautions and procedures as required.
• Conduct effective New Hire Orientation safety training.
• Develop and conduct safety training as required by State and Federal law, regulations, etc.
• Safety and Health Manual requires updating, ensuring procedures are consistent with written programs. Make necessary changes as needed and keep team informed.
• Ensure all forklift, tractor and other associated powered industrial truck operators are effectively trained and licensed to operate safely as required by OSHA and applicable State and Federal laws.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management or related field.
• Excellent presentation skills required.
• Must have direct knowledge and experience with PA Workers’ Compensation.
• 3-5 years of related experience.
• Must have knowledge of First Aid beyond the basic first aid level. EMT, Paramedic or nursing experience preferred.
• Great people/leadership skills required.
• General understanding and knowledge of federal, state, local, and company regulations and standards applicable to environmental protection agency (EPA) and occupational health and safety (OSHA) practices and programs, state workers’ compensation programs, and ISO program familiarity.
• Experience in safety culture and industrial environment strongly preferred.
• Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint Skills.

Physical Demands:

• Work may require stooping, bending, crouching, crawling, pushing, and / or pulling.
• Must be able to communicate with others via phone, email, and in person. Must be able to exchange accurate information with others.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Work environment is not temperature controlled and may result in exposure to extreme temperatures.
• Work primarily involves sitting / standing, up to 4 hours at a time.

Travel Requirements:

• None