Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Description
We’re Hiring for an Environmental Health and Safety Manager!
If you are excited and passionate about helping #LetsSolveWater, consider joining our team today! Xylem, Inc. is a leading global water technology company servicing more than 150 countries and is dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues. We are looking for individuals to join our mission by exceeding customer expectations through smart sustainable solutions. At Xylem, you will have the opportunity to solve water by participating in our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark!
THE ROLE: The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will be responsible for leading the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Operational Sustainability strategy and tactical execution for Xylem’s manufacturing operation. In this role, the incumbent will also partner with operational leadership teams, as well as corporate EHS teams, to develop, lead, manage, and sustain EHS related activities and programs that yield a successful injury prevention, occupational regulatory compliance, and environmental footprint reduction campaigns. We offer a full benefits package to include Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried positions, health, dental, vision, investment savings plan, and additional miscellaneous benefits.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Lead, direct, perform environmental (Air, Water, Waste) regulatory inspections including “cradle to grave” environmental audits of Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDF)
• Strategy planning, tactical execution, and delivery of critical EHS commitments
• Perform Job Hazard Analysis, system auditing, and ergonomic task analysis
• Manage OSHA recordkeeping
• Build cross-functional relationships with Business and Functional leaders to foster support for continual EHS improvement.
• Partner with leadership teams at various levels to define, outline and implement continuous improvement strategies related
• Serve as lead and/or liaison when dealing with regulatory agencies
• Outline annual capital budget needed for injury prevention investments
• Responsible for audits, respective actions and follow up
• Interface with supervisor and managers regarding health and safety matters
• Lead, direct, manage, coach teams on accident investigation and help facilitate the programs and procedures to ensure work related injuries are reported and investigated in order to prevent reoccurrences
• Assist in maintaining safety related permits and air monitoring equipment
• Identify, mitigate and/or eliminate occupational safety hazards using the hierarchy of controls methodology
• Serve as part of the site leadership team, directing, coaching and acting as lead subject matter expert (SME) to EHS activities
• Lead, direct, deliver occupational health and safety training per OSHA 1910 Code of Federal Regulations
• Lead, direct and manage incident investigations and respective corrective actions
• Execute Corporate EHS and Security directives in a timely manner, leading to successful completion
• Identify, monitor and mitigate health and safety activities related to occupational noise
• Maintain safety and environmental metrics
• Monitor contractor safety compliance
• Strategic Oversight:
• Assist in developing programs that continuously Improve injury prevention and occupational exposure
• Maintain a culture of compliance in Local, State, Federal and Country regulations for occupational health, safety and environmental regulations
• Lead efforts to reduce environmental foot print in waste to landfill, water and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Tactical Oversight:
• Develop a culture in safety that drives employee engagement and empowers them to always make safe choices
• Act as liaison to production supervision and personnel for exposure monitoring results, recommendations, and control strategies
• Complete, communicate and manage the sites risk assessment and overall mitigation plans/projects
• Collect, monitor, analyze and evaluate metrics that measure effectiveness of EHS compliance and training programs and provide senior management with feedback
• Maintain a culture of compliance with consensus standards as well as Xylem policies and procedures
• Act as Incident Commander by managing the containment, clean up, and disposal of hazardous materials
• Contribute to the global strategy which dictates goal development and deployment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years’ experience in Occupational Health and Safety or related field
• Knowledge of methods, accepted practices, considerations and regulatory requirements associated with safety and protection of workers, environment and site
• Knowledge of related industry's technologies, processes, innovations, issues, and initiatives
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)
• Critical thinking and good problem solving skills
• Knowledge and understanding of federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to industry specific compliance, including but not limited to OSHA, EPA, and Consensus Standards (i.e., NFPA 70E)

Desired Experience/Certifications/Education

• Certified Safety Professional
• Knowledge of Workers’ Compensation Laws
• Bachelor’s Degree In occupational Health and Safety or related field
• Experience managing EHS projects
• 3 Years’ experience managing people (direct reports)

At Xylem, we embrace diversity and strive to create avenues where employees feel valued and appreciated through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resources Groups (ERG). Xylem is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action workplace. Xylem prohibits discrimination, harassment of any kind and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, medical conditions or disability, genetic information, age, or other non-merit factors.
Join the global Xylem team today! Xylem is a team creating advanced technology solutions to the world’s water challenges through developing new technologies and services that will improve the way water is used, conserved, and re-used in the future is central to our work. Our products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor, and return water to the environment, in public utility, industrial, residential, and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities.
Disclaimer: The information listed within this job description is designed to indicate the general nature of work expected for this position and shall not be viewed as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required in this position. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship. Xylem reserves the right to modify this job description or assign other duties to this position as needed.