EHS Mgr, KS (Manufacturing)

Job Description:

Overview:

Provide environmental, health and safety (EHS) leadership and technical expertise for the plant.

Accountable for the execution of all EHS programs and plans that reinforce our safety-first culture by

continuously improving our ability to prevent serious injuries, fatalities, environmental incidents, and

ensuring compliance with applicable EHS regulations. Position reports to the plant manager.

Essential Duties:

• Implement, maintain and update company EHS standards and programs to promote a Best-in-Class
  
• EHS program with a focus on eliminating serious injuries & fatalities (SIF), high potential
  exposures (HPE) (e.g. confined space, lock, tag & try, electrical safety, mobile equipment, etc.),
  and environmental incidents and non-compliance events.
  
• Provide technical EHS support and professional expertise to the plant leadership team and
  workforce.
  
• Coach, counsel, and develop all employees on how to lead with safety and promote a safety-first
  culture.
  
• Implement EHS training programs for all employees, contractors and visitors in worksite safety
  practices with a focus on HPE s, and the facility s environmental permits, licenses, and
  requirements (e.g., stormwater, wastewater, air, waste, etc.).
  
• Assist with deployment of Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) philosophy, training,
  and tool deployment.
  
• Monitor and maintain EHS policies, procedures, standards and permits to ensure compliance
  with company global requirements, local, state/provincial, and federal rules and regulations.
  
• Perform observations and audits to monitor the effectiveness of our programs and standards to
  prevent serious injuries, fatalities, environmental incidents, and ensure regulatory compliance.
  
• Track all injuries, illnesses, near miss events, environmental incidents, environmental
  noncompliance and investigate incidents, and aid in determining and implementing prevention
  methods to avoid recurrence.
  
• Promote environmental sustainability at the plant and partner with the corporate
  environmental team to collect data and drive improvements.
  
• Manage fire protection and security systems to protect property from loss, and serve as liaison
  with insurance company inspectors; coordinate responses to recommendations.
  
• Ensure environmental emergency response plans are in place; manage the execution of
  responses plans in the event of an environmental emergency.
  
• Support the Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Plan (RMP) programs as
  applicable to locations with solvents, hydrogen, ammonia, and combustible dust.
  
• Work closely with corporate safety and environmental teams
  

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Bachelor s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental/Health Science, or closely related
  
• degree, or equivalent work experience required.
  
• 3+ years of safety and environmental experience required.
  
• Demonstrated experience with making improvements in SIF potential incidents (Serious Injury,
  
• Fatality) and HPE s (High Potential Exposures).
  
• Demonstrated success in the application of EHS standards, compliance with regulations, and the
  
• promotion of a safe working environment.
  
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Strong facilitation/presentation skills with the ability to influence others.
  
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of personal computers and related business software such
  as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.