Senior Manager, EHS&S

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

  SUMMARY  

The Senior Environmental, Health, Safety & Security Manager leads occupational safety, health, security, emergency preparedness, and loss-prevention programs to protect employees, contractors, visitors, company assets, and business continuity. 

This role develops and continuously improves safety management systems, injury-prevention programs, regulatory compliance initiatives, emergency preparedness plans, fire and life safety programs, contractor safety programs, and employee safety training. The position partners with Operations, Maintenance, Logistics, Facilities, Human Resources, Quality, and site leadership to reduce workplace risk, strengthen compliance, and support a proactive safety culture. 

The Senior EHS&S Manager serves as the primary leader for occupational safety and people-risk management. Environmental permits, wastewater, stormwater, air compliance, waste management, environmental reporting, sanitation, and pest-control programs are owned by the Environmental & Sanitation Manager, with this role providing support when employee safety, emergency response, security, or business-continuity considerations apply. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Develops and implements inspection policies and procedures, and a schedule of routine inspections, drafts inspection reports to document inspection findings.
• Monitors, and controls all company safety and environmental standards in accordance with OSHA and state regulations. Conducts air quality and waste water reporting in accordance with regulations.
• Develops and proposes preventive programs aligned with company values designed to reduce and prevent workplace injuries and illnesses. Develops systems to track and evaluate worker injuries, ensuring proactive management of occupational health and safety concerns in alignment with company processes and procedures.
• Investigates industrial accidents to minimize recurrence and prepares accident reports, tracks injuries, compiles analytics and reports findings.
• Examines plans and specifications for new machinery or equipment to determine if all safety precautions have been included. Evaluates the work environment to identify hazards.
• Determines requirements for safety clothing and devices, and designs, builds, and installs, or directs installation of, safety devices on machinery.
• Designs and implements EHS programs and safety teams for all shifts, evaluates and monitors program effectiveness and compliance.
• Develop and establish a comprehensive employee safety committee, outlining clear roles, responsibilities, and reporting procedures to enhance workplace safety awareness and facilitate proactive safety measures across all departments.
• Conducts regular reviews with site leadership and prioritizes issues. Executes best practices and training programs in support of safely improving operations and productivity.
• Responsible for following all regulatory and government workplace practices.
• Maintains Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) updates and makes available to all employees.
• Collaborates with Training and Development to educate personnel about workplace safety and health, emergency procedures, environmental safety, and other required training.
• Responsible for EHS orientation and training of employees.

Food Safety  

Responsible and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues; and empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work. If this position is vacant for any significant period of time the obligation for completion of all food safety and quality related tasks will become the responsibility of the direct manager or a qualified designee. 

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education:  

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Safety, or related field with five to ten years of related experience and extensive knowledge of environmental regulations and policies. Experience setting up and executing strong EHS and risk management programs required.

Certification:

OSHA 30-Hour required; Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred. 

Skills/Knowledge:  

Has acquired and applies all necessary advanced skills and knowledge for one or more processes or areas. May be a recognized expert in the areas to which assigned. Contributes to the development of the department. Recognizes, initiates, and leads improvement activities. Requires considerable judgment, tact, discretion, and initiative. Requires professional demeanor and a good understanding of EHS principles, government regulations and state laws. Ability to collaborate, work with team dynamics, and lead others successfully. Demonstrated ability to communicate and present training and development programs. 

Computer Skills:

The ability to work effectively in a Microsoft Windows environment (Word, Excel, Outlook, and internal software programs), with advanced presentation skills and the ability to create and maintain spreadsheets. Must be proficient in technology and equipment used in environmental inspections. 

Physical Demands:  

The Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle and feel objects, tools, and controls. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, bend, and reach with hands and arms. 
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.