EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) Manager

EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) ManagerSyracuse, New YorkFull TimeAs the EHS Manager you will provide EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) and leadership for the Syracuse Plant Operations and GEIS Headquarters. This role will ensure plant level EHS programs, policies, procedures, and systems are developed, implemented, and sustained to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory requirements and conformance with the company's MESH requirements.In this role you will:Lead the development, maintenance, and achievement of plant EHS goals & objectives in support of corporate and business group EHS strategic initiatives.Determine and monitor leading and lagging indicators to track performance against targets and objective.Lead risk assessment at the location to identify critical EHS hazards and aspects and collaborate with leadership team to create and implement mitigation action plans.Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs, policies, and procedures in conformance with regulatory and/or company requirements (e.g. MESH).Work to assign MESH element champions and facilitate their engagement in ownership of the MESH elements.Work with leadership team and MESH element champions to complete an annual evaluation of compliance for EHS country, state, and local regulations.Investigate environmental and safety incidents to determine root cause and prepares and implements corrective action plans.Develop behavior-based safety programs and works collaboratively with all employees to create and promote a zero incident EHS culture throughout sites.Create a strong zero incident EHS culture and facilitate employee engagement through employee Safety Committee, safety related RIE events, and weekly GEMBA walks.Act as site point of contact for federal, state, and local inspections pertaining to EHS, and ensures compliance with air, water, wastewater, and storm water permits and other safety and environmental concerns.Develop/maintain plant emergency response plans and ensures drills are performed to document plan effectiveness.Create and monitor EHS training matrices to ensure that required training for targeted audience is defined and tracked to completion.Manage annual EHS budgets and capital upgrades/projects pertaining to EHS improvements.Basic (Required) Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.Minimum of three (3) years' experience working in an Environmental, Health & Safety discipline within in a manufacturing or operations environment.Minimum of two (2) years' experience managing or leading people.Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental discipline, or related field from an accredited institution.Five (5) years' experience working in an Environmental, Health & Safety discipline within a manufacturing environment.Experience working in a Foundry operation.Experience in auditing EHS compliance within a manufacturing environment.Certified Safety Professional