Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in health and safety or environmental sciences. Certified Safety Professional (or equivalent) preferred
Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in industrial manufacturing or regulatory government environment
Detailed knowledge of OSHA, EPA and other applicable industry environmental, health and safety standards
Leadership experience in high accountability culture and metrics driven environment
Experience with storm water permits and sampling protocols for permit compliance
Ability to manage outsourcing of and/or train staff including: General safety awareness training, machine guarding, hand and powered tool safety, ladder safety, LOTO, forklift, etc
Personality able to balance (incomplete in description)
Responsibilities
Manages the development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive environmental, health and safety programs for the Jackson plant
Provides the leadership, direction and support to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws
Translates corporate EHS requirements of external/internal auditing programs, environmental reporting requirements, safety initiatives, EHS Road Map, scorecards, and training programs into management systems with site-specific goals
Partners with corporate EHS leads to implement corporate EHS audit program requirements, ensure audit findings and recommendations are resolved, closed and documented according to corporate requirements
Interfaces with regulatory and public sector EHS agencies and authorities as appropriate. Liaises between plant management and those government agencies on regulatory issues
Manages and directs the site in achieving EHS targets & objectives. Directs development, maintenance, and achievement of goals in support of corporate and business group EHS strategic initiatives
Supports creation of EHS goals for the site manager and appropriate activity based goals for the leadership team, functional managers, and front-line supervisors to drive EHS culture, compliance, and results
Serves as the technical expert (resource) having an understanding and working knowledge of all relevant EHS corporate and regulatory requirements and issues as necessary
Identifies and communicates best management practices across the product group
Oversees and assists EHS Coordinators during facility restructuring projects/major process changes to verify that environmental permits are obtained at the facility prior to the installation or modification of equipment/process change
Analyzes and reports site and product group performance against goals
Facilitates/Coordinates annual EHS audits to support compliance certification, provides oversight of audit corrective actions, and reports to Director of EHS on audit results, as necessary
Assures compliance to all OSHA regulatory standards which include but are not limited to industrial hygiene, energy control (LOTO), NFPA 70e, confined space entry, fall protection, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, hot work and contractor safety