Broad Function and Purpose of Position
Develop, organize, administer, and maintain the Company’s Environmental Health & Safety Program. Minimize the number and reduce the severity of in-plant accidents and injuries while maintaining the efficiency of the Corporation and the well-being of its employees and customers, as well as the community. The EH&S Program must comply with all federal, state, corporate and international policies and procedures. The EH&S Program must be goal-oriented and driven towards continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Act as the authority in all areas of Environmental, Health & Safety, ergonomics, and industrial hygiene.
- Coach leadership team on safe behaviors, conditions, and techniques for improved safety culture.
- Develop, implement, and ensure that training in all areas of EH&S is maintained.
- Complete and review Job Hazard/Safety Analysis (JHA/JSA) for all facility jobs/work tasks.
- Lead Lean Safety Gemba daily to review and identify hazards in given production areas.
- Ensure leadership team and supervisors enter safety hazards into Sphera (EHS Management System).
- Lead and manage incident/accident investigation processes for near misses and all injuries. Communicate root cause actions needed within 48 hours of near miss or injury.
- Complete New Hire Orientation for temporary and full-time employees.
- Lead weekly EHS meetings to review audit and other open actions, additional EH&S data, etc.
- Integrate all Corporate and Regional Environmental, Health & Safety programs into daily operations.
- Implement and oversee ongoing Management of Change (MOC) process.
- Communicate weekly Safety Starters to production manager for training of all employees.
- Submit monthly and yearly State and Federal EH&S reports.
- Maintain EMS ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) program.
- Implement and maintain OHS ISO 45001 (Occupational Safety & Health) program.
- Manage EHS software systems for regulatory compliance.
- Assist maintenance with contractors’ selection, onsite scope of work tour, etc.
- Assist Human Resources regarding workers compensation case details from injury reports and follow-up analysis needed once employee returns to work.
- Maintain the Injury and Illness Tracking Programs.
- Manage programs such as GENSUITE Compliance Manager to ensure legal compliance with all EH&S applicable internal requirements and local and federal regulations and rules.
- Lead all Near Miss, and Accident Investigation root cause analysis. Implement corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence.
- Establish targets and long-range accident prevention and cost-control objectives.
- Work with Human Resources Department Workman’s Compensation team to reduce costs associated with lost time injuries and assist in developing return to work program.