The Environmental Health, and Safety Manager will develop, coordinate, and implement occupational health policies and procedures to promote and ensure effective safety operations in the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with management to develop, prepare, and implement safety policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and safety laws, regulations, codes, rules, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• Provides technical and administrative support to the safety committee.
• Stops operations and activities that could harm employees or equipment.
• Identifies opportunities to minimize workplace injuries, accidents, and health problems.
• Conducts employee training on applicable safety standards.
• Reviews safety training and recommends revisions, improvements, and updates.
• Conducts safety inspections and audits to assess compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Reviews accident and incident reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Willing and able to travel up to 75% of the time.

 Competencies:

• Attendance – Consistently arrives to work and is on time
• Communication – Writes and speaks effectively; responds promptly to feedback; listens well; asks questions to ensure understanding.
• Job Knowledge – Display extensive knowledge of current company safety policies and applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.
• Time Management –Manages time effectively and efficiently, to accomplish multiple activities during the workday with the ability to switch tasks when necessary.
• Computer Skills – Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Training Capability – Ability to develop and conduct training programs.
• Initiative – Makes decisions with the best available information to resolve issues with minimal oversight.

Experience and requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, or related field required, Master’s degree desirable.

• Multi-state, multi-facility safety experience preferred.

• Five years of related experience preferred.

• Strong understanding of OSHA standards, hazardous materials, and industrial ergonomics.

• Strong working knowledge and understanding of MSHA regulations and documentation requirements.

• Currently certified or the willingness to be certified in First Aid, CPR, OSHA.

• Forklift training highly desirable.

• Must have current valid driver’s license.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear; climb stairs and/or ladders. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus, with or without correction.

Work Environment: 

While conducting inspections, the employee is occasionally exposed to extreme weather conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The individual may be exposed to loud machinery or equipment.

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