We are seeking an EH&S Manager to facilitate the establishment and promotion of a safe and healthy working environment and to recommend measures to reduce or eliminate industrial accidents and health hazards in compliance with OSHA, NIOSH, WA State L&I and EPA regulations at a plant level. Duties include but are not limited to strategic environmental and safety planning for the plant, facility auditing and inspection, standard and regulation interpretation, incident investigation, procuring and revising training materials, and generally ensuring regulatory compliance of the plant.

So, what will you be doing as an EH&S Manager?

• Manage Environmental, Safety & Health programs within Western Pneumatic Tube Co. to include Environmental, Health and Safety regulations. Includes developing and providing guidance to all managers and supervisors.
• Ensure compliance with all EH&S current and developing regulations, standards, codes, and key constraints.
• Manage quarterly, annual, and biennial reporting duties for City, State, and Federal compliance.
• Provides oversight for environmental operations, wastewater treatment, and hazardous materials operations ensuring that all requirements are met to avoid incidents, violations, and fines.
• Ensure all permits registrations, and compliance filings are current and submitted on time.
• Manage L&I / Workers Compensation cases with Human Resources and plant Supervisors.
• Acts as the primary contact for all employees on incident reporting, investigations and hazard elimination. Tracks activity for lost work time, return to work initiatives and restricted duty provisions.
• Develop, review, maintain and conduct EH&S program training that are required to enhance EH&S Performance.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and assessments to identify gaps, implement corrective actions, and verify program effectiveness.
• Lead emergency preparedness, crisis management, incident response, and workers compensation support activities.
• Provides strategic direction to sustain a comprehensive system for hazard prevention and control.
• Lead the annual PPE hazard assessment process and ensure PPE requirements are documented, enforced for each operation.
• Implement/maintain behavior-based safety program.
• Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
• Assure proper recordkeeping of results in all areas and develop effective and efficient reporting mechanisms that meet the regulations and inform leadership.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and execute tasks accurately in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor of Science in Occupation Safety and/or Environmental or related field, preferred
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience and/or exposure in EHS role(s) involving leading, coaching employees, or Safety Committee membership.
• Ability to interact with all levels of employees
• Excellent leadership abilities and knowledge of OSHA & EPA requirements
• Must be extremely knowledgeable with Washington State laws and Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) requirements
• Knowledge and experience with Behavior Based Safety techniques

Reasons You'll Love It Here

We offer a full suite of employee benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance; as well as paid vacation, paid personal time, and various opportunities to give back to your local community. We also strongly encourage and provide opportunities for learning and professional development. Our Learning & Development team has put together in-house training on subjects like front-line supervisor essentials, how to manage conflict in the workplace, and many others.

What to Do Next

Now that you've had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.