JOB SUMMARY
This position will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing environmental health and safety programs to ensure compliance with regulations and promote a safe working environment. Your primary goal will be to protect the health and safety of employees, visitors, and the surrounding environment while minimizing risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities include:
• Inspect and evaluate the environment, equipment and processes in working areas to ensure compliance with government safety regulations and industry standards
• Identify potentially hazardous biological, chemical and radiological materials and collect samples of them for analysis.
• Manages Safety Staff and leads them to execute on all Safety programs, initiatives, and requirements.
• Recommend changes to protect workers, and educate employees on how to prevent health problems through the use of safety training programs. Provide Environmental, Health and Safety leadership
• Develops, reviews, implements, and maintains required Environment and Health and Safety policies and procedures by managing them to meet requirements
• Possess knowledge of laws, government regulations and practices related to OSHA
• Subject Matter Expert for Safety Program - Prevention Focused
• Collaborate with regulatory agencies and external stakeholders on EHS matters, permits, and compliance issues.
• Coordinate all Safety Training, Communications, and Metrics, including orientations and other required trainings
• Fosters new ideas to improve the existing Safety Program
• Monitor safety action items, assign responsible party to take corrective action and maintain records for follow up.
• Coordinate the investigation of all incidents, root cause analysis and action items Identifies health and safety concerns by surveying operations, occupational conditions, investigating violations and recommending prevention programs
• Audits, tracks and enforces all Safety Training and workplace practices
• Maintains compliance with all state and federal regulations
• Stay current on EHS regulations and industry best practices, and implement changes as necessary to maintain compliance and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain EHS metrics and reports to track performance, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for EHS-related inquiries, concerns, and emergencies.
• Additional items as assigned by Manager.
PRINCIPAL CONTACTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE COMPANY
This position interacts with all employees, specifically with shop floor employees, Plant Leadership, vendors, customers, and other applicable third parties.
COMPETENCY OR POSITION REQUIREMENTS
• Able to read, interpret and prepare documents, instructions and procedure manuals.
• Able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Able to clearly present ideas, arguments, both written and oral relative to formulating internal policy and procedures.
• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and other relevant regulations and standards.
• Excellent PC skills, word processing, spreadsheet, and data base.
• All Armor employees are also expected to demonstrate Armor's core values of being:
o Customer Focused
o Passionate about Work
o Solution Oriented
o Driven by Integrity
• Understand, promote, train and ensure compliance of the QMS within the managed department.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
• Safety specific Bachelor's degree and 5+ years' experience in Safety role; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience in EHS management, preferably in a manufacturing or metal fabrication environment, preferred.
• Safety and/or Environmental Certifications. preferred.
EQUIPMENT USED
This position will use a personal computer, telephone, and copier/fax/scanner on a daily basis.
WORKING AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
This position will spend a majority of the time on the shop floor, walking and standing. Additionally, time will be spent in an office environment.