OverviewResponsible for the management of facility health and safety programs required to ensure conformance with corporate policies and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Responsibilities- Overall supervision of programs and activities required under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
- Oversight for the facility-wide Housekeeping Program
- Medical monitoring program as it applies to OSHA's Lead Standard.
- Supervision of facility inspections, maintenance of required records and timely submittal of required reports to regulatory agencies.
- Coordination of environmental improvement projects as required.
- Coordination with Corporate Environmental Resources Department on facility programs, activities and responses to regulatory agencies.
- Training and oversight of facility personnel performing environmental, health and safety duties.
- Maintain OSHA 300 Log and compliance calendar in Sentry (ProcessMap) system.
- Promote continuous improvement and engage employees and management in safety initiatives to positively impact the safety culture.
- Drive safety improvement projects.
- Follow Excell Lean Manufacturing procedures.
- Comply with current Quality Systems requirements.
- Manage uniform services for plants.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Plant Manager and EHS leadership.
- Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and manage worker compensation cases. Case management with management and HR.
- On-call for injury response. This is a 24/7 operation.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Safety, or related field, with 6+ years' experience in safety-related fields.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret federal, state, and local regulations and technical procedures.
- Analytical skills for root cause analysis.
- Hands-on, floor-based approach to safety management style.
- Ability to work effectively and communicate with other departments in the development and accountability of health and safety programs.
- Leadership ability.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Able to see, hear and speak; able to sit, stand for at least two hours at a time, sit, bend, craw, squat, kneel and climb; able to use both arms and hands to use a computer and peripherals and lift 40 pounds from floor level to overhead, able to work below ground level in confined spaces and on stationary or mobile elevated platforms, able to wear respirator and other PPE as required, able to climb stairs. Regular use of safety glasses and shoes. Vision requirements: close vision.
ENVIRONMENT
Able to work inside or outside the plant environment and in all climate conditions. Exposed to lead, fumes, chemicals, operating equipment, and powered industrial vehicles.
TRAVEL
Travel as required for training, meeting with regulatory agencies, and to other company-sanctioned events.
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