Position SummaryBased in Dallas, Texas to support Caris Detect - The Manager-Environmental, Health, & Safety provides expert EHS guidance for all personnel, departments, and sites to meet environmental, health, and safety regulatory requirements and best practices. Develops and maintains all safety policies and procedures, audits for compliance, responds to emergencies, and investigates all safety issues and work-related injuries and illnesses, along with company leadership, to strive to eliminate injury and loss. Manages the corporate safety training programs and facilitates all safety training as necessary
Job Responsibilities- Manages organization's safety programs to protect employees and the company against harm and maintain safe working conditions.
- Monitors and conducts training of employees on safety policies, procedures, and regulations. Develops programs as necessary.
- Verifies compliance with federal, state, and local health and safety regulations and ensures all necessary records are maintained and prepared according to established guidelines.
- Manages the participation in client, board certification, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), EPA, and other audits and inspections, providing inspectors with appropriate documents and identifying safety measures.
- Effectively develops and implements programs, policies, standards, and procedures to reduce the frequency and severity work related injuries and illness and loss in the areas of workers' compensation, general liability, and property.
- Perform incident, injury and illness investigations, evaluations, tracking and maintains regulatory reporting requirements.
- Supervises, coaches, and develops EHS support staff and chairs safety committee meetings.
- Performs regular physical inspections of company grounds, buildings, equipment, and operations.
- Provides input on Disaster and Contingency Planning relative to employee safety and health, coordinates response during an event.
- Ensures projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complex tasks. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
- Performs other job duties as required by EHS management to directly assist with the operation and success of the company
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science/Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, Public Health, Health Science, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Chemistry or equivalent Science/Engineering field.
- At least 5-10 years EHS compliance expertise including hazard communications, hazardous waste, Bloodborne pathogens, and chemical hygiene.
- Knowledge of federal, state (Texas), and local environmental, health, and safety regulations and prevention techniques.
- Experience in Manufacturing and/or highly regulated Life Science Industry.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills - Maintain written, oral and computer communication skills to convey information to employees, managers and contractors.
- Interpersonal/human relations skills - Willingness to share and receive information and ideas from all levels of the organization to achieve the desired results.
- Planning/organizational skills: time management skills - ability to multi-task and problem solve with ease.
- Ability to design, implement, and control a safety program.
- Experience conducting risk assessments, incident investigations, audits, and regulatory compliance activities.
- Drive for Results (Service, Quality, and Continuous Improvement) - Ensure procedures and processes are in place that lead to delivery of quality results and continually reassess their effectiveness to achieve continuous improvement.
- Teamwork - Commitment to the successful achievement of team and organizational goals through a desire to participate with and help other members of the team.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working knowledge of Internet for business use.
Preferred Qualifications- Master of Environmental Health, Safety Engineering, or Occupational Health, Public Health (MPH), Master of Environmental Management, Master of Health Science, or equivalent.
- CSP (Certified Safety Professional), ASP (Associate Safety Professional), CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager), OSHA 30-Hour or OSHA Safety Certificates
- Prior experience in building/implementing EHS programs, Facility startups and ramp ups/scale up preferred
Physical Demands- Will work at a computer, perform walking inspections and tours of building interiors and exteriors.
- Able to perform essential job functions including walking, standing, climbing stairs, and moving throughout office and industrial environments without restriction.
- Capable of lifting 30 lbs.
Training- Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control, Chemical Hygiene, Hazard Communications, Hazardous Waste Management, and OSHA Injury & Illness Reporting Requirements.
- First Aid & CPR
- Other job specific and compliance training assigned based on the job functions associated with this position.
Other- This position requires periodic travel and some evenings, weekends and/or Holidays.
- Job may require after-hours response to emergency issues
Conditions of Employment: Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification.
This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
