Job Description
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in a Safety or Environmental Sciences discipline with 3-5 years manufacturing experience OR 10 years of manufacturing management experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Leadership experience (Preferably in Safety or Environmental management)
• Ability to mentor, coach, and support members to positively impact divisional safety culture.
• Demonstrate creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas and answers to work-related problems.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong teams.
• Knowledge of best practices, principles, and methods to achieve a sustained, safe manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of local, state, federal, and other regulatory requirements for environmental and health standards.
• Ability to implement and maintain an effective Safety Program
• OSHA10, OSHA30, Certified Forklift Operator, Hazard Communication Certification, First Aid/CPR/AED Certification OR equivalent training certifications.
Responsibilities:
• Support implementation of OSHA compliant safety programs (Hazard Communication Machine Guarding)
• Conduct routine plant safety inspections, identifying hazards and tracking corrective actions
• Assist with incident, injury, and near miss investigations; perform root cause analysis
• Maintain OSHA records (300, 300A, 301) and assist with regulatory reporting
• Support industrial hygiene monitoring (noise, dust, chemical exposure, ergonomics)
• Participate in job hazard analyses and risk assessments for production tasks
• Assist with compliance with EPA and state environmental regulations
• Support hazardous and non hazardous waste management, labeling, and disposal
• Maintain environmental permits, logs, and inspection records
• Coordinate spill prevention and response activities
• Conduct or coordinate new hire and refresher EHS training
• Track training completion and maintaining documentation via company quality systems
• Support safety meetings, production floor GEMBA, lean manufacturing
• Promote employee involvement and positive safety culture on the production floor
• Help maintain emergency response and evacuation procedures
• Coordinate drills (fire, chemical spill, severe weather)
• Maintain emergency equipment and first aid stations
• Maintain SDS system and chemical inventory
• Compile EHS metrics and KPIs for management review
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining a ISO14011 and ISO45001 Certification.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives tied to safety and environmental performance