Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Overview

The EH&S Manager (Detroit Thermal Systems) provides technical environmental safety and health support to production and corporate personnel. Develops corporate environmental safety and health programs and objectives and coordinates training programs. Monitors environmental safety and health regulations and provides technical support to plant and corporate personnel to ensure compliance with federal and state environmental safety and health regulations.  The EH&S Manager will serve as primary environmental health and safety advisor for all levels of the organization. 

Responsibilities

• Works closely with staff in operations, engineering, human resources, and other functions to provide technical environmental safety and health support and direction to corporate and production personnel. Develops annual company EH&S goals and updates monthly metrics. Develops and delivers curriculum for New Hire
• Works closely with staff in operations, engineering, human resources, and other functions to provide technical environmental safety and health support and direction to corporate and production personnel.
• Develops annual company EH&S goals and updates monthly metrics.
• Develops and delivers curriculum for New Hire Orientation and other EH&S training.
• Directs the development of written environmental, safety and health programs and policies (Safety Committee, Safety Assessment Audit Program, Work Conditioning Program, Wellness programs).
• Participates in new product/process reviews, including process hazard analyses, operator training, etc.
• Supports corporate/plant engineering to implement engineering controls to minimize safety and occupational health hazards.
• Supports plant personnel in selection of appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Maintains corporate EH&S library (e.g., videos, regulations, reference manuals)
• Promotes EH&S awareness through internal company memoranda, newsletters and specific training programs.

• Serves as member of the Executive Environmental Health & Safety committee.
• Leads implementation of a hazard communication program and preparation of reports.
• Reviews process-operating procedures/records and provides input for environmental safety and health considerations.
• Understands federal and state environmental safety and health regulations and monitors regulatory changes as they occur.
• Provides technical support to corporate and plant personnel to ensure compliance with applicable environmental safety and health regulations.
• Advises manufacturing plants and corporate staff of regulatory changes with which the plants must comply.  Advance notice should be provided so that compliance on the effective date of new regulations is ensured.
• Audits practices and records of manufacturing plants to ensure compliance with company programs and federal/state environmental safety and health regulations.
• Monitors lost-time injuries/illnesses and worker’s compensation claims.
• Conducts Worker’s Compensation loss review with Plant controller.
• Reviews plant safety committee meeting minutes and safety inspection reports and follows up as necessary.
• Reviews injury/illness and noninjury incident investigation reports and follows up as necessary.

Qualifications

• Six years’ experience performing in a Safety Engineer / Manager role in a related assembly environment are required
• A Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in a related field
• Experience and a solid understanding of applicable federal, state and local safety regulations and industry standards, including ANSI B 11.19, RIA 15.06, OSHA 1910, OSHA 1910.147, NFPA 70E, OSHA 1910.132, NEC Article 110.16.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) at an advance level
• Possess a strong work ethic with absolute integrity as well as the professional maturity necessary to gain the confidence of senior leaders within the company and the local communities
• Demonstrate a measured style with the ability to remain poised when faced with crisis situations.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to forge positive relationships with employees, regulatory officials and corporate executives to communicate the company’s safety and environmental health policies and accomplishments
• Build consensus and positively influence a diverse group of co-workers at all levels of the organization.

PREFERRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Safety Health Manager (CSHM) preferred.
• CES (certified environmental specialist), CEP (certified environmental professional), or CHMM (certified hazardous materials manager).
• Certified Storm Water Operator
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical data.
• Demonstrated ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures in a clear, concise manner and effectively present safety data.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. 
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.