Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager

About the Role

In accordance with our Core Values and associated EHS&S (Corporate Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability) Team Policies, the Site EHS&S Manager drives continual improvement in environmental, health, safety and sustainability performance at Richardson Winchester, VA location and provides guidance and support to site, business unit operations leaders and corporate EHS&S regarding EHS&S issues. 

We are looking for a driven individual that is seeking the next step in their career path in Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability. The Site EHS&S Manager plays a key role in supporting the overall EHS&S function for the assigned site. You will be a key member of the site leadership team to support, manage, and execute components of EHS&S.  In this role you will get diverse experience, providing you a great opportunity to grow and develop your technical and leadership skills. This will be your chance to make an impact and help create a zero-incident culture! 

Position will report to the Site Plant Manager with a strong dotted-line into the Senior Director of EHS&S. 

Key Responsibilities

• Practice safe working techniques and re-enforce EHS policies, procedures, and guidelines.

• Serve as an onsite subject matter expert, providing technical guidance concerning site EHS&S issues. 

• Be an active resource concerning employee health and safety, representing EHS&S as a member of the site Leadership Team; provide guidance and direction in EHS&S programs to employee, supervisor, and managerial levels to ensure common competencies and effectiveness. 

• Lead and coordinate efforts to implement risk mitigation, injury prevention and EHS&S compliance initiatives, develop and execute tactical strategic plans to improve site EHS&S performance to continually improve overall EHS&S performance. 

• Oversee EHS&S training program, including new hire, job-specific, contractor and required refresher training. 

• Ensure continuous improvement in the site EHS&S Management Systems. 

• Coordinate site process safety management program, where applicable. 

• Manage incident and injury management process. Coordinate corrective and preventive actions accordingly with the support of the key departments, ensuring timely follow-up and implementation. 

• Supervise site incident and injury reporting, investigation, and recordkeeping; and worker’s compensation claims and site Return to Work program. 

• Perform incident analysis, track trends, and partner with operational leaders to develop and deploy solutions to significantly reduce incidents. 

• Lead site environmental program and sustainability initiatives; including required environmental permits, reporting, monitoring and recordkeeping. 

• Ensure the timely completion of all required safety, environmental and sustainability reporting to internal and external interested parties. 

• Coordinate site emergency response programs and manage site security programs. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Education and Experience Required

• Technical degree in engineering, science, safety, industrial hygiene or similar discipline. Equivalent experience will be considered.  

• 5+ years of environmental, health and safety compliance experience in a manufacturing environment.   

• Relevant certifications a plus (CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE). 

• Experience in the food manufacturing, consumer products industry, or similar is a plus. 

• On-the-job required travel time: Under 25% 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of applicable federal, state/provincial and local EHS regulations is required. 

• Self-driver focusing on continuous improvement. 

• Ability to collaborate, work beyond obstacles and build trust with impacted departments. 

• Strong organization skills and ability to prioritize workload based on impact and facility goals. 

• Ability to drive change by taking projects from proposal to implementation. 

• Ability to effectively influence others. 

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, financial reports, and governmental regulations.  

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures.  

• Ability to effectively present information in a public setting.