Eaton

Power management leader for electrical systems

EHS Manager - Environmental Health & Safety

Environmental Health & SafetyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeArecibo, Puerto RicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in engineering or natural sciences from an accredited institution is required.
A minimum of 7–10 years of similar EHS experience in a distribution and/or manufacturing environment is required.
Manufacturing management knowledge is required.
Knowledge of OSHA/PROSHO is required.
Knowledge of MESH/Benchmark is required.
Environmental, health, and safety knowledge is required.
Tooling management knowledge is required.
Engineering knowledge is required.
Candidates must be fully bilingual in English and Spanish.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
A master's degree in science and/or environmental engineering or a related field is preferred.
Knowledge managing wastewater treatment plant operations is preferred.
Experience leading, monitoring, and updating a facility business continuity plan is preferred.
Microsoft Office, Access, and Oracle skills are preferred.
Full command of OSHA regulations is preferred.
ISO 14001 lead auditor knowledge is preferred.
MESH auditor/assessor experience is preferred.
Certified Safety Professional certification is preferred.
EPA regulations knowledge is preferred.
Certified Industrial Hygienist qualification is preferred.
Competencies include strategic thinking and action, getting results, building organizational capability, demonstrating leadership, and knowledge of regulatory requirements, EHS systems, EHS risks and risk controls, and communication.
Candidates may need to participate in video and in-person interviews.

Responsibilities

Provide environmental, health, safety, and security leadership at the site.
Direct EHS activities at the assigned location or locations; establish objectives and targets; report EHS performance internally; communicate national, area, and local regulatory requirements; and ensure documents are available in local languages.
Maintain site ISO 14001 certifications and accurate EHS metrics reporting; close MESH and regulatory findings on time; ensure EHS personnel complete required training; manage interactions with the public and government authorities regarding adverse findings and enforcement actions; direct crisis response; oversee site security; and foster an EHS culture engaging employees in teams and processes.
Lead the creation of site EHS&S targets and objectives through the MESH Plan in support of corporate, regional, and business-group initiatives.
Drive preventive and proactive projects to mitigate and eliminate risks through root-cause identification and corrective actions for environmental, safety, and health activities.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local EHS regulations concerning air, land, and water.
Maintain fiscally and socially responsible natural-resource and waste-management processes.
Achieve MESH certification and associated dimensions, including OPA, EBE, and MESH+.
Interface with regulatory agencies and divisional personnel to direct facility and division EHS efforts; maintain relationships with government authorities concerning voluntary certifications, environmental permits, required reports, and data.
Develop and deploy EHS management systems, including ISO 14001, VPP, and MESH; ensure operational controls are in place, resolve action items on time, and assess and implement leaders’ development plans.
Comply with Eaton’s ethics policy and inform the management team of regulatory compliance issues.
Manage investigations, measurement, and evaluation of environmental, safety, and health conditions, and ensure related research, planning, design, advisory, and other activities occur.
Maintain positive employee engagement while implementing strategic safety initiatives.
Direct site achievement of EHS targets and objectives and develop and maintain goals supporting corporate and business-group initiatives.
Coordinate with engineering and manufacturing departments on installation of new equipment or production lines in accordance with MESH guidelines.
Facilitate site risk assessments, identify critical EHS hazards and aspects, and work with the leadership team to establish annual targets and objectives based on key risks.
Determine and monitor leading and lagging indicators against targets and objectives.
Oversee construction and repair projects.
Support the creation of EHS goals for the site manager and activity-based goals for leadership, functional managers, and front-line supervisors.
Supervise safety and environmental activities.
Formulate and recommend engineering policies and technical work aligned with EHS project objectives.
Promote a zero-incident EHS culture throughout the site and engage the leadership team.
Create and facilitate EHS teams and committees to achieve established annual targets and objectives.
Work with the leadership team and MESH element champions to conduct annual reviews of compliance with country, state, and local EHS regulations; complete the MESH self-assessment and update Benchmark.
Identify training needs to ensure legal and EHS compliance and support the plant’s general training plan.
Work with site leadership and facilities to maintain key EHS operational controls in a preventive-maintenance program and resolve EHS action items promptly.
Ensure MESH and environmental-law compliance, including industrial hygiene exposure identification, monitoring, control, employee education, and recordkeeping.
Identify noise exposure sources, develop engineering controls, implement programs, and educate employees.
Evaluate new and existing equipment for machine guarding, develop guarding, educate employees, and include lockout/tagout.
Monitor fire-suppression equipment inspections, abate findings, and train employees in firefighting.
Evaluate safety data sheets, communicate hazards to employees, and maintain hazard-communication documents.
Coordinate pressure-vessel and overhead-crane inspections and maintain records.
Maintain emergency-preparedness procedures and conduct drills.
Identify personal protective equipment needs, purchase equipment, and control its use.
Participate as a permanent member of the ergonomics team.
Support the safety steering committee’s inspection strategy and member training.
Maintain the site’s Zero Waste to Landfill status and identify recycling methods to divert waste from landfill.
Work with manufacturing engineers to identify technologies that reduce energy use in manufacturing and facility equipment.
Coordinate contractor projects and collect safety and insurance data.
Manage and develop industrial hygiene activities under local legislation, address employee safety, and implement corrective actions.
Promote a Zero Incident Safety Culture through the site EHS team and committees, including communications through meetings, posters, emails, and brochures.
Lead facility risk assessments to identify critical EHS hazards and aspects.
Develop ergonomics analyses to prevent and mitigate personnel risks.
Maintain the Environmental Management System.
Achieve annual ISO 14001 recertification and ensure procedures are followed in Arecibo.
Ensure regulatory compliance of the wastewater treatment plant.
Supervise the EHS supervisor and support wastewater operators’ development plans.
Guide and direct others to comply with environmental and safety regulations.
Develop continuous-improvement projects to reduce energy use and waste and improve environmental conservation.
Oversee the plant’s security video-monitoring system, follow up on actions, and conduct MESH investigations as needed.
Oversee the plant catastrophe-prevention system, including fire-control systems, safety alarms, fire extinguishers, and fire hoses.
Supervise the security contractor.
Implement security strategies in accordance with Eaton requirements.
Control employee, visitor, and contractor access throughout the plant.
Provide necessary training to associates for effective task execution and perform duties according to training.
Attend required security training and use required security equipment appropriately.
Model security practices and promptly identify and implement corrective actions.
Take disciplinary action for violations of plant health and security rules.
Prevent accidents in the assigned area.
Conduct incident evaluations and root-cause analyses for reporting to the next level.
Know and implement the plant Security Policy and monitor compliance with it.
Provide security staff appropriate to associates’ functions.
Manage business continuity, track natural-event trajectories, and provide guidance on related risks.
Perform other related duties as requested by management.

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge managing wastewater treatment plant operations.
Experience leading, monitoring, and updating a facility business continuity plan.
Microsoft Office, Access, and Oracle skills.
Full command of OSHA regulations.
ISO 14001 lead auditor knowledge; MESH auditor/assessor experience is preferred.
Certified Safety Professional qualification, EPA regulations knowledge, and Certified Industrial Hygienist qualification.

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a EHS Manager.

What you’ll do:

This position provides environmental, health, safety, and security leadership to the Site. Individual is accountable for: directing EHS activities at his/her location(s); establishing EHS objectives and targets; internal reporting of EHS performance; communication of national, area, and local regulatory requirements, and; ensuring documents are available in the local languages. Position is responsible for: maintaining site ISO 14001 certifications; assuring accurate and complete EHS reporting of metrics; assuring closure of MESH and regulatory agency findings on a timely basis; completion of required training for EHS personnel; managing interfaces with the public and governmental authorities with adverse findings and enforcement actions; directing actions during crises; site security, creating a strong EHS culture that engages employees throughout the site in EHS teams and processes.

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Health and Safety

1. Leads the creation of the site EHS&S targets and objectives (MESH Plan) in support of corporate, regional, and business group EHS&S strategic initiatives designed to drive EHS&S culture, compliance, and results.
2. Drives preventative and proactive action projects to mitigate and eliminate risks through root cause identification and corrective actions for environmental, safety and health activities.
3. Ensures that the federal, state, and local EHS regulations are met including air, land, and water to provide a safe working environment for employees, and a clean and healthful environment for the community.
4. Maintains fiscally and socially responsible methods and processes of managing natural resources and waste.
5. Responsible to achieve certification on MESH and dimensions included OPA, EBE, MESH+, etc.
6. Interfaces with regulatory agencies and divisional personnel to direct environmental, safety, and health efforts at the facility, in the division, and other groups within the company. Establishes and maintains relationships with governmental authorities on matters of mutual concern including voluntary certification, maintenance of environmental permits, submission of required reports, and maintenance of data.

7. Leads site efforts in the development and deployment of EHS management systems (e.g. ISO 14001, VPP, MESH) to ensure that key EHS operational controls are in place. Ensures all action items identified within all EHS management systems are resolved in a timely manner, and leader’s development plans are assessed and implemented.
8. Complies with Eaton’s ethics policy and keeps the management team informed of issues associated with regulatory compliance

9. Manages all investigations, measurement, and evaluations of environmental, safety, and health conditions and ensures that relevant research, development, planning, design, and advisory and related activities occur.

10. Maintains positive employee engagement while implementing strategic safety initiatives.

11. Manages and directs site in achieving EHS targets & objectives. Directs development, maintenance, and achievement of goals in support of corporate and business group EHS strategic initiatives.

12. Coordinate with Engineering/Manufacturing Departments the proper process for installation of new equipment or production lines, based on the MESH guideline.

13. Facilitates risk assessment at the location to identify critical EHS hazards and aspects. Works with leadership team to create targets and objectives based on key EHS risks (annually).

14. Determines and monitor appropriate leading and lagging indicators to track performance against targets and objectives.

15. Oversees construction and repair projects.
16. Supports creation of EHS goals for the site manager and appropriate activity-based goals for the leadership team, functional managers, and front-line supervisors to drive EHS culture, compliance, and results.

17. Supervise all Safety and Environmental activities.

18. Formulates and recommends engineering policies and technical work in accordance with project objectives in all related EHS.

19. Drives and promotes zero incident EHS culture throughout site, engaging the leadership team.

20. Creates and facilitates EHS engagement through EHS teams and committees needed to accomplish the established targets and objectives for the year.

Health and Safety

21. Works with leadership team and MESH element champions to complete an annual evaluation of compliance for EHS country, state, and local regulations. In addition, complete the MESH self-assessment and update in Benchmark.

22. Identify needs of trainings, to ensure legal and EHS compliance and support plant general training plan.

23. Work with site leadership team and facilities to ensure that all key EHS operational controls are in place, on a PM program, and that EHS action items are resolved on a timely basis.

24. Assure compliance with MESH and environmental laws.
• Industrial hygiene - Identify sources of exposure to monitor and control. Education to affected employees. Keep records.
• Noise exposure - Identify sources, develop engineering controls, program implementation. Education to employees.
• Machine Guarding - Evaluate new existing equipment, develop guarding and education to employees, include lockout & tag out.
• Fire prevention - Keep surveillance of fire suppression equipment inspections (internal & external). Abatement of findings. Firefighting training for employees.
• Hazard Communication - Evaluate all SDS and communicate hazard to employees. Keep control of documents.
• Pressure Vessels and Overhead Cranes - Coordinate inspections. Keep records.
• Emergency Preparedness Procedure and Drills.
• Personal Protection Equipment - Identify need, purchase, and control.
• Ergonomics - Permanent member of the Team.
• Safety Steering Committee – Support inspections strategy and members training.
• Waste Management – Keep site status of Zero Waste To Landfill (ZWTL), identifying other means of recycling to deviate waste from landflill.
• Energy Management – With the participation of the manufacturing engineers identify new technologies for manufacturing and facility equipment that reduce the energy consumption.
• Contractors - Coordinate projects, gather safety and insurance data.

25. Advice, manage, develop, and accomplish all aspects related to Industrial Hygiene’s local legislation and employee safety, and implement corrective actions as required.

26. Develop and promote Zero Incident Safety Culture (ZISC), throughout site EHS Team and committees needed to accomplish the established targets and objectives for the year including communication programs for EHS such as: meetings, posters, emails, brochures, etc..
27. Responsible for leading Facility Risk Assessment to identify critical EHS Hazards and aspects.
28. Responsible for the development of Ergonomics analysis to prevent and mitigate risk in our personnel.
29. Performs other related duties as requested by management.

Environmental:

1. Responsible for the maintenance of the Environmental Management System (EMS).
2. Responsible for achieving annual re- certification on ISO 14001. Monitor and assure all procedures of ISO 14001 are performed in Arecibo.
3. Responsible for the Wastewater Treatment Plant regulatory compliance.
4. Supervise EHS supervisor and support Wastewater operators development plan.
5. Guide and direct others as needed to comply with environmental and safety regulations.
6. Develop continuous improvement projects oriented to reduce energy, waste, and improve environmental conservation
7. Performs other related duties as requested by management.

Physical Plant Security:
1. Responsible for the security video monitor system, follow up actions and appropriate MESH investigations (as needed) within the plant.
2. Responsible for the catastrophe prevention system for the plant: fire control system, safety alarms, fire extinguished, and fire hose.
3. Supervise Security Contractor.
4. Responsible for implement security strategies according to Eaton requirements.
5. Responsible for employee, visitors and contractors’ access and control throughout the plant.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Natural Sciences from an accredited institution. Preferable: Master’s in science and/or Environmental Engineering or related field.
2. Minimum 7 - 10 years of experience in EHS similar experience in a distribution and /or manufacturing environment.
• Manufacturing Management
• OSHA/ PROSHO
• MESH/ Benchmark
• Environmental Health and Safety knowledge
• Tooling Management
• Engineering
3. Fully bilingual (English/Spanish)
4. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without a company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:
5. Knowledge managing WWTP Operations experience.
6. Experience leading, monitor and update Facility Business Continuity Plan.
7. Skilled in PC software: Microsoft Office, Access, Oracle.
8. Full domain in the application of OSHA regulations.
9. Knowledge: Lead Auditor of ISO14001; Preferable: MESH auditor/assessor, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), EPA Regulations, Certified Industrial Hygienist.
10. Competencies: Thinks and Acts Strategically, Gets Results, Builds Organizational Capability, Demonstrates Leadership Style, Eaton, and Regulatory Requirements, EHS System & Knowledge, Recognition & Evaluation of EHS Risks and Risk Control and Communication.

Additional Information:

Guidance Received:
1. Eaton Ethics Code of Conduct.
2. Corporate policies and procedures.
3. Instructions and guidance from EHS Manager at Corporate and /or Plant Manager.
4. Environmental and Safety Local Laws.
5. EHS Compliances (OSHA & EQB)
6. Departmental Procedures.
7. Eaton Corporate Risk Management Group.
8. Legal Guidance.
9. MESH ENHESA

Major or Unusual Problems:
 Manage Business Shutdown, OSHA Audits, Compliance and Legal Agency Audits and Inspections, Explosions, Death, Serious injuries, Fire causing major damage, Environmental spills or releases, Natural disaster

Job Progressions: Indicate positions typically held prior to promotion to your current position and identify the positions which might be the next most logical promotional step.
1. Facilities Supervisor
2. EHS Manager

External Contacts:
• Fire Department (Inspection and Coordination)
• Estate and Local Police (Coordination)
• State Fund (Inspection)
• PRIDCO (Liaison and inspection)
• Department of Health (Inspections)
• OSHA/ PROSHO
• Natural Resources and Environmental Department
• Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
• Federal Agencies; environmental Protection Agency and OSHA Office
• PRMA (Puerto Rico Manufacturer Association) Safety and Environmental
• Government Representatives.
• Suppliers, vendors, contractors.

Principal Accountabilities:
 Safety and security compliance.
o Develop a “zero incident” culture at Arecibo Facility
o Reduction of accidents / incidents
 Reduction of lost workdays due to labor accidents / injuries.
 MESH Implementation.
 Sustain external certifications (Example: ISO 14001)
 ISO 14001 - EMS Updated
 OSHA Compliance.
 Meet dates for Environmental Reports and Requirements.

Additional Information:

• Lead the Business Continuity Management
• Track and inform natural events trajectory and provide guidance to deal with the risk it represents.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Managerial Personnel:
(Mandatory Rules in Health and Security)

1. Providing the necessary training to all the associates, for an effective execution of its tasks.

2. Executing its functions according to it trained.

3. Attending the training of security are required.

4. Use care, and disposition of the team of security required.

5. Acting and to be example of what is security.

6. Executing with quickness identifying corrective actions.

7. Taking disciplinary action in case of violation to the rules of health and security of the plant.

8. Being attentive to the prevention of accidents in its area.

9. Conduct incident evaluations and root cause analysis to be use for reporting to the next level.

10. Knowing and to put in practice the Security Policy plant.

11. Watching for the faithful fulfillment of the Security Policy.

12. Providing the team of security required according to the function of the associate.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

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EHS Manager - Environmental Health & Safety

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