Environmental Health and Safety Leader

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Environmental, Health and Safety Leader is a critical member of the Natural Leadership Team (NLT) providing guidance and coaching in the areas of safety and environmental stewardship to all plant members. The Environmental, Health, and Safety Leader must maintain a leadership presence on the plant floor, positively influence employees, and engage them in all aspects of safety and environmental processes.

This position leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of critical safety and environmental processes, programs, and procedures to achieve a zero-injury environment. The successful candidate provides leadership and applies technical abilities to engage employees at all levels of the organization to sustain world-class safety and environmental processes.

Reports to: Plant Leader

Span of Control: 2 direct reports

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Live the Safety stand, adhere to safety, health, and environmental responsibilities.

• Transform plant safety and environmental performance to world-class levels that align with division and Owens Corning corporate goals
• Build and foster a safety culture among all plant employees Reduce the plant’s environmental footprint in the community Support and help build a culture of wellness
• Advise and guide the Natural Leadership Team (NLT) in developing a risk-ranked strategic plan, prioritize and advocate capital/resource requests, and advise the leadership team on all aspects of environmental requirements and responsibilities.
• Implement a personal safety action plan
• Manages Plant Safety metrics – RIR, first aids, near misses, SIF standards
• Manages Plant Environmental metrics

Develop skills and grow capabilities in the plant

• Coach, mentor, and re-direct personnel in the plant to develop Extraordinary Safety Leaders Grow and develop the direct reports, as well as the safety teams within the workforce.
• Maintain a leadership presence on the plant floor, influence employee and Supervisory behaviors, and fully engage employees in the safety process.
• Enroll and engage the entire workforce to build a powerful safety culture.
• Assess effectiveness of plant leadership from an EH&S perspective and provide developmental guidance as required
• Develop safety programs and incident tracking systems to drive insights on injury prevention and ways to engineer out risk
• Lead a safety committee of plant employees to create a safe and environmentally conscious workforce.

• Start and lead TPM EHS Pillar/programs in support of the overall plant strategy.
• Develop and implement training programs in a coordinated effort with appropriate plant personnel
• Continually reinforce the Company’s stand on safety
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of all critical EH&S processes, programs, and procedures
• Set and accomplished critical metrics regularly to ensure continuous improvement in the processes that lead to an engaged safety culture on the floor
• Recognize employee accomplishments and contributions through an EHS recognition program.

Oversee compliance with governmental regulations and corporate programs

• Ensure regulatory compliance of all environmental permits and processes
• Foster positive relationships with governmental agencies and work as a partner to improve plant
• Create, maintain, and oversee the compliance calendar for all regulatory requirements Effectively address enforcement actions from local, state, or federal agencies
• Provide expert technical support in identifying and resolving critical regulatory issues.
• Ensure adherence to corporate policies and programs Maintain the corporate management systems Address deficiencies in internal EHS audits
• Continuously elevates the customer perspective of self and others by knowing our products, manufacturing, and selling processes. The E&S Lead applies this knowledge to successfully influence other leaders to make the best business decisions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in any field related to EH&S, such as hygiene engineering, science, or equivalent
• 3 years of experience working in an industrial or manufacturing environment Experience in leading, assessing, and developing talent to deliver results

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 6 years of progressive manufacturing safety experience Professional certification as Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Experience with environmental and safety regulations

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Strong working knowledge of environmental, health, and safety compliance law and industrial hygiene
• Ability to identify hazards, critical process, and system needs and implement appropriate action
• plans
• Ability to establish agreement and consensus with management Ability to effectively engage employees is critical
• Ability to initiate and lead cross-functional teams and management / union committees to achieve
• objectives
• Adept at developing and delivering safety training
• Skillful in driving and managing change
• Ability to integrate resources across the organization Engages and cares for others, starting with safety Achieves results, individually and through teams Enjoys working with people and in teams
• Takes business risks, grows from failures, celebrates successes Demonstrates strategic planning and thinking

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.  Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

About Owens Corning  

Owens Corning is a branded building products leader with three complementary market-leading businesses providing roofing, insulation, and doors primarily for residential markets in North America and Europe. The company operates with an integrated go-to-market strategy and a unique set of OC Advantages™ – including its iconic brand, unparalleled commercial strength, leading technology, and winning cost position – to help customers win and grow in the market. Owens Corning is committed to helping build better and achieve more through winning partnerships, leading performance, and engaging people. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OC). For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.