Job Details
EHS Manager - Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Location: Toledo, OH
On-site: 5 days per week
Compensation:
Salary ($130-150K) No Bonus + Benefits
We're looking for an EHS Manager who has proven experience managing a large operation. We need someone who understands manufacturing, multi-suite EHS and can build and develop programs for scale. Our client is growing rapidly through acquisitions so it's the perfect time to join and really create a positive and proactive safety culture.
Responsibilities:
- Leads all EHS responsibilities and initiatives.
- Develops and implements programs to ensure our EHS efforts are proactive and support our company s workplace objectives.
- Ensures all reports, permits and paperwork are completed properly to ensure compliance with government agencies.
- Administers workers compensation and works with 3rd party contacts and legal as necessary. Provides engaging onboarding and ongoing training to managers, supervisors and associates to foster a positive culture and tools to provide a safe, clean and organized workplace.
Environmental:
- Air Emissions Permit requirements are met.
- Maintains emission checks for Step and Regrind departments.
- Confirms sprayed chemical quantities for OC emissions and total hours in operation.
- Verifies and completes deviation reports, compliance certification, emission inventory, MACT compliance reporting and emergency malfunctions as required during the year.
- Ensures Storm Water Permit requirements are met.
- Verifies chemical-free storm discharges in all facilities. Performs monthly stormwater inspection on Mfg outside grounds.
- Ensures RCRA (Hazardous Waste) Management & Reporting is completed. Maintains and confirms compliance with our hazardous waste accumulation areas.
- Handles the Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity Report and ensures labeling, disposal manifesting and reporting obligations are met. Audits satellite accumulation stations and DC s for hazardous waste activity.
- Ensures compliance with Toxic Substance Control Act. Investigates all allegations of significant adverse reactions to health of associates and the environment and document and report allegations including findings.
- Ensures all Environmental Response and Emergency Planning (EPCRA) requirements are completed.
- Maintains all Material Safety Data Sheets for our stored chemicals. Reports quantities of hazardous chemicals annually to fire department, local emergency planning committee, state emergency commission, and EPA for those chemicals exceeding the threshold planning quantity (TPQ) on Tier II reports. Submits toxic chemical release reporting and Form R annually for those in excess of threshold quantities for the calendar year. Reports any spills and releases of hazardous material via air, water or ground.
Health & Safety Duties:
- Complies with OSHA regulations
- Maintaining written programs for each location.
- Tool Box, Manage R2W, Townhall management - driving positive safety culture
- Conducts training on all required programs with all associates in all impacted locations.
- Conducts EHS training and applicable forklift and/or DOT training as needed.
- Works with HR and out of state locations to ensure all the necessary training is completed in a timely manner.
- Screens, tests, and conducts workplace exposures for noise, air contaminants and other health-related issues to comply with industry regulations.
- Purchases and distributes personal protective equipment (PPE) equipment and supplies
- Maintains the First Aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Response programs for SCE.
- Investigates using Root Cause Analysis all accidents including injuries, illnesses, incidents, near misses and first aid cases to prevent these from reoccurring.
- Maintains OSHA recordkeeping and reports to management the injury, illness and incidence rating (IIIR) compared to industry. Reduces IIIR to reduce WC costs and liability.
- Conducts and maintains the Respiratory Protection program and testing.
- Works with HR with return to work and injury case management to minimize off work time.
- Maintains all MSDS for all facilities. Updates current MSDS and works with purchasing to request MSDS from vendors including MSDS for chemicals purchased and brought into our facilities.
- Manages the Hazard Communication (Right to Know) program. Maintains and trains on other safety topics such as Electrical Safety, Permit-required Confined Space, Emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention, Ergonomics, Hoists and Cranes, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Safeguarding, Fall Protection, Powered Industrial Trucks, Safety Inspections, Safety Rules Enforcement, Welding and Hot Work, etc.
- Proactively works with HR and managers to build a safety first culture. Uses positive and negative reinforcement, accountability, and enforcement methods to elevate safety so it is part of the company culture to embrace safety as part of doing their job right.
- Performs EHS audits intermittently to ensure all locations are compliant. Works with new facilities to bring them up to speed with Style Crest EHS policies and requirements.
- Acts as the company representative with outside agencies such as OSHA, EPA, BWC, etc.
Qualifications:
- Degree in H&S
- Exp building and growing EHS programs and oversight of 100+ employees as our client had 900 of them at different branches.
- 7+ years of EHS experience in Mfg, Warehouse and Private Fleet environments.
- Must have a thorough understanding of EPA regulations including Ohio EPA s eBusiness center, Tier II reporting, Air permits, EPCRA section 312 and 313, hazardous waste, universal waste, CERCLA and storm water pollution prevention.
- Must possess extensive knowledge of OSHA regulations and the required safety programs and training needed such as guarding, lockout/tagout, confined space, welding and hot work, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, power industrial trucks, etc.
- Must be proficient with the new hazard communications requirements, the global harmonized system of labeling and safety data sheets management and retention requirements.
- Knowledgeable department of transportation regulations for fleet safety, accident compliance and CSA 2010.
- Must have demonstrated success in implementing EHS programs to reduce accidents and WC costs using different training and reinforcement methods.
- Must have the ability to build positive relationships to facilitate a safety culture change and be a role model.
- Proficient using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Must be accessible outside of normal working hours and be willing to travel to all of our locations.