EH&S Plant Manager

The EH&S Manager provides environmental, health & safety (EH&S), and sustainability support to the Hanover, York, and EPCO plants and Hanover office personnel. In this role the EH&S Manager assists the site leadership teams with all aspects of program implementation, including developing, updating and sustaining and measuring the effectiveness of critical elements of an environment safety and health program via the execution of management systems.

This vital role will directly oversee, in coordination with the leadership team, the development, coordination and roll out of annual goals and objectives with focus on leading and lagging performance indicators, however emphasis will be placed on leading indicators. The successful candidate will be responsible for performance reporting to the corporate EH&S function and developing action plans with site leadership for any performance measure not on track.

The selected candidate will also provide assistance with training development, updates, coordination and execution, including onboarding, annually required training and training based on risk and needs assessments.

This role will act as the liaison between OHS and environmental regulatory bodies, local state and federal. This person will be responsible for monitoring safety, health and environmental regulatory changes to assess the most effective ways to implement changes.

The successful candidate must be able to interact with team members at all levels of the organization, from the front-line associate to the senior leadership team. It will be expected that significant time will be spent with the front-line associates, collecting information about safety and health opportunities and areas that need attention so that the leadership teams can address current and relevant topics of concern or opportunity.

Essential Functions for the EH&S Manager

1. Acts as an EH&S resource for managers at all levels within the plants and office.

2. Identifies known/potential exposures, performs a risk assessment with key stakeholders and recommends corrective action.

3. Works closely with plant staff, human resources, legal, operations and the corporate EH&S function to coordinate EH&S activities.

4. Provides technical environmental health & safety support and information to managers with direct plant oversight.

5. Assists with the maintenance and implementation of the ISO 14001 and 45001 certifications

6. Provides support for all Hanover plant shifts, including second and third shifts as well as York's and EPCO's one shift operations.

7. Oversees the local SafetyCulture site and reviews and assigns (where needed) reported safety issues.

8. Assists with the preparation of local written safety and health programs and policies, including any site-specific safety plans for larger projects.

9. Leads risk assessments using the Schindler risk assessment process for all matters related to EH&S.

10. Provides training program support for applicable training programs, to include new hire orientation, monthly training and annual regulatory required training. Support includes training program content development, training execution and follow-up of completed training to determine effectiveness and retention.

11. Contributes and makes recommendations for the development of annual Supply Chain and plant goals.

12. When required, participates in new product/process reviews, including process hazard analyses, methods development, training, and management of change activities.

13. Coordinates annual personal protective equipment assessments by major category of job classification to ensure PPE is appropriate and evaluated for potential needed changes.

14. Works with management to maintain or set up the safety library (e.g., training records, safety inspections, regulations, reference manuals).

15. Promotes safety and health awareness using company training programs, safety alerts, methods alerts, stand downs and plant initiatives.

16. Serves as a member of the plant environmental health and safety committee but shall not lead.

17. When required, participates in the company national EH&S committee.

18. Assists as necessary with incident investigations and development of reports, presentation, and coordination / implementation of incident corrective action(s) with the leadership team.

19. Reviews corporate or Group Organization Norms and Work Instruction methods and procedures/records and provides input for EH&S considerations.

20. Understands federal and state occupational EH&S regulations and monitors regulatory changes as they occur.

21. Provides technical support to plant personnel to ensure compliance with applicable occupational EH&S regulations.

22. Advises plant management staff of regulatory changes with which the plants must comply. Sufficient advance notice should be provided so that compliance on the effective date of new regulations is ensured.

23. Audits practices and records of the plants to ensure compliance with company programs and federal/state occupational safety and health regulations.

24. Supports a culture where employees are empowered to report any type of event or near miss.

25. Monitors injuries/illnesses and worker's compensation claims.

26. Reviews all incidents within their area of responsibility to include not only incidents resulting in personal injury, but incidents with property damage or had the potential to result in a serious injury or fatality.

27. Coordinates communication with the company legal department, SVP of FQE, and Manager of Systems and Compliance.

28. Reviews various facility EH&S committee meeting minutes and safety inspection reports and follows up as necessary.

29. Reviews injury/illness and no injury incident investigation reports and follows up as necessary.

30. Support Schindler on building local safety cultures.

31. Reviews and supports the development of annual EH&S plans (Plan on a Page).

32. Works with the corporate office and management to determine and implement sustainability initiatives and projects.

Required Education and Experience

* Bachelor's degree required (preferably in environmental health and safety)

* 3-5+ years' experience in the manufacturing industry

* Knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards regarding manufacturing

* Ability to train, influence and motivate team members.

* Collaboration skills.

* Problem solving/analysis.

* Strong understanding of management system implementation

* General business acumen

* Excellent written and oral communication proficiency

* Customer/client focus

* Decision making

* Learning orientation

* Personal effectiveness/credibility

* Personal growth and development

* Teamwork orientation

* Technical capacity

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation.
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - Effective from first day of hire.
• 3 weeks' vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and8 Company Observed Holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service.
• Parental Leave - 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of achild's birth or adoption.
• A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth.