Health Safety & Environmental Manager

SUMMARY:

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager assists in the implementation of corporate initiatives to provide for the safety and well-being of ClarkDietrich employees across the organization. This role works closely with plant management teams to ensure that they are providing the safest possible work environment with a goal of zero injuries. The individual must be able to apply safety-related elements of the physical sciences, ergonomics, and physiology as well as safety principles, standards, practices and analytical techniques.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports plants in the implementation of EHS related programs and processes necessary to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulations as well as ClarkDietrich’s internal requirements.
• Assists in determining EHS priorities for locations and provides direction on managing programs/policies.
• Provides technical assistance for management teams on all environmental, health and safety issues.
• Compiles and submits all required company and regulatory reports accurately and on time.
• Assists plants in incident investigation process including incident review, data analysis/collection, root cause identification, and corrective action development.
• Performs EHS related audits during facility visits and is able to quickly identify and correct substandard conditions when observed.
• Helps achieve a culture of employee engagement and ownership in safety processes and continuous improvement.
• Works with plants to perform workplace job hazard analyses and risk assessments.
• Provides advice on risk identification, reduction, and management.
• Participates in planning and design meetings on all new equipment projects.
• Develops and executes plans to assure proactive compliance to OSHA mandated programs and incident prevention.
• Serves as a resource for plants safety teams to utilize their knowledge of day-to-day operations regarding safety.
• Assists Plant Managers in dealings with governmental agencies in all safety and health matters.
• Analyzes incident reports, metrics and injury case studies in order to institute changes that lead to a safer environment.
• Advises on structural safety requirements based on failure mode analysis of such factors as fatigue, stability, stress, and concentration.
• Applies knowledge of physiological factors to assist in the design of safety features and controls.
• Utilizes ergonomic principles to reduce/eliminate repetitive motion and improper body positioning.
• Reviews proposed occupational safety policies, guidelines, and standards to determine their consistency and recommends changes as needed