Senior Manager, EHS&S

SUMMARY

The Senior Environmental, Health, Safety & Security Manager leads occupational safety, health, security, emergency preparedness, and loss-prevention programs to protect employees, contractors, visitors, company assets, and business continuity.

This role develops and continuously improves safety management systems, injury-prevention programs, regulatory compliance initiatives, emergency preparedness plans, fire and life safety programs, contractor safety programs, and employee safety training. The position partners with Operations, Maintenance, Logistics, Facilities, Human Resources, Quality, and site leadership to reduce workplace risk, strengthen compliance, and support a proactive safety culture.

The Senior EHS&S Manager serves as the primary leader for occupational safety and people-risk management. Environmental permits, wastewater, stormwater, air compliance, waste management, environmental reporting, sanitation, and pest-control programs are owned by the Environmental & Sanitation Manager, with this role providing support when employee safety, emergency response, security, or business-continuity considerations apply.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and implements inspection policies and procedures, and a schedule of routine inspections, drafts inspection reports to document inspection findings.
• Monitors, and controls all company safety and environmental standards in accordance with OSHA and state regulations. Conducts air quality and waste water reporting in accordance with regulations.
• Develops and proposes preventive programs aligned with company values designed to reduce and prevent workplace injuries and illnesses. Develops systems to track and evaluate worker injuries, ensuring proactive management of occupational health and safety concerns in alignment with company processes and procedures.
• Investigates industrial accidents to minimize recurrence and prepares accident reports, tracks injuries, compiles analytics and reports findings.
• Examines plans and specifications for new machinery or equipment to determine if all safety precautions have been included. Evaluates the work environment to identify hazards.
• Determines requirements for safety clothing and devices, and designs, builds, and installs, or directs installation of, safety devices on machinery.
• Designs and implements EHS programs and safety teams for all shifts, evaluates and monitors program effectiveness and compliance.
• Develop and establish a comprehensive employee safety committee, outlining clear roles, responsibilities, and reporting procedures to enhance workplace safety awareness and facilitate proactive safety measures across all departments.
• Conducts regular reviews with site leadership and prioritizes issues. Executes best practices and training programs in support of safely improving operations and productivity.
• Responsible for following all regulatory and government workplace practices.
• Maintains Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) updates and makes available to all employees.
• Collaborates with Training and Development to educate personnel about workplace safety and health, emergency procedures, environmental safety, and other required training.
• Responsible for EHS orientation and training of employees.

Food Safety

Responsible and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues; and empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work. If this position is vacant for any significant period of time the obligation for completion of all food safety and quality related tasks will become the responsibility of the direct manager or a qualified designee.