EHS Associate Manager 92180

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#92180 Topeka Kansas United States

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Associate Manager is responsible for all aspects of the EHS strategy and functions to ensure the regulatory compliance safety health and welfare of all plant employees the community and the environment. The EHS Associate Manager develops implements and drives all EHS continuous improvement plans by meeting or exceeding all federal state local and company standards.

This position is responsible for supporting the responsibilities at the Pet Nutrition Center campus located in Topeka Kansas.

Principal duties and responsabilities:

• Establish strategic site plans and roadmaps for safety performance.
• Ensures all annual safety compliance training is delivered completed and tracked.
• Identifies designs and implements EHS continuous improvement related projects and is
• responsible for ensuring preventative and corrective action is taken for all EHS issues.
• Establish strategic site plans and roadmaps for environmental performance.
• Sets facility EHS KPI (Key Performance Indicators); monitors performance and reports progress.
• Develops and manages the EHS budget.
• Leads all aspects of incident investigation and reporting for safety and environmental issues.
• Champions the facility First Aid Responder program.
• Manages facility Emergency Preparedness Program and ensures plan integrity.
• Administers inhouse permitting programs (hot work and confined space).
• Champions facility security provides ongoing feedback to the security subcontractor to maximize effectiveness.
• Support the pursuit of a highefficiency lowimpact zero waste facility by developing the roadmap and achieving TRUE Zero Certification for the site.
• Manages all waste streams for the facility.
• Provide leadership for the sites Sustainability team by working to integrate appropriate global Colgate sustainability ambitions and targets into the
• sites local planning and communications.
• Lead the sites contractor safety program and contractor qualification process.

Requirements:

Basic:

• Bachelorsdegree in Engineering Technology Safety Environmental Management Industrial Hygiene or related field
• At least six years experience in an EHS role
• Proficient in compliance management of OSHA DOT and EPA regulations
• Full knowledge of safety and environmental regulations and reporting requirements including
• Process Safety Management waste characterization TSCA Serc reporting and air permitting.
  

Preferred:

• At least five years experience in supervisory role
• Colgate Palmolive Environmental Occupational Health and Safety Standards and Guidelines
• Certified Safety or Industrial Hygiene professional preferred
• SAP Skills

Expected areas of skills:

• Experience planning and leading cross functional teams Sustainability projects and EHS initiatives
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral)
• Efficient at utilizing Google/Microsoft productivity apps
• Proficient at multitasking and prioritizing
• Experience budgeting and tracking project costs

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin ethnicity age disability marital status veteran status (United States positions) or any other characteristic protected by law

Are you interested in working for Hills Pet Nutrition You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by email are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Work that matters fueled by passion for pets! At Hills we have a purpose. Every day around the world we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation amazing nutrition and the best and brightest people. Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition Hills mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets.

HILLS Prescription Diet therapeutic pet foods HILLS Science Diet and HILLS Ideal Balance wellness pet foods are sold worldwide. Hills is a division of ColgatePalmolive a leading global consumer products company tightly focused on Oral Care Personal Care Home Care and Pet Nutrition with sales of products in more than 200 countries. To learn more about Hills and Colgate please visit and or find us on LinkedIn Facebook Twitter and YouTube.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact with the subject Accommodation Request should you require accommodation.