EHS Manager

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Position Summary

The HSES Manager will provide HSES leadership expertise and strategic direction for the Sidney facility. The HSES Manager is an integral member of the Plant Management Team supporting and advising site management regarding all HSES requirements. They will formulate a proactive strategy that is results oriented and develop a vision for HSES that includes compliance to all legal requirements continual enhancement of established programs and consistent implementation of new programs within a team environment. The successful candidate will lead the effort to eliminate prevent and reduce the occurrence of safety health medical and environmental issues. Additionally the candidate will facilitate and promote the development of an effective safety and environmental culture which aligns with Edgewells purpose values and behaviors.

Essential Functions

• Maintains the HSES management system.
• Responsible for all health safety environmental and sustainability (HSES) programs at the Sidney facility including all rules standards policies and practices.

• Oversee and manage site security team and all security related systems requirements and activities.

• Partner with management and stakeholders when implementing new or updated HSES programs and drive employee engagement.
• Partner with management on business organizational and HSES programs provide advice and guidance and serve as a member of the management team.
• Manage execution of HSES related capital projects for the site.
• Supervise all interaction with regulatory agencies to verify compliance resolve situations and maintain a cooperative working relationship.
• Identify and implement effective programs to meet all OSHA VPP Star SARA CERCLA RCRA CAA CWA TSCA DOT cGMP and OEPA regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for meeting all site environmental requirements (hazardous waste air emissions water storm water etc.) to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Investigate HSES incidents and accidents using EPC approved root cause analysis and ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented to prevent future occurrence. Recommend the design and implementation of new programs as necessary to minimize company losses due to accidents/incidents.
• Partner with Human Resources and/or other appropriate stakeholders to administer drug and alcohol screening program as needed.
• Review/report HSES incidents and complete necessary documentation for insurance carrier risk management system and corporate HSES staff including workers compensation case management.
• Ensure appropriate implementation of facility safety program required activities such as hearing testing industrial hygiene and respirators.
• Ensure all machine safety risk assessments are completed and current for site equipment and corrective actions are taken to address deficiencies. Ensure safety guarding and control reliable systems meet standards.
• Manage all HSES Management System-related activities including annual risk assessment of site-based activities defining training and communication strategies developing and providing meaningful performance metrics performing program audits and preparing an annual management review.
• Regularly inspect and review plant operations to assure regulatory compliance including conducting frequent combined safety security and environmental inspections and audits in the field. Possess the skills knowledge and ability to take immediate corrective action for findings if required. Report all safety and environmental violations and recommend correction actions.

• Support EPCs sustainability goals by leading facility efforts to implement waste reduction and recycling programs and show progress towards landfill free attainment. Additionally partner with facility stakeholders to optimize or reduce the facilitys energy and water usage.
• Coordinate and/or manage all HSES reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Ensure all required reports to regulatory agencies are submitted in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring that all HSES policies procedures and practices are reviewed on an annual basis or when change occurs.

• Ensure all HSES awareness and authorized training programs are completed as required (e.g. LOTO)
• Ensure all Job Safety Analyses (JSA) are prepared implemented and maintained.
• Respond to facility emergencies at the site including medical and industrial emergencies and hazardous materials spills and/or releases. Report events to local emergency agencies and coordinate response as needed.
• Ensure facility complies with all EPC HSES corporate requirements including policies standards scorecards reporting and recordkeeping.
• Hosts and participates in corporate HSES audits.
• Participates on global HSES calls and activities as requested.
• May also perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in a related field technical discipline preferred
• 5 or more years of management experience in a manufacturing environment including managing comprehensive health safety environmental and sustainability programs.
• Technical knowledge of: OSHA RCRA DOT CWA SARA CERCLA CAA TSCA ANSI DOT ACGIH cGMP OEPA
• RCRA Hazardous Waste Training
• DOT Hazardous Materials Training
• HazWoper First Responder Awareness Training
• Experience with developing implementing and maintaining safety culture programs.
• Experience with machine safety risk assessment techniques and functional safety/control reliability requirements and standards (e.g. ANSI OSHA).
• Experience with root cause incident investigation techniques (Tap Root training preferred)
• Experience developing and implementing programs policies and procedures including:
  • Interpreting and applying department policies and procedures.
  • Interpreting and applying applicable laws rules and regulations.
  • Facilitating and resolving sensitive health safety environmental & sustainability questions and concerns.
  • Working as a member of a management team.
• Site security management (security staff systems & alarms access control policies & procedures)
• PC skills; Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Teams); and other applicable applications.
• Exceptional communication skills
• Knowledgeable about best practice safety and environmental approaches.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Professional certifications preferred (CSP CHMM etc.)
• Tap Root Training
• OSHA VPP
• EHS Auditing
• Incident Command Training
• First Responder Training (Medical)

Working Relationships

• Sidney Site personnel & leadership
• Global HSES
• EPC Sustainability
• EPC facility HSES staff
• Contractors and vendors
• Regulatory agencies

Work Environment

• Travel required up to 10-15%

The salary range for this position is $104000 - $156000. Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including but not limited to relevant experience time in role base salary of internal peers prior performance business sector and geographic addition to base salary the competitive compensation package may include depending on the role participation in an incentive program linked to performance.

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