EHS Supervisor- 1st Shift

The EHS Supervisor directs the maintenance implementation and continuous improvement of comprehensive environmental health and safety programs/practices for the plant. This includes ensuring compliance with all applicable federal state and local laws/regulations and standards to meet or exceed relevant safety & environmental standards in a manner consistent with sound business practice. The EHS Supervisor will direct the work of other salary and/or hourly employees within the department.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensure compliance with all federal state and local safety laws as well as company policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement environmental and safety policies programs and training.
• Maintain employee training records.
• Effectively report and manage all workers compensation cases. Successfully resolve cases by following up seeking out legal counsel and attending workers compensation hearings.
• Guide general safety programs including but not limited to the following: Concern Reporting Lock-out/Tag-out Hot Work Control of Hazardous Waste Confined Space OSHA Recordkeeping Air Emissions Management Wastewater and Storm Water Management and Environmental Remediation.
• Perform accident and near miss investigations to determine causation and make work process improvements to eliminate future incidents.
• Manage emergency response including emergency evacuation and coordinating outside emergency response agencies.
• Inspect workplaces and minimize or eliminate hazards from processes materials and incorrect working methods.
• Formulate training outlines and determine instructional methods to most effectively educate the workforce on proper safety practices.
• Lead the new hire onboarding orientation related to safety and work environment based precautions.
• Effectively manage personnel and budget to meet targeted objectives.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Detailed knowledge of OSHA EPA and other applicable industry environmental health and safety standards.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate performance metrics and outcomes.
• Superior communication skills verbal and written.
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills with the ability to develop multiple solutions to an issue and make valid recommendations for resolution.
• Ability to work calmly in a high stress and high pressure situation.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with all levels of the organization from corporate regional and plant management to supervisors and hourly employees in the production areas.
• Able to work well in a team environment and independently

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in EHS Safety Industrial Engineering Industrial Hygiene or related field.
• 2-5 years working inSafety/EH&S in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook Excel etc).
• Strong communicator with a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and dynamic situations in a complex work environment.