Environmental Health and Safety Manager

POSITION TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER

DEPARTMENT: SAFETY

REPORTS TO: PRESIDENT

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

An Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager develops and implements programs to ensure workplace safety, environmental compliance, and employee well-being by creating and enforcing safety policies, training staff, conducting inspections, investigating incidents, and managing regulatory requirements for OSHA and the EPA. Key responsibilities include hazard identification, risk management, incident response, and fostering a strong safety culture.

• Create, update, and implement EHS policies, procedures, and programs to ensure regulatory compliance and a safe work environment.
• Analyze and identify workplace hazards (physical, chemical, ergonomic, biological) and implement corrective actions to improve existing conditions.
• Develop and deliver safety training programs to employees to ensure they understand and follow safety protocols.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits to monitor workplace conditions, ensure compliance with EHS regulations, and identify areas for improvement.
• Investigate workplace incidents, injuries, and environmental spills to determine root causes and develop corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of federal, state, and local EHS regulations (e.g., OSHA, EPA) and ensure the organization's adherence to them.
• Develop programs for waste management, pollution control, and carbon footprint reduction to ensure environmental sustainability.
• Track and manage budgets for EHS projects and prepare reports, incident reports, and safety manuals.
• Respond to facility emergencies, incidents, and other health and safety concerns.
• Possesses knowledge of legal repercussions of workplace accidents.
• Demonstrates familiarity with job site machinery and products.
• Ensure that federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules and codes are observed.
• Manage OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
• Plan, organize, supervise and evaluate emergency response actions and drills.
• Develop, implement and maintain a safety policy handbook and site-specific policies that are required by law.
• Requisition ing of all safety supplies, products or training items as required.
• Manage the STOP Behavioral Safety Training component.

• Performing Administrative Activities
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Interacting With Computers - proficient in the use of word processing programs.
• Possesses strong leadership skills.
• Communicates clearly and effectively.
• Pays close attention to detail.
• Exhibits strong organizational skills.
• Possesses solid problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Works well with teams.
• Possesses strong writing skills.
• Demonstrates ability to remain calm and cool-headed in the event of an emergency.
• Cares for the general wellbeing and safety of all personnel.
• Self-starter yet able to take orders as directed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Language Skills - Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Reasoning Ability - Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Physical Demands - are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function