EHS Operations Partner-Hybrid

EHS Business Partner leads the on-going assessment, development, implementation, and sustainability of multiple site's Safety, Health, and Environmental systems and partners with Operations to ensure execution. Responsible for ensuring EHS system meets the objectives of corporate policies, procedures, and guidelines. Works in conjunction with management team to sustain a safety culture emphasizing employee engagement built upon Operational Excellence.

This will be a Hybrid role; we would like someone within an hour from the Fort Wayne area. This role will support our facilities in Huntington, Grabill, OH, and Van Wert, OH. You will be responsable for being at the facility 2-3 days per week.

• Manage environmental, health, and safety activities through strong leadership, training, communication, and motivation
• Guide the development and implementation of Health & Safety policies and programs.
• Coordinate and provide safety training for all employees in the areas of Safety, Fire Prevention, and Loss Control.
• Works with Operations and Human Resources to investigate and maintain records for all work related injuries and/or illnesses, provide statistical analysis, and assist department management in the development of effective health and safety counter-measures to continuously improve safety objectives.
• Oversee/Administer the Worker’s Compensation Program and implement an effective plan for minimizing and reducing worker injuries and associated costs in relationship to measurable data.
• Ensure legislative compliance with OSHA, EPA, ADA, RCRA, DOT, Fire Codes, and serve as a liaison with area OSHA representatives.
• Serve as co-chair on the Joint Health and Safety Committee and help to coordinate activities, recommendations, and accountability of issues identified by the JHSC.
• Conduct routine workplace safety inspections and establish measurable standards from which further recommendations (continuous improvement) can be made, with effective follow-up.
• Coordinate emergency evacuation procedures, training, and practice drills.
• Air:
  Coordinate the Title V Air Permit(s).
• Land:
  Oversee spills management program, outside storage of materials, and landfill disposal management.
• Water:
  Ensure all process water discharges to sanitary sewers is in compliance with state & federal regulations.
• Hazardous Waste:
  Coordinate and manage hazardous waste program.
• Coordinate recycling efforts of all recyclable scrap.
• Direct services of contracted personnel.
• Partner with management team relating to EH&S issues.
• Keep the HR Manager, Plant Manager and Director of EH&S up-to-date on matters relating to environmental, health and safety and other areas of human resources.
• Directs, promotes and reviews programs relating to safety, quality and productivity in the division and recommends changes where desirable.
• Performs workplace inspections and monitors compliance with all Health and Safety, ISO
  14001 and Corporate Health and Safety policies and procedures. Duties include, but are not limited to: leading safety talks, staff meetings, tailgate meetings, leading accident/incident investigation program, training new employees, correcting unsafe acts or conditions, and correcting or commending health and safety performance. Establish safety goals and objectives; review of safety statistics and loss runs; lead formal management safety committee.
• Serve as the ISO 14001 and Corporate Health and Safety Policies Management Representative.
• Responsible and accountable for ensuring that environmental compliance is maintained by all facility team members.

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, Industrial Hygiene or a related field of study. Knowledge of ISO 14001, Ergonomics,…