Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager HSE EHS

Job Summary

The Health, Safety & Environmental Manager directs all safety, health, environmental and security activities ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, standards, codes, and Company policies on site. The HSE Manager works proactively to minimize and eliminate workplace health and safety risks and hazards, ensuring a safe environment where employees work safely and are provided adequate training to perform their job duties.

Additionally, the HSE Manager makes recommendations to management regarding program implementation and improvements and works with the facility management team to ensure the facilities safety and environmental goals are met.

• Improves the quality of and ensures the effective execution of safety management processes following established regulations, policies, standards and best practices.
• Directs and is actively involved in a proactive safety program for all Cedar’s facilities.
• Contributes and engages in the development, maintenance and reporting of Wastewater, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Universal Waste, Used Oil, and Storm Water programs.
• Educates, trains, and provides support to operations in the development and execution of consistent safety management programs.
• Supports the partnership with risk management (operations) to identify trends and opportunities for improvements in tools, training or processes.
• Directs accident investigation programs, monitors accident trends and processes, and develops programs for improving performance.

• BS in Occupational Health and Safety or related field; or equivalent combination of training and education with five plus years related work experience in industrial health and safety, and environmental compliance in a manufacturing environment, preferably food industry
• Completion of the OSHA 511 and 501
• Professional certification preferred (ASP, CSP)

• Possess and extensive working knowledge of regulatory requirements for federal and state programs, processes and program implementation strategies.
• Possess ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Strong written, verbal, and analytical skills to evaluate performance metrics and outcomes.
• Ability to develop, conduct, and maintain training programs
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Skilled in organization, prioritization, and attention to detail.
• Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines. Establish and maintain effective relationships with Managers, Supervisors and employees.
• Ability to select, coach, develop, engage and retain a team of employees.

• Ability to be on call or work schedule according to business needs
• Experience working with local regulatory agencies
• Ability to thrive in fast paced environment
• Bilingual preferred (Spanish/English)
• THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IS INTENDED TO BE A SUMMARY ONLY AND IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL RESPONSIBILITIES, SKILLS, OR EFFORTS.

The physical demands described here 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 functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear; climb stairs and/or ladders. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

This description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee…