Environmental, Health & Safety Manager at PQ Joliet, IL

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager job iet, IL.

PQ is a leading global provider of silicates, silicas and derivative products. PQ's products are used in a wide variety of industrial processes and many customer products, from decorative paints to green cement, from clean drinking water to green tires and from toothpaste to biofuels and beer.

Ideal candidates resonate with PQ's Core Values of Integrity, Sustainability, People, Customer Focus and Safety. Successful employees embrace and model these values in their behaviors and actions.

• Provide primary day to day EHS support to PQ plant operations. Additional responsibilities and changes in responsibilities may be made at the discretion of the PQ Corporation VP EHS.
• Analyze the work environment and develop programs designed to control, eliminate, and prevent occupational disease and/or injury and/or environmental harm caused by physical, chemical, biological agents or ergonomic factors.
• Provide technical and practical support to front line leadership on matters related to occupational health, safety, security, environmental compliance, process safety (HAZOP), and loss prevention.
• Develop and manage initiatives to promote a proactive safety culture, including programs designed to increase employee involvement, education, and recognition by participation in safety committees, incident investigations, training, and compliance auditing.
• Collect and interpret EHS data to identify trends and/or causal factors, such as system failure, human error, incomplete or faulty decision-making, or a weakness in existing policies or practices or regulations.
• Investigate incidents and non-compliance events to determine contributing factors and recommend remedial action to prevent reoccurrence.
• Conduct field and site inspections to enforce adherence to laws, regulations and employer policies governing occupational safety and environmental compliance.
• Assist with the collection of data required to satisfy environmental permit and reporting requirements (air, water, waste regulatory requirements).
• Prepare reports for use by company personnel and regulatory agencies, including Compliance calendar.
• Liaise with regulatory agencies on matters related to reporting and/or investigating compliance concerns including work related injury log maintenance.
• Develop and deliver regulatory required training related to health, safety, and environment.
• Apply EHS management systems to conform to standards such as RC14001, ISO
  14001, ISO
  45001, etc.
• Partner with EHS Liaison to manage EHS projects at assigned sites.
• Participation in company sponsored auditing including PQP, RC/ISO, and EHS Compliance, as well as site level audits (housekeeping, security, radiation, permits, and contractors). Other audits maybe included based on experience.
• Develop and maintain site level EHS plans, programs, and procedures in collaboration with site operations.
• Provide support and assist the Behavior Based Safety (BBS) and Joint Health and Safety committees to resolve open items and issues.
• Analyses and interprets reports from consultants and makes recommendations for additional testing and fieldwork as required.
• Conduct EHS reviews of capital projects and work with engineering & plant management on solutions to EHS issues.

• Bachelor’s degree related to environmental health and safety, engineering, or related discipline is preferred.
• Analyzes and interprets reports from consultants and makes recommendations for additional testing and field work as required.
• At least 5 years’ experience in manufacturing environment.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, Microsoft office software, and computer skills.
• Must be an independent, self-motivated individual with the ability to multitask and administer a broad range of duties including resolving issues, supporting operations with ideas that comply with regulations, counseling employees and providing technical interpretation and how to practical application of policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform physical inspections of office area, warehouses, utility spaces, construction work areas, and manufacturing areas.
• Ability to coach, teach and counsel and…