Manager, Health Safety & Environmental

Manager, Health Safety & Environmental

Location: Longmont, CO

Work Arrangements: Monday – Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, 100% onsite

• Leads overall health, safety and environmental programs for the site. Responsible for developing, implementing and administering safety and environmental.
• Responsible for ensuring that an environment of continuous improvement is pursued in the development of health, safety, and environmental systems and results.
• Meets Federal, State and Local laws and regulations and Corporate standards for personnel, plant and environmental safety.
• Builds technical and personal mastery.
• Uses proven tools such as Key Elements, Risk Prediction, Behavioral Observations and Daily Management System methodologies.
• Demonstrates leadership skills in understanding current and future health, safety, and environmental requirements for the site, including assessing the current situation, setting direction, and developing action plans and executing them in a way that develops ownership and abilities in others to deliver both short and long‑term results.
• Is a member of the Plant Leadership Team and can influence the plant’s direction in delivering safety results and sustaining compliance with Federal, State, and Local safety and environmental regulations.
• Plays a leadership role in developing and maintaining the safety culture at the plant.
• Owner of the Health, Safety, and Environmental Pillar.
• Coaches Health, Safety, and Environmental system (Key Elements) owners as needed.
• Has a working knowledge of all operating department processes and the hazards associated with all equipment and tasks.
• Helps recognize unsafe work conditions and suggests new safety standards and practices as appropriate.
• Ensures plant safety and environmental inspections are executed, safety risks are being eliminated, and employees are following safe work practices.
• Leads and serves as a training resource for the incident investigation process. Coaches departments on investigating and reporting work‑related incidents, injuries, first‑aids, and near misses. Ensures investigations and follow‑ups are complete.
• Acts as the primary interface with the on‑site medical and ergonomic providers.
• Manages the plant worker’s compensation and case management system.
• Maintains all OSHA recordkeeping requirements and serves as the host for OSHA Compliance visits as well as owns the OSHA Readiness Plan.
• Implements safety and environmental training.
• Produces monthly reports for safety and environmental programs.
• Serves as an emergency contact for environmental and safety emergencies.
• Coordinates materials for the Longmont site audits related to safety and/or environmental standards and regulations.
• Will manage 1 hourly direct report (Site HSE Coordinator).
• Other tasks as required.

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Previous plant safety leadership is preferred. (Leadership of corporate safety systems, or of other plant systems and results will be considered in lieu of safety leadership.)

• Ability to establish and sustain relationships across the organization.
• Ability to prioritize work in a high demand work environment.
• Willingness to work flexible hours to best meet the needs of the business.
• Excellent communication skills—oral and written.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to motivate others.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Proven ability to implement changes in an operational environment.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in plant systems as well as Microsoft Office applications.

Salary range: $93,500–$136,400.

Eligible for Annual Incentive Plan and Holiday bonus.

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