Environment, Health, and Safety Associate Manager

Olympus EHS Compliance Manager

Working

Location:

Minnesota, Brooklyn Park

Workplace Flexibility:
Hybrid

For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. Every day, we live by our philosophy, True to Life, by advancing medical technologies and elevating the standard of patient care so people everywhere can fulfill their desires, dreams, and lives.

Our five core values empower us to achieve our purpose:

Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy.

This position is responsible to lead in coordinating OSTA compliance initiatives in Environment, Health, and Safety and other relevant compliance areas as designated. Assist and help manage development, management, and review of policies and practices for OSTA and/or its facilities, and works with Legal, Operations and Senior Management of the regional sites assigned to facilitate compliance with company policies and applicable laws.

This position will be based at one of the Olympus OSTA locations and will support all EHS needs at the facility.

Job Duties

• Health and Safety
• Oversees occupational health and safety matters related to facility- and field-based personnel.
• Develops and maintains a systematic occupational health and safety management program to facilitate:
• identification of occupational health and safety hazards
• utilization of physical safeguards and employee personal protective equipment to control such hazards
• training of employees in good health and safety management practices
• investigation of accidents and occupational injuries and illnesses
• compliance with all applicable health and safety legislation.
• Evaluates deficiencies; establishes and implements written policies and procedures; audits to assess and ensure compliance with policies and procedures; and provides requisite training.
• Manages general compliance matters and projects as necessary, assistance to ensure compliance with relevant policies, and other federal laws relating to health and safety (e.g. transportation of hazardous materials).
• Environmental
• Oversees environmental matters related to Olympus facilities and products.
• Develops and maintains a systematic environmental management program to facilitate:
• assessment of environmental impacts of products, facilities and operations
• engagement of Olympus management and staff in activities related to reducing environmental impacts
• compliance with applicable environmental legislation.
• Serves as a contact for Olympus regarding Olympus products and facility related environmental compliance issues; monitors environmental laws that impact Olympus products and operations; evaluates deficiencies in this area; establishes and implements written policies and procedures; audits to assess and ensure compliance with policies and procedures; provides requisite training.
• Strong knowledge of ISO
  14001 to implement ISO
  14001 if needed and continue to support and lead sites with ISO
  14001 currently in place
• Auditing sites for environmental and safety compliance.
• Safety
• Includes worker's safety, industrial safety, fire safety, ergonomics, Haz Com, process/work evaluation, accident investigation, safety trainings for employees, and chemical safety.
• Ability to work with management of change/process safety elements including learning the document control system to make annual program changes or institute new programs through document control.
• Training
• Develop compliance and other identified training, as necessary.
• Advise the OSTA EHS Manager and/or the OCA Site Director and supporting site managerial team on all EHS needs and regulatory compliance items.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Advanced Certification (such as CSP, ASP, or CIH) or advanced coursework/master's degree in Work Environment or similar or ability to gain certification within one year of employment.
• Working knowledge of federal, state and local laws related to health and safety and environmental protection.
• Minimum of seven years' experience dealing with EHS policy and compliance issues.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to plan and execute various…