HESQ Plant Leader

SITUATION IN ORGANIZATION

The HESQ (Health, Environmental, Safety & Quality) Plant Leader reports directly to North Kansas City (NKC) Plant Operations Manager.

This job is part of the NKC leadership team. This role exists to lead Health, Environmental, Safety, and Quality (HESQ) compliance, implementation, and continuous improvement programs in support of the site. The position reports directly to the Plant Operations Manager in NKC but also receives guidance from the HSEQ groups in the Coating Solutions (CSP) Business Unit in Cary, NC and in Arkema Inc.

headquarters in King of Prussia, PA. The position will also have leadership responsibilities for the Ark Integrated Management Systems (AIMS) coordination at NKC.

• Serve as primary contact for all safety, health, and environmental issues impacting the NKC plant.
• Ensure the safety of site personnel through compliance with occupational safety and health regulations, and maintain the attitude that all accidents are preventable.
• Develop and coordinate onsite programs to ensure compliance with all regulatory and permitting requirements related to Industrial Health, Occupational Safety, Environment and Process Safety Management (PSM).
• including those listed in the OSHA standards table 1910., 49
  
  CFR, and 29
  
  CFR; including OSHA 300 Log.
• Consult with HESQ Leaders within Arkema (both Corporate and Business Unit) to obtain clear interpretations of site‑specific regulatory process, regulations, laws, associated procedures and implementation strategies including internal management and quality systems.
• Responsible for independently preparing required reports (quarterly and annual regulatory reports) and other environmental and safety reports for on‑time submission.
• Responsible to maintain interaction with government agencies and ensure permits and license are up to date.
• Responsible for generating and reporting chemical inventory, emission (air‑water‑waste) metrics and other HSE data to Corporate Arkema for internal reporting requirement (i.e. REED report).
• Perform routine, internal environmental audits, RCRA inspections, safety inspections to ensure ongoing compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations, as well as internal Arkema HESQ policies.
• Recognizes and analyzes HES risks present in the work environment and assists the Site Leadership Team in the development of programs, procedures and /or work processes to mitigate those risks.
• Facilitate continuous improvement of HESQ programs to ensure compliance with all regulatory and permitting requirements.
• Lead or participate in Root Cause or missed compliance investigations involving any/all HSE matters at the NKC site and support development and completion of related corrective actions.
• Coordinate third‑party contractor efforts related to Industrial Health monitoring and reporting at the site with support from other Coating Solutions and Arkema Inc resources.
• Coordinate all hazardous and non‑hazardous waste handling and disposal for NKC and maintain associated documentation requirements.
• Supports (PHA) Process Hazard Analysis and (MOC) Management of Change review teams as PSM Coordinator for Site. Participate in all MOC, PHA, PSSR meetings.
• Utilizes the MOC and Implementation Work Process to effectively deliver the regulatory guidance, required documentation, and training to the appropriate groups, including contractors.
• Maintain all safety, environmental records to ensure compliance with HES requirements and effective implementation of the various work processes, global HES and data management systems.
• Site emergency response coordinator.
• Leads the Health & Safety Behavior Base Safety Committee – coaching individuals on the program, providing feedback to employees and leadership and reviewing BBS audits to ensure quality.
• Leads the Safe Start Program enforcing knowledge with practical techniques to improve safety on a daily basis.
• Prepare HES training materials and conducts employee training as appropriate, including contractor orientation.
• Analyze site HES training needs to develop new training programs…