Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Overview

Tremco Construction Products Group brings together Tremco CPG Inc.’s Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing and Roofing & Building Maintenance divisions;
Tremco Barrier Solutions Inc.;
Dryvit, Nudura and Willseal brands;
Prebuck LLC;
Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc.;
Weatherproofing Technologies Canada and Pure Air Control Services, Inc. Altogether, Tremco CPG companies operate 21 manufacturing facilities, 6 distribution sites, and 3 R&D/technology sites, and employ more than 2,700 people across North America.

The EHS manager is accountable for the development and implementation of programs in the Environmental, Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) areas of manufacturing.

• Investigates and documents complaints with respect to adverse effects (human, environmental) stemming for personal, commercial use of products.
• Communicates standards of product use and application, ensures mutual understanding, and mitigates exposure to hazardous / undesirable conditions in the normal use of products.
• Leads the development and implementation of comprehensive regulatory compliance programs in the areas of occupational health and safety, hazardous materials management, environmental management and transportation materials safety.
• Interprets regulations, develops legislatively compliant, organizationally appropriate programs, and delivers tools, training and education to Tremco staff, managers and senior management and Tremco sister Canadian companies.
• Conducts safety and health audit programs, documents statistics with respect to EHS&S program compliance, and makes recommendations with respect to annual safety program changes and objectives.
• Represents Tremco with regulatory bodies and government agencies, and acts as primary point of contact for legal in the areas of litigation support.
• May act as expert witness in the event of investigations and legal proceedings.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge and relevant documentation with respect to EHS&S and hazardous materials management rules, regulations and legislation in multiple jurisdictions.
• Researches best practices and investigates program innovations, both broadly and with respect to chemicals manufacturing, distribution and disposal, and makes recommendations regarding policy gaps and program improvement opportunities.
• Prepares contingency plans and recommendations with respect to pending or anticipated changes in legislation, and develops proactive, cost effective program options in support of chemical product and regulatory changes.
• Serve as a resource to operations leadership teams and senior managers regarding policies, standards and best practices with respect to occupational health and safety, hazardous materials management and environmental management.
• Works closely with the Director Human Resources in the areas of workplace injury case management, claims management and back-to-work programs.
• Is responsible and leads by example the EHS&S programs, codes compliance, systems and training for the facility.
• Develops and implements enterprise-wide programs for EHS&S codes compliance, and delivers tools and training to ensure organizational compliance with regulations and best practices.
• Identifies and corrects non-code compliant processes by formal audits, and makes recommendations in order to rectify compliance issues and mitigate risk of accident / liability.
• Ensures that all employees are aware of, and that programs are in place to train and resource employees to comply with Tremco’s EHS&S procedures and protocols.
• Hires, trains, develops and evaluates employees in accordance with the policies of the organization.
• Assesses EHS&S human resources requirements in medium and long term, and prepares plans to develop and/or recruit needed talent to achieve organization objectives.
• Prepares, implements and monitors the annual program budget, and takes corrective action on budget variances.
• Provides analysis and recommendations with respect to financial implications of product, program and regulatory changes, including cost / benefit analysis of program improvements to mitigate the financial impact of EHS&S…