EHS Manager - Newport News, VA

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

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This position contributes to the success of the PBUS by ensuring regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, and DOT), accident prevention and after injury management. This person will work to support implementation of the PBNA EHS Management System at the Newport News, VA manufacturing location. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert in employee safety and environmental regulations as well as have OSHA, EPA, and DOT compliance experience and be highly skilled at implementing processes that will lead to sustained EHS performance improvements.

• Deploy, implement, and lead the EHS agenda by supporting the location manufacturing teams with integration of safety and environmental programs, Workers' Compensation, prevention efforts, and regulatory compliance into everyday work life.
• Analyze accident data and develop and implement actionable safety/environmental solutions.
• Provide collaborative, proactive, and creative problem‑solving abilities to develop best‑in‑class EHS programs for the improvement of the overall strategy and EHS management system.
• Implement, execute, ensure compliance with the Pepsi - PBUS EHS policies and procedures, and all federal, state, and local OSHA/EPA regulations (e.g., Lockout, Haz Com, Machine Safety, SARA, RCRA, etc.).
• Manage local EHS budget.
• Lead the development and implementation of the EHS Annual Operating Plans and EHS Action Plans for the location.
• Achieve annual target rates for Lost Time, Recordable, Severity, and Environmental.
• Ensure compliance with applicable occupational safety and environmental regulations.
• Develop, implement, execute, and manage strategies to prevent workplace injuries and environmental incidents.
• Demonstrate solid employee relations experience, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Display strong problem‑solving, organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate professional maturity and ability to act as a change leader by influencing all levels of the organization to drive continuous improvement in safety performance.
• Conduct EHS activities such as training, auditing, and assessing to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory agency requirements, Zero Zone Management System standards, Emergency Response, and internal Pepsi Co EHS procedures.
• Perform risk assessments and assist in the implementation of effective physical and/or behavioral control measures. Recognize and verify the effectiveness of in‑place control measures.
• Identify unsafe equipment operation and conditions while demonstrating knowledge of appropriate corrective action for unsafe conditions or equipment use.
• Exercise a leadership, coordination, and communication role with the location leadership to drive continuous EHS improvement across the location.
• Complete root cause analyses and develop…