Sr EHS Manager

This position has direct accountability for leading all aspects of Air Industries’ Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) programs and compliance activities. The Senior EH&S Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, executing, monitoring, and auditing all EH&S initiatives to ensure EH&S compliance and continuously improve EH&S performance. This position works directly with corporate and division personnel, managers, supervisors, leads and employees across all production and office departments.

The position reports to the General Manager.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:

• Contribute to the development of the organization’s strategic plans and objectives.
• Drive division EH&S strategy by creating an EH&S plan to meet organization’s objectives.
• Act as a strategic business partner, change agent, and member of the line management staff.
• Oversee company, division-wide EH&S programs and initiatives
• Develop, implement, and maintain all written EH&S programs and policies in accordance with OSHA, Cal-OSHA, USEPA and/or corporate standards and in compliance with applicable laws.
• Bring in EH&S functional specialists in environmental, industrial hygiene, engineering controls, and staffing as appropriate and positions positively with the client group.
• Monitor effectiveness of all EH&S policies, practices, and processes to determine efficiency and effectiveness. Recommend improvements to achieve and deliver improved results.
• Facilitate organization and leadership development efforts to address root causes of EH&S related issues. Coach Managers and employees at all levels within client groups on a variety of environment health and safety topics.
• Influence senior management across the company to clarify and to resolve divisional EH&S issues and improve overall EH&S program effectiveness.
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of EHS strategic plans to support the company’s objectives.
• Participate with other senior division / client group management staff to establish corporate policy. Work with our senior EH&S staff to set priorities and direction of EH&S initiatives that link to business objectives.
• May be responsible for management and development of EH&S support staff (including remote workers, in different time zones).
• Develop, implement, coordinate and perform EH&S training.
• Provide technical EH&S support and information to required personnel.
• Participate in process reviews (such job hazard analyses, etc.)
• Support corporate/plant engineering to implement engineering controls to minimize safety and occupational health hazards.
• Manage and maintain PPE (personal protective equipment) requirements.
• Promote safety and health awareness through internal company memoranda, newsletters, and/or specific training programs.
• Lead and serve on various EH&S related committees.
• Develop, implement, and manage OSHA, CAL OSHA and USEPA required reports (OSHA logs etc)
• Understand Federal and State (California) occupational safety, health and environmental regulations and monitor regulatory changes as they occur. Advise manufacturing plants and corporate staff of regulatory changes to ensure compliance in a timely manner.
• Periodically audit practices and records of facilities to ensure compliance with company programs and Federal/State occupational safety and health regulations.
• Manage near‑miss incidents, lost‑time injuries or illnesses, and work with injured workers, TPA, and clinic to manage Worker's Compensation Claims.
• Review injury/illness and non‑injury incident investigation reports and follow‑up as necessary.
• Commitment to continuous improvement to comply with ISO 9001:2000 and any other regulatory standard.
• Continuous interpretation and compliance planning for current and emerging environmental regulatory requirements at all levels (Federal, State, County, City, etc).
• Preparation and implementation of all environmental permits, reports, training and related requirements.
• Interact with regulatory agencies, management, and other personnel to ensure environmental requirements and programs are fully integrated and effective.
• Participate or lead working teams in the development and…