Mgr - Environmental Health & Safety at Matthews International Corporation Searcy, AR

Mgr – Environmental Health & Safety

Matthews International Corporation – Searcy, AR.

The Mgr – Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) provides leadership to site operations to ensure successful execution of EHS strategies and systems. This position is the face of safety at the site, actively promoting a culture of safety and working to assure the highest possible degree of safety for employees and compliance for the company. This is an critical leadership role so relocation assistance available for the right candidate.

• Lead the site in achieving a sustainable safety culture through effective implementation of processes and initiatives that are focused on risk and incident reduction and compliance with corporate policies as well as external regulations.
• Actively engages with site leadership and operating plans to ensure EHS compliance while improving operational results.
• Executes EHS policies and programs to drive a Zero Incidents culture at the site, leveraging best practices and behavior-based methodologies.
• Recommends and implements programs for monitoring and preventing physical hazards at the facility.
• Performs measurements, safety evaluations, and hazardous waste evaluations and follows through with corrective action. Serves as the point-of-contact for compliance reporting and audits.
• Champions the Matthews Management System (MMS) to drive safety & health excellence through culture change (behavior-based methods).
• Develops and implements Job Hazard Analysis, as well as procedures and instructions necessary to execute the site safety plan.
• Supports management system compliance as needed (e.g., OHSAS 18000, OSHA VPPA, etc.).
• Implements initiatives designed to identify, evaluate, prevent and control EHS related hazards through means such as, but not limited to:
• Comprehensive assessments of critical programs such as fire prevention, driver/vehicle and hazard identification and prevention.
• Environmental management systems and programs (e.g., ISO 14001 compliant or certified sites).
• Leads investigation, root cause analysis and development of corrective actions and reporting of adverse EHS incidents, accidents and near misses.
• Utilizes Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model for continuous improvement.
• May manage support staff to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished. Mentors, coaches, trains and develops team.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 8 years progressive Health and Safety leadership experience in manufacturing; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years in a direct or indirect leadership role.
• Periodic travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.
• High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
• Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning).
• Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients.
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and management.
• Self‑motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting.

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and talk, hear and see.
• Regularly/Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

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