Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager - Coldwater Michigan

Company: BWT LLC
Location: Coldwater, Michigan
Posted On: 09/08/2024

Job Title: Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager
Department: Corporate
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
FLSA Status: Salary, Exempt
Location: One of our Midwest locations with routine travel to all plant locations

Summary: The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for developing and executing the BWT Corporate, Safety Strategic Plan. The EHS Manager will work closely with plant level Safety Coordinators and General Managers to ensure safety and environmental policies are implemented and being upheld.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Include, but are not limited to, the following:
Managing activities of all plant level Safety Coordinators.
Evaluating the effectiveness of existing safety and health related programs and activities.
Develop and implement a corporate Safety and Environmental Strategy across all facilities.
Identify hazardous conditions or actions at plants that may cause injury, illness or property damage.
Ensures timely completion of all mandatory safety and environmental reporting for each location.
Assist in managing safety programs: planning, organizing, budgeting, training, and tracking execution of activities to achieve safety objectives and/or to implement administrative and technical controls that will eliminate or reduce hazards.
Maintains oversight of all localized safety, health and environmental training programs at both corporate and plant site levels.
Initiates new training that aligns with new plant operations and risks as operations change over time.
Conducting Inspections and Audits to assess safety, health and environmental risks associated with equipment, materials, processes, facilities or abilities.
Build a reporting system for reporting near misses in plant safety and reinforce the culture to do so.
Provide employees and managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize hazards and perform their jobs safely and effectively.
Perform accident investigations to determine the facts related to an accident or incident based on witness interviews, site inspections and collection of other evidence, and report findings. Take necessary actions to eliminate hazard or unsafe work procedure in the future.
Maintain safety and health information to meet government requirements, as well as to provide date for problem solving and decision-making.
Attend training sessions, webinar to keep abreast of new or emerging threats and changing regulations.
Responsible for monthly safety data reporting package to the CEO and Board of Directors.
Performs other duties as dictated by position or BWT COO.

Key Skills: Must have working knowledge in the following areas:
BWT Procedures & Policies
EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety) Policies
Must be available to fulfill travel requirements as needed
Must have valid driver's license.
Must have ability to develop curriculum and to conduct training classes
Must have strong interpersonal skills with people at all levels in our organization
Must be able to work independently
Must have been a member of teams that have successfully managed safety projects in manufacturing sites
Must have knowledge of Federal OSHA and EPA regulations as they apply to heavy manufacturing sites
Employee handbook

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess knowledge of state and federal law compliance as it relates to safety, health, and environmental issues. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education: At minimum, must have BS degree (or equivalent experience) in Safety Health and Environmental management, Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.

Experience: Possess at least 5 years of multi state experience in a dispersed multi-site manufacturing plant site environment where your programs have been successfully implemented.

Language Skills: Must be able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, at all levels.

Reasoning Ability: Must have the ability to work constructively and have excellent problem-solving skills.

Physical Demands: May include prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, bending, etc., as well as travel amongst all BWT locations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: Normal office atmosphere and extended periods of time traveling between BWT facilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Organizational Relationships: Reports to the COO or designate. The EHS Manager maintains regular interface with the COO, site GMs and their respective management teams, corporate personnel, and external auditors and suppliers.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, and/or working conditions associated with the position.Compensation details: 80000-125000 Yearly SalaryPI80daf0757083-31181-35170410 More...

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