EHS Manager Job

Responsibilities- Safety and Environmental 

• Leading the plant in achieving a sustainable safety culture through effective implementation of the plant’s safety processes and initiatives.  Focused on risk and incident reduction, compliance, case management and safety system effectiveness (i.e., risk assessment, coaching incident investigation, line audit, and training processes) 

• Ensuring compliance with EPA, OSHA, and state regulations, Armstrong environmental, safety and health policies, and standard operating procedures.  

• Providing functional knowledge of key OSHA regulations and industry standards (i.e.: record keeping, confined space, energy isolation, machine safeguarding, powered industrial trucks, electrical safety, hazardous communications, and industrial hygiene monitoring) 

• Providing functional knowledge of key EPA and state environmental regulations and industry standards (i.e. air, waste, wastewater, stormwater, etc.) 

• Working with business unit, plant floor, and leadership teams to identify and implement safety and health improvement opportunities based on employee feedback, observations, best practices and data trends   

• Provide effective leadership and project management for specific projects, initiatives, and business processes needed to drive environmental and safety performance. 

• Develop and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations and guidelines. Ensure adequate recordkeeping and report filing for compliance. 

• Interface with regulatory agencies, committee members and staff to formulate corrective actions. 

• Monitor all current information on regulations and requirements related to hazardous materials and agents. 

• Investigate and evaluate new equipment and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place. 

• Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations along with Armstrong policies and standard operating procedures. 

• Supporting Armstrong sustainability initiatives 

Leadership

• Executing the plant strategic and operating plans to ensure environmental and safety compliance while improving overall operating results 

• Interacting effectively with all levels of the organization 

• Providing urgent response to operational issues 24/7 which includes environmental upset conditions and case management of safety incidents  

• Providing leadership and project management for specific projects, initiatives and business processes needed to drive environmental and safety performance 

• Developing and managing budgets for safety and environmental activities including; safety supplies, safety recognition, consulting and testing plus waste removal and sewer fees. 

• Interfacing with Corporate EHS to execute Armstrong initiatives and actively participating in the AWI EHS Network 

• Directing the activities of the Safety Leadership Team along with plant environmental and safety committees 

• Serve as active member of the Plant Leadership team, partnering with other managers to discuss and resolve non-routine issues and challenges. 

• Maintaining and updating EHS Glass Wall as the reporting, tracking and management tool 

• Work closely with TPA to manage worker’s compensation cases. 

• Participating in lean and GEMBA activities in order to drive operator engagement and involvement 

• Participate in AWI Corporate audits and process improvement events as required. 

Required Qualifications 

• BS degree or equivalent work experience in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Management, Engineering or a closely-related field. 

• Minimum of 3 years of applied EHS experience in a manufacturing environment. 

• Experience managing worker’s compensation and case management. 

• Experience with environmental permitting (particularly air permitting), recordkeeping and reporting. 

• Experience with the creation, administration and implementation of safety programs is required (including SOP’s, JSA’s, Ergonomics). 

• Experience with Behavior Based Safety principles. 

• Experience in safety training development and implementation is required. 

• Demonstrated project management skills on moderately complex projects is required. 

• Ability to access and work with data sets from multiple sources (such as Data Historian, Infinity, Microsoft Access, SAP) is preferred to identify opportunities and accurately assess situations. 

• Highly effective communication and data organization skills are required. 

• Incident Investigation expertise including Root Cause Analysis and/or Five Why Analysis. 

• Project management and team facilitation skills. 

• Proven training and development experience. 

• Intermediate- level of computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Desired qualifications 

• Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or Professional Engineer (P.E.) certification. 

• General Industrial Hygiene knowledge is required with sampling experience preferred. 

• Experience leading safety culture improvement. 

• Case management experience with workers compensation programs. 

• Familiarity with Six Sigma, Lean and/or other process improvement methods. 

Physical and Mental Demands  

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:  sit or stand for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel. 

Work Environment