EHS Manager

Justrite Safety Group is a growing family of industrial safety companies. Together we protect workers, workplaces, and the environment with a comprehensive range of industrial safety solutions. All Justrite Safety Group portfolio companies are united by deep safety knowledge, long experience, and a commitment to protecting people, property, and the planet.

SUMMARY:

Justrite Safety Group is looking for an Environmental, Health and Safety Manager for their Mattoon, IL operations. You will manage the environmental health and safety program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and administer effective occupational health, safety, ergonomics and industrial hygiene programs, including health services functions and maintenance of related policy and procedures.
• Maintain site-specific environmental permits (e.g. air stormwater, wastewater, etc) and reporting requirements.
• Identify hazards and facilitate preventive actions with responsible parties to control hazards and identify additional safeguards needed throughout the site.
• Maintain a strong presence on the factory floor to coach employees toward safer behavior and self-sufficient safety problem solving.
• Manage hazardous waste material streams throughout the factory.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental health and safety regulations, and conformance to internal and industry standards.
• Deliver EHS training and maintain training records.
• Perform Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and help internal and external teams develop Standard Operating Procedures.
• Responsible for installation, inspection, and mapping of emergency equipment and evacuation maps.
• Establish target areas and long-range incident/accident prevention and cost control objectives including working with the HR Manager to reduce worker's compensations costs.
• Lead the Safety Committee and other employee involvement initiatives to achieve organizational safety goals.
• Maintain a system for reporting, monitoring, and correcting safety problems. Review incident reports using these systems to help determine what corrective actions need taken to prevent re-occurrence.
• Owns and administers the Workers' Compensation program.
• Maintain the OSHA 300 logs and required agency submittals
• Serve as the interface for dealing with and solving issues with agencies such as OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, state regulatory groups etc. Participates in outside agency site inspections/audits and agency correspondence.
• Investigate injuries to identify root cause and complete companywide Safety Alerts.
• Ensure that all areas are inspected for any conditions that pose potential problems and make recommendations for major projects and procedures that implement and maintain safety measures
• Maintain the Safety Library by surveying and keeping current on all relevant topics to ensure ongoing preparedness on topics related to safety improvement and hazard prevention.
• Monitor and control industrial hygiene related to the long-term effects of factors such as chemical exposure, noise, lighting, heat, humidity, etc.
• Conduct EHS orientation for new employees to ensure compliance to company EHS practices.
• Responsible for any other project that may be assigned as needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Safety/Environmental/Safety Science/Engineering or related area
• 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• road working knowledge of regional and local EHS compliance and regulatory requirements as they relate to the manufacturing and facility operations.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Must be able to effectively and professionally communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Ability to influence change and ability to pivot quickly in a complex and consistently adaptive environment.
• Servant leader mentality, posing exemplary listening skills and the ability to lead with empathy through awareness and foresight.
• Travel required, up to 10%

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• Previous experience in environmental and/or safety at a manufacturing setting.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification.

BENEFITS:

We offer excellent comprehensive benefits that include:

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
• Health Care Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid time off including vacation & personal time
• 401K - with company match. Both pretax and Roth options available
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Wellness Program