Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Job description

We are working with a large company in the Wadsworth area in need of an EHS Manager to support a 225+ person 24/7 manufacturing operation. The EHS Manager's primary objective is to coordinate, implement and maintain the site’s health and safety and environmental policies and procedures in accordance with government and company guidelines.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Develop processes and program content that support safety, health and environment for the site and train personnel on these processes and programs.
• Provide front line leader training to site leadership to educate site leaders on new processes and procedures.
• Provide expertise and direction regarding regulatory agencies (OSHA & EPA) enforcement procedures, techniques, and interpretations to ensure regulatory compliance for the company. Provide guidance regarding interpretation and implementation of industry standards such as ANSI, NFPA, ASSE, etc.
• Ensure required reporting is completed monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Manage and mitigate all workers’ compensation claims.
• Manage and control dust collect emissions and work with department leaders in establishing a plan to reduce emissions.
• Assist in the reporting of safety data and submit results to site and corporate leadership in semi-annual safety performance reports.
• Perform physical safety inspections at sites to identify hazards, and to ensure OSHA, provincial and corporate standard compliance.
• Assist sites with significant incident investigations and root cause analyses (RCA’s).
• Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• 5-7 years of experience in safety and health.
• 3-5 years of EHS Manager experience in manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree in EHS or similar.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Prior experience in food manufacturing.
• Looking for local candidates; might consider relocation.

Client offers a base salary in the $100-120K range, 10% annual bonus, 3 weeks vacation, full line of benefits.

Company description

Green Valley Recruiting is a professional and executive level recruiting company. We work with small, medium and large companies across multiple industries to identify talent for their organizations. By using cutting edge industry software, our professional networks and automated processes, combined with skilled headhunting strategies, we can compete at the highest levels in our industry presenting our clients with candidates to fulfill their positions that require hard to find, unique profiles with highly desired credentials.