EH&S Manager

Tremco Construction Products Group•Columbus, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The EHS manager is accountable for the development and implementation of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security (EHS&S) programs and best practices to ensure compliance with governmental agencies and alignment with Construction Products Group EHS&S standards. This role involves developing and communicating standards of EHS&S code of conduct, ensuring mutual understanding, and mitigating exposure to hazardous/undesirable conditions in business operations and product uses. The manager will lead the development and implementation of comprehensive regulatory compliance programs in occupational health and safety, hazardous materials management, environmental management, transportation materials safety, security, and product compliance. They will interpret regulations, develop legislatively compliant standards, conduct EHS&S audits, and represent the company with professional organizations, regulatory bodies, and governmental agencies. This position serves as the primary point of contact for Tremco CPG EHS&S business unit operations and associated staff, potentially acting as an expert witness in investigations and legal proceedings. The role requires maintaining up-to-date knowledge of EHS&S rules, regulations, and legislation, researching best practices, and investigating program innovations. The manager will prepare recommendations for pending legislation changes and develop proactive, cost-effective program options. Travel to Tremco CPG locations is expected to serve as a resource for policies, standards, and best practices. The role includes developing and implementing enterprise-wide EHS&S compliance programs, delivering tools and training, identifying and correcting non-code compliant processes, and ensuring business units are aware of and comply with EHS&S standards. Additionally, the manager will assess EHS&S human resources requirements, prepare and monitor the annual program budget, provide analysis on financial implications of EHS&S changes, establish regulatory guidelines and performance standards, and assist with investigating serious EHS&S related accidents and incidents. Guidance will be provided to business unit leaders to ensure operational plans are compliant with EHS&S standards, and standards will be developed for training, audit, and reporting. Feedback will be provided to senior management regarding the feasibility of business strategy from a regulatory compliance and EHS&S best practices perspective.

Requirements

Bachelors degree from a 4-year accredited college or university in Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or Safety Sciences)
4-10 years’ experience leading and contributing to compliance and regulatory policy and program development in a materials processing environment.
Formal training in occupational health and safety is a must.
Board of Certified Safety Professionals – Certified Safety Professional certificate.
Ability to travel across North America approximately 25% of the time.
Broad understanding of regulatory compliance requirements, risk assessment and mitigation programs in multiple (particularly North American) jurisdictions.
Ability to inspire others to commit to and achieve EHS&S program goals and performance measures in a production environment with varying levels of literacy and educational background.
Ability to develop a business case for new program development / program modification.
Ability to manage program administration requirements across multiple, disparate (production, distribution, warehousing, sales, and marketing) divisions.

Nice To Haves

ISO 9001 and 14001 are highly preferred.
Bilingual in either English/French or English/Spanish, highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Develops and communicates standards of EHS&S code of conduct, ensures mutual understanding, and mitigates exposure to hazardous / undesirable conditions in our business operations and product uses.
Leads the development and implementation of comprehensive regulatory compliance programs in the areas of occupational health and safety, hazardous materials management, environmental management, transportation materials safety, security and product compliance.
Interprets regulations, develops legislatively compliant, organizationally appropriate standards for Tremco CPG.
Conducts EHS&S audits, documents statistics with respect to EHS&S program compliance, and makes recommendations with respect to annual safety program changes and objectives.
Represents CPG with professional organizations, regulatory bodies and governmental agencies.
Serves as the primary point of contact for Tremco CPG EHS&S business unit operations and associated EHS&S staff.
May act as expert witness in the event of investigations and legal proceedings.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge and relevant documentation with respect to EHS&S rules, regulations and legislation, as applicable to business operations and product mix.
Researches best practices and investigates program innovations, both broadly and with respect to chemicals manufacturing, distribution and disposal, and makes recommendations regarding policy gaps and program improvement opportunities.
Prepares recommendations with respect to pending or anticipated changes in legislation, and develops proactive, cost effective program options in support of chemical product and regulatory changes.
Travel to and work with Tremco CPG locations as needed to serve as a resource to Tremco CPG operations regarding policies, standards and best practices with respect to EHS&S compliance, hazardous materials management, and product compliance.
Develops and implements enterprise-wide programs for EHS&S compliance and delivers tools and training to ensure organizational compliance with regulations and best practices.
Identifies and corrects non-code compliant processes by formal audits and makes recommendations to rectify compliance issues and mitigate risk of accident / liability.
Ensures that all business units are aware of, and that programs are in place to train and resource employees to comply with Tremco Construction Products Group and RPM EHS&S standards.
Assesses EHS&S human resources requirements in medium and long term, and prepares plans to develop and/or recruit needed talent to achieve organization objectives.
Prepares, implements and monitors the annual program budget, and takes corrective action on budget variances.
Provides analysis and recommendations with respect to financial implications of product, program and regulatory changes, including cost / benefit analysis of program improvements to mitigate the financial impact of EHS&S related accidents / incidents.
Establishes regulatory guidelines and performance standards in the areas of EHS&S risks, conducts ongoing audits and reporting with respect to program compliance.
Assist the business units with investigating serious EHS&S related accidents, incidents and program and product breaches.
Prepares evaluative reports and recommendations, and implements new program measures to mitigate continuing / future risk
Provides guidance to business unit leaders to ensure that near and long-term operational plans are compliant with organizational and jurisdictional EHS&S standards.
Develops standards to meet ongoing and developing requirements in the areas of training, audit and reporting.
As a resource to the management teams, provide feedback to senior management regarding feasibility / advisability of business strategy from a regulatory compliance and EHS&S best practices.