EHS / Facilities Manager

Eaton Corporation • Aurora, CO

11d • $125,000 - $183,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS AER ITD Aerospace division is currently seeking a EHS / Facilities Manager. The successful candidate ensures plant level EHS programs, policies, procedures and systems are developed, implemented and sustained to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulatory requirements and conformance with Eaton Corporation EHS mandates. Plan and Execute all maintenance activities for the plant building and support equipment, applying as a priority, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting techniques, committing to keep the facilities in full compliance with local, state and federal regulations as well as internal Eaton Processes, behaving at all times according to the Ethics and Values of Eaton

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required
• Minimum 6 years of related EHS and Facilities experience in a plant-manufacturing environment
• Minimum 2 years of experience managing people or equivalent experience Leading project teams.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution
• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Industrial Engineering, Biological Science, Safety Science, Business Administration or Management from an accredited institution
• California regulatory experience preferred but not required
• Experience in Digital EHS applications (eg: Training, Compliance, Inspections)
• Good communication skills. Position interacts with all levels in the organization from factory employees to legal, to corporate executives. In addition, position will interact with external parties including government officials as required
• Capable of being self-managed, prioritizing work and often formulating deadlines for activities and projects
• Comfortable spending most of the time in the factory environment

Responsibilities

• Champions and leads projects designed to effectively drive improvements in our “Zero Incident Safety Culture” program(s). Drive and promotes zero incident EHS culture throughout site.
• Prepares and submits all required environmental permit applications/renewals and routine agency reports, e.g., CAA, CWA, CERCLA, SARA, RCRA. Manages all plant waste disposal activity to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and enters monthly data for tracking.
• Develops/maintains all required written safety plans, e.g., HazCom, BBP, Hearing Conservation, PPE Assessments, Workstation Risk Assessments (WRA). Compiles required safety performance metric data for the OSHA log and for reporting to government agencies and to Eaton performance metric measurement databases. Coordinates the IH hazard assessment and monitoring program for measuring and documenting employee exposures.
• Develops/maintains plant emergency response plans and ensures drills are performed to document plan effectiveness. May serve as the Plant Emergency Coordinator.
• Reviews plant environmental permits and ensures terms and conditions are understood and complied with, ensures required documentation is maintained and required regulatory reports are submitted to the respective agency, e.g. Environmental Permits
• Evaluates proposed projects and proposed new chemicals and ensures plans are in-place and implemented to address EHS compliance issues (Management of Change).
• Ensures the SDS database is up to date for all materials.
• Ensures required employee environmental and safety training is completed on-time and documented. May perform training.
• Develops and implements plant programs, policies and procedures to conform with Eaton EHS mandates, e.g., EHS Directives. Implements plant projects to improve EHS performance and sustainability metrics.
• Investigates environmental and safety incidents/accidents/near misses to determine root causes and prepares and implements corrective action plans.
• Ensures all required plant safety inspections are performed and documented, e.g., fire extinguishers, fire risers, emergency response equipment, safety showers, eye wash stations, emergency lights, ladders, housekeeping and that corrective actions are completed for identified deficiencies.
• Implement required MESH actions and tasks, individually and with the assistance of others in achievement of required MESH compliance guidance.
• Drive employee engagement via EHS sub-teams (ERT, Green Team, Safety Team)
• Improve Employee Engagement by actively partnering with ALL plant personnel on safety programs (e.g. Find It Fix It, Safety Observations etc.).
• Manages and maintains capital projects for critical facility infrastructure and safety programs
• Develop and supervise the execution of facilities’ preventive maintenance plans to ensure optimal performance keeping direct communication with the Plant Manager and management staff for all changes that affects safety, product quality and / or operating conditions of the plant.
• Manage plant maintenance leads to ensure the proper execution of work orders concerning general plant maintenance under safety conditions.
• Responsible for the design of the department structure including job descriptions, training, performance review and coaching to develop functional experts.
• Plan, develop and implement new methods and procedures related to facilities maintenance to drive improvements, minimizing operating costs and reducing environmental impact.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of equipment installation standards, and the administration of electrical, pneumatic and thermal power distribution at the facility.
• Administers all activities related to building maintenance and housekeeping assuring high standards.
• Responsible for the technical evaluation and contract administration of the suppliers of maintenance services.
• Works with the plant leadership team to ensure MESH compliance, leading the critical activities such as LOTO, fall protection, confined space, electrical management and related elements.
• Responsible for managing facilities risk assessments such as FM Global, ensuring the all critical elements and gaps are closed on a timely manner.
• Create a yearly budget & financial forecast, monitor spending on a continuous basis, and provide monthly adjustments to the forecast as required for EHS and Facilities.
• Coordinate plant security to ensure compliance with ITAR/EAR and Eaton security requirements as well as loss control efforts.

Benefits

• Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager