EHS Manager

Stanley Black & Decker • Shelbyville, KY

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The EHS Manager is responsible for managing the development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive environmental, health and safety programs for the Jackson plant. Provides the leadership, direction and support to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Requires the ability to develop relationships with all levels within and outside the organization. The position may direct the work of other salary or hourly employees. As an EHS Manager, you’ll be part of our Shelbyville Manufacturing team working as an on-site employee.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in health and safety or environmental sciences required.
• Minimum of 5-7 year’s experience in industrial manufacturing or regulatory government environment.
• Leadership experience in high accountability culture and metrics driven environment
• Personality able to balance strong sense of compliance urgency with sensitivity to operations needs.
• Strong leadership voice with skills in communication, organization, presentations, and project management.
• Sound analytical skills and ability to gather, interpret, and synthesize complex sets of data
• Detailed knowledge of OSHA, EPA and other applicable industry environmental, health and safety standards
• Strong analytical skills to create and analyze performance metrics and outcomes
• Very strong communication skills – verbal and written
• Superior problem solving and decision making skills with the ability to develop and implement multiple solutions
• Able to execute processes which includes, recognizing employee/site needs, communicating EHS/Security process changes, measuring and assessing success and identifying areas of improvement
• Ability to develop and implement environmental and safety policies, programs, and training
• Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP computer applications
• Knowledge of manufacturing practices and processes
• Ability to adjust work hours as needed
• Able to work well independently or as a member of a team

Nice To Haves

• Certified Safety Professional (or equivalent) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate corporate EHS requirements of external/internal auditing programs, environmental reporting requirements, safety initiatives, EHS Road Map, scorecards, and training programs into management systems with site-specific goals.
• Partner with corporate EHS leads to implement corporate EHS audit program requirements, ensure audit findings and recommendations are resolved, closed and documented according to corporate requirements.
• Interface with regulatory and public sector EHS agencies and authorities as appropriate.
• Liaise between plant management and those government agencies on regulatory issues.
• Manages and directs the site in achieving EHS targets & objectives.
• Directs development, maintenance, and achievement of goals in support of corporate and business group EHS strategic initiatives.
• Supports creation of EHS goals for the site manager and appropriate activity based goals for the leadership team, functional managers, and front-line supervisors to drive EHS culture, compliance, and results.
• Is the technical expert (resource) having an understanding and working knowledge of all relevant EHS corporate and regulatory requirements and issues as necessary.
• Identify and communicate of best management practices across the product group.
• Oversee and assist EHS Coordinators during facility restructuring projects/major process changes to verify that environmental permits are obtained at the facility prior to the installation or modification of equipment/process change.
• Analyze and report site and product group performance against goals
• Facilitate/Coordinate annual EHS audits to support compliance certification, provide oversight of audit corrective actions, and report to Director of EHS on audit results, as necessary.
• Assures compliance to all OSHA regulatory standards which include but are not limited to industrial hygiene, energy control (LOTO), NFPA 70e, confined space entry, fall protection, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, hot work and contractor safety.
• Experience with storm water permits and sampling protocols for permit compliance
• Experience maintaining ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications.
• Ability to manage outsourcing of and/or train staff including: General safety awareness training, machine guarding, hand and powered tool safety, ladder safety, LOTO, forklift, etc.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

What This Job Offers

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