EHS Manager

Clayton • Conway, AR

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About The Position

The EHS Manager is accountable for environmental, health, and safety functions at a home-building facility. This role implements and maintains compliance with environmental and safety programs and training designed to create a safe and healthy workplace, identify and eliminate hazards, reduce accidents, and minimize the facility’s environmental impact. The manager works to improve environmental and safety performance by influencing plant leadership and team members, collaborating with Home Office management on training programs, and maintaining environmental, safety, and health programs for plant team members. The position requires some travel and involves work in an environment that is not temperature controlled.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (4+ years) in Environmental Studies or a related field.
• 3–5 years of related experience.
• General understanding of federal, state, local, and company environmental and occupational health and safety regulations and standards, including EPA and OSHA practices and programs, state workers’ compensation programs, and ISO programs.
• Strong people and leadership skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stoop, bend, crouch, crawl, push, and/or pull as required.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information by phone, email, and in person.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish-speaking ability.
• Experience in safety culture and an industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain environmental compliance records and conduct required activities, including monthly material usage records and stormwater and air permitting.
• Accompany environmental consultants during scheduled visits and complete annual stormwater and other required training.
• Lead ISO certification and surveillance efforts, including leading the EHS Committee and participating in Objectives and Targets Team Meetings.
• Lead the ISO Coordinator and perform their duties when they are unavailable.
• Work with the wellness coordinator to promote healthy eating, physical fitness, and mental health, and model personal wellness.
• Complete injury and illness reports with the injured team member and relevant area coordinator, team leader, or manager after a thorough accident investigation.
• Ensure post-accident drug screens are completed as required.
• Submit First Reports of Injury to Broadspire within 24 hours of an accident, or sooner.
• Serve as the workers’ compensation liaison, participate in quarterly loss-run reviews, and maintain OSHA 300 Log records.
• Administer the Return-to-Work program, including transitional employment teams.
• Submit monthly reporting to the Home Office EHS Director, including prior-month OSHA entries, lost-time accidents, and OSHA streaks in days.
• Administer the workers’ compensation program, coordinating with the insurance carrier on lost time, fraudulent claims, case management, and team-member communications.
• Coordinate monthly safety committee meetings and inspections, maintain meeting minutes, and coordinate changes based on committee feedback and inspection results.
• Accompany property carrier loss-control personnel during scheduled visits and provide a written action plan within 30 days to the carrier representative and Home Office EHS Director.
• Accompany Fortier loss-control personnel during scheduled visits and complete corrective actions within 30 days or less.
• Conduct regular safety meetings with area coordinators and team leaders to review accidents and injuries and identify preventive measures, including reengineering, process changes, or personal protective equipment.
• Inspect the facility for existing or potential safety hazards and recommend corrective or preventive measures to management.
• Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA standards and regulations, including Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, Bloodborne Pathogens, Hearing Conservation, and Emergency Evacuation Plans, using the Home Office EHS Director as a resource.
• Ensure compliance with company and facility procedures relating to Scissor Lifts, Fall Protection, Line Roll, Hitch Lock, Hot Works, Suspended Loads, and Saw Safety, using the Home Office EHS Director as a resource.
• Participate in and follow up on investigations of work-related injuries or illnesses, workplace accidents, and near misses as required.

Benefits

• Flexible choice of health, dental, and vision benefits for full-time team members.
• Competitive 401(k) programs with investment options and company matching for full- and part-time team members after one year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Paid time for volunteering through the Clayton Impact program.
• Holistic wellness programs covering physical, nutritional, social, financial, spiritual, and occupational wellness, available online or in person.

What This Job Offers

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