EHS Manager

Labcorp • Overland Park, KS

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About The Position

At Labcorp, you’re surrounded by great people and supported by continuous learning opportunities. Discover more for your career as we embrace possibilities and change lives, together. In this role, the Environment, Health and Safety Manager will lead, plan, and manage programs for Labcorp to assure safe, compliant, and reliable operations. The EHS Leader plays a key role and works directly with each locations leadership teams. The successful candidate must have a strong ability to influence employees, set direction and vision, and provide support to all levels within the organization. Essential Job Duties: Oversees EHS operations for 1 or more Labcorp locations that may include Laboratories, Patient Service Centers, In Office Phlebotomists, Branches, or Stat labs within a business unit within an assigned region. Manage and administer environmental, health, and safety programs to meet regulatory requirements, corporate initiatives, and company objectives. Implement strategies to effectively assess and prevent applicable EHS related risks (waste management, fire protection, infectious disease, etc.). Acts as the technical lead for all aspects of industrial hygiene, biosafety, laboratory safety, occupational health, chemical management, and waste management. Ensures that sites have accurately characterized waste streams and are managing programs in a safe responsible and compliant manner. Partner with site management to ensure applicable EHS related goals (accident rates, training participation, etc.) and regulatory requirements (assessments, plans, training, etc.) are achieved. May lead EHS Committee and Team activities, such as department safety teams, emergency response team, etc. Manages incident investigations and report EHS-related (injuries/illnesses, environmental metrics, risk assessments, EHS action items) information into the Company’s EHS management system. Ensure medical care is provided to work related injuries and illnesses and manage worker’s compensation cases, where applicable. Respond to site EHS related emergency situations, including fires, explosions, chemical release, medical, etc. Develop, implement, maintain, and deliver (as necessary) an effective and compliant EHS training program. Monitor EHS related regulatory developments and determine applicability to Initiate, establish and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external clients by communicating and influencing effectively at multiple levels of the organization to achieve results. Act as the liaison between Labcorp and regulatory authorities during site inspections. Partner with Facilities, and other groups to ensure site construction/renovation activities incorporate EHS related considerations. Work with contracted insurance agencies to continually improve EHS programs via hosting inspections and implementing recommendations. Conduct routine site audits and reviews to identify systemic EHS management gaps, develop corrective measures and implement solutions to sustain compliance with regulatory and LabCorp requirements. Ensure the timely correction of findings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in science or technical field
• 3 years minimum of applied professional EHS work experience.
• EHS experience; in a laboratory setting or demonstrated expertise in industrial hygiene, biosafety, chemical and waste management.
• A Professional certification, such as Certified Industrial Hygienist or Certified Safety Professional.
• 3 years minimum experience of leading people or managing programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversees EHS operations for 1 or more Labcorp locations that may include Laboratories, Patient Service Centers, In Office Phlebotomists, Branches, or Stat labs within a business unit within an assigned region.
• Manage and administer environmental, health, and safety programs to meet regulatory requirements, corporate initiatives, and company objectives.
• Implement strategies to effectively assess and prevent applicable EHS related risks (waste management, fire protection, infectious disease, etc.).
• Acts as the technical lead for all aspects of industrial hygiene, biosafety, laboratory safety, occupational health, chemical management, and waste management.
• Ensures that sites have accurately characterized waste streams and are managing programs in a safe responsible and compliant manner.
• Partner with site management to ensure applicable EHS related goals (accident rates, training participation, etc.) and regulatory requirements (assessments, plans, training, etc.) are achieved.
• May lead EHS Committee and Team activities, such as department safety teams, emergency response team, etc.
• Manages incident investigations and report EHS-related (injuries/illnesses, environmental metrics, risk assessments, EHS action items) information into the Company’s EHS management system.
• Ensure medical care is provided to work related injuries and illnesses and manage worker’s compensation cases, where applicable.
• Respond to site EHS related emergency situations, including fires, explosions, chemical release, medical, etc.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and deliver (as necessary) an effective and compliant EHS training program.
• Monitor EHS related regulatory developments and determine applicability to Initiate, establish and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external clients by communicating and influencing effectively at multiple levels of the organization to achieve results.
• Act as the liaison between Labcorp and regulatory authorities during site inspections.
• Partner with Facilities, and other groups to ensure site construction/renovation activities incorporate EHS related considerations.
• Work with contracted insurance agencies to continually improve EHS programs via hosting inspections and implementing recommendations.
• Conduct routine site audits and reviews to identify systemic EHS management gaps, develop corrective measures and implement solutions to sustain compliance with regulatory and LabCorp requirements.
• Ensure the timely correction of findings.

Benefits

• Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only.
• Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO.

What This Job Offers

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