EHS Manager

Dairy Farmers of America•City of Amsterdam, NY

About The Position

The EHS Manager will passionately lead the safety culture by focusing on employees, identifying leading indicators, and reducing risks to increase the safety and wellbeing of our employees and positively affect the safety metrics. This role ensures the council meets or exceeds all regulatory and DFA requirements pertaining to transportation, OSHA, DOT, and Environmental policies and procedures to provide a safe and compliant workplace. Responsibilities include conducting injury and accident investigations, managing worker’s compensation cases, and completing/submitting required reports per DFA and regulatory guidelines, while maintaining required filing and records for the areas of responsibility.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent; or equivalent combination of education and experience noted below
5 years’ experience as a supervisor/manager in the safety related role in transportation or manufacturing setting
OSHA certifications and Certified Safety Professional
Knowledge of safety, risk management, and human resources practices
Knowledge of OSHA, DOT,EPA, State Worker’s Compensation, and other applicable regulations
Strong computer skills preferably in Microsoft Office Suite
Understanding of business management
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Must be able to read, write, and speak English

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and Safety, business administration, or other related discipline preferred

Responsibilities

Continuously seek opportunities to improve safety conditions by identifying leading indicators, conducting safety audits, safety observations, injury/accident investigations, and safety meetings and by developing new safety and health policies/procedures as needed.
Coach, mentor and elevate all employees in their roles and responsibilities of implementation and adherence to safety policies and procedures.
Monitor and evaluate safety performance to drive continuous improvement measured by our key indicators.
Plan, organize, direct, and control the Transportation group’s safety policies and procedures in coordination with the DFA Risk Management Program.
Create and administer transportation safety and environmental programs; conduct and/or coordinate required refresher training, drills, program audits, and updates.
Conduct new employee orientation and ongoing training for safety procedures and practices. Ensure all employees are properly oriented prior to beginning given assignments in the trucking and transportation operations.
Complete first report of injury and notify management; maintain safety, medical, and injury related employee records meeting federal, state, local, and Company requirements.
Coordinate drug and alcohol tests in compliance with return to work, DOT, or DFA requirements; receive reports; advise Human Resources Manager of violations or risk; and assist in the determination and administration of appropriate disciplinary actions.
Diligently manage worker’s compensations cases from initial report and investigation through case closure. Work with local HR and Corporate Risk Management to ensure that cases are reported and managed according to Regulatory Agency and Company guidelines. Identify and coordinate light duty assignments for injured employees.
Function as the Company liaison for regulatory agency inquiries and visits, such as OSHA and DFA Risk Management personnel.
Ensure outside vendors and contractors meet DFA safety policy by securing all applicable forms prior to commencement of work on DFA property. Maintain Certificates of Liability insurance on outside contractors or vendors performing work for DFA.
Be an on-call DFA representative for safety incidents, accidents, disasters, and other compliance issues.
Communicate safety and environmental topics via training sessions, safety alerts, DairyU, and open communication meetings or one-on-one discussions.
With assistance of DFA Environmental Compliance staff, prepare environmental permit application submittal for wastewater and storm water, tier II reports, and other required reports in a timely manner.
Responsible for facilities maintenance, upkeep and capital expense budgeting and AFE creation.
Perform required environmental audits/inspections, sampling, and testing (wastewater, storm water) to maintain facility compliance. Communicate areas of concern to corporate Environmental staff.
Provide assistance in the prescreening/hiring processes and annual reviews for drivers to ensure proper DOT compliance.
Collaborate with local Human Resources to understand how positions can interact and function together to positively affect the safety initiative.
Provide training in the areas of safety, DOT compliance, defensive driving, and environmental compliance.