EHS Manager

Edgewell•Sidney, OH

26d•$104,000 - $156,000

About The Position

The HSES Manager provides leadership, expertise, and strategic direction for health, safety, environmental, and sustainability programs at Edgewell’s Sidney facility. As an integral member of the Plant Management Team, this person advises site management, supports compliance with legal and corporate requirements, continually improves established programs, and develops and implements new programs. The role leads efforts to prevent and reduce safety, health, medical, and environmental issues while promoting an effective safety and environmental culture aligned with Edgewell’s purpose, values, and behaviors. The position is responsible for the site HSES management system and programs, including regulatory compliance, security, incident investigation, training, audits, reporting, emergency response, and HSES-related capital projects. It also leads facility sustainability efforts such as waste reduction, recycling, landfill-free progress, and optimization of energy and water use. The role works closely with facility management, employees, corporate HSES staff, regulatory agencies, emergency services, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field; a technical discipline is preferred.
At least 5 years of management experience in a manufacturing environment, including management of comprehensive health, safety, environmental, and sustainability programs.
Technical knowledge of OSHA, RCRA, DOT, CWA, SARA, CERCLA, CAA, TSCA, ANSI, ACGIH, cGMP, and OEPA requirements.
RCRA hazardous-waste training.
DOT hazardous-materials training.
HAZWOPER First Responder Awareness Training.
Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining safety-culture programs.
Experience with machine-safety risk assessment techniques and functional-safety/control-reliability requirements and standards, such as ANSI and OSHA.
Experience with root-cause incident investigation techniques.
Experience developing and implementing programs, policies, and procedures, including interpreting and applying policies, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.
Ability to facilitate and resolve sensitive health, safety, environmental, and sustainability questions and concerns.
Experience working as a member of a management team.
Experience managing site security, including security staff, systems and alarms, access control, policies, and procedures.
PC skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, and other applicable applications.
Exceptional communication skills.
Knowledge of best-practice safety and environmental approaches.

Nice To Haves

Technical discipline degree preferred.
TapRooT training preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain the HSES management system and oversee all facility health, safety, environmental, and sustainability programs, rules, standards, policies, and practices.
Oversee the site security team and security systems, requirements, and activities.
Partner with management and stakeholders to implement HSES programs, encourage employee engagement, and provide advice and guidance as a member of the management team.
Manage execution of HSES-related capital projects for the site.
Manage interactions with regulatory agencies to verify compliance, resolve issues, and maintain cooperative relationships.
Develop and implement programs to meet applicable OSHA, VPP Star, SARA, CERCLA, RCRA, CAA, CWA, TSCA, DOT, cGMP, and OEPA requirements.
Ensure compliance with site environmental requirements, including hazardous waste, air emissions, water, and storm water.
Investigate HSES incidents and accidents using approved root-cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are implemented to prevent recurrence.
Recommend and implement programs to minimize losses due to accidents and incidents.
Partner with Human Resources and other stakeholders to administer drug and alcohol screening when needed.
Review and report HSES incidents and complete documentation for insurance carriers, risk management systems, corporate HSES staff, and workers’ compensation case management.
Ensure facility safety activities are implemented, including hearing testing, industrial hygiene, and respirator programs.
Ensure machine-safety risk assessments are current and corrective actions are taken; verify safety guarding and control-reliability systems meet standards.
Manage HSES management-system activities, including annual site risk assessments, training and communication strategies, performance metrics, program audits, and annual management reviews.
Inspect and audit plant operations for compliance, take immediate corrective action where needed, report violations, and recommend corrective actions.
Lead site waste-reduction and recycling programs and support progress toward landfill-free attainment; partner with facility stakeholders to optimize or reduce energy and water use.
Coordinate HSES reporting and recordkeeping and ensure regulatory reports are submitted on time.
Ensure HSES policies, procedures, and practices are reviewed annually or when changes occur.
Ensure required HSES awareness and authorized training, such as LOTO, is completed.
Ensure Job Safety Analyses are prepared, implemented, and maintained.
Respond to medical and industrial emergencies and hazardous-material spills or releases; report events to local emergency agencies and coordinate response as needed.
Ensure compliance with corporate HSES requirements, including policies, standards, scorecards, reporting, and recordkeeping.
Host and participate in corporate HSES audits and participate in global HSES calls and activities as requested.
Perform additional duties as assigned.