EHS Supervisor

Escalade•Gainesville, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The EHS Supervisor manages, maintains, and improves the current environmental, health, and safety system and ensures internal and external compliance. The role collaborates across departments to reduce EHS risks, promotes EHS culture, tracks and reports relevant metrics, maintains waste procedures and chemical safety records, performs risk assessments and inspections, and coordinates employee training and regulatory programs. The position is facility-based in Gainesville and cannot be performed remotely. The supervisor oversees programs including hearing protection, respiratory protection, forklift training and inspections, CPR, sewer testing, hazardous waste, stormwater, air operating permits, and other regulatory reporting and licensing. The role works with state and local authorities, communicates safety and environmental information, and leads root-cause analysis after accidents or near misses. Other tasks may be assigned by the Production Manager.

Requirements

Three to five years of experience in an environmental safety role.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to safety and hazardous waste management.
Analytical and project management skills.
Strong teamwork and communication skills.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform the essential functions, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Ability to work at the facility; the duties cannot be performed remotely.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 30 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, health, environmental studies, or equivalent job experience preferred.
Supervision and leadership experience preferred.
Experience performing industrial recycling operations preferred.
Familiarity with ergonomics preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with departments to mitigate EHS risks and threats, promote EHS culture, and support compliance with corporate standards and local legislation.
Follow up, report, and escalate EHS metrics, including near misses, accidents, energy, water, and waste.
Monitor waste pickup and registration, and maintain procedures to ensure conformity with waste streams and regulations.
Participate in identifying and analyzing workplace hazards, accident causes, and occupational diseases.
Perform risk assessments and create or maintain job safety analyses.
Maintain and update the chemical SDS database.
Analyze data for quality, validity, and scientific significance.
Communicate with the organization or public regarding scientific, technical, or safety procedures.
Organize workshops, conferences, and employee training on environmental management and safety issues.
Present environmental information using charts, graphs, and presentations.
Perform workplace safety and EPA inspections to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
Oversee hearing protection and respiratory protection programs, including required testing, monitoring, medical oversight, fit testing, and training.
Oversee forklift training and inspection programs and the CPR program, ensuring first responders are trained as required.
Oversee sewer testing and ensure lab results comply and are sent to appropriate individuals.
Ensure compliance with applicable hazardous waste, MSGP, air operating, annual operating, SARA Tier II, TRI reporting, industrial waste, and other permits and licenses.
Use time effectively and provide timely, effective feedback to management on job-related issues.
Immediately report improper handling of waste, chemicals, or other products.
Develop working relationships with state and local authorities, including environmental and safety agencies, wastewater authorities, and fire departments.
Stay current with federal and state regulations and associated recordkeeping requirements.
Lead root-cause analysis after accidents or near misses and help identify and implement preventative measures.
Complete other tasks assigned by the Production Manager.
Complete annual safety and hazardous-waste-management training, renew forklift train-the-trainer certification every three years, and obtain forklift trainer certification within 90 days of hire.
Obtain required hazardous-waste and equipment-handling and inspection certifications, and forklift certification within the first 90 days of employment.