Environmental Health & Safety

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC•Houston, TX

1d•$98,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Environmental Health & Safety Manager reports to the Plant Operations Manager and leads day-to-day environmental, health, and safety activities at the resident plant, while providing oversight, guidance, and support for EHS programs and compliance across multiple plant locations. The role supports plant employees and management through a visible floor presence, including attending each shift on a rotational program, and coaches and mentors employees in implementing EHS programs. The manager maintains compliance with applicable legislation and standards, informs management and supervisors of relevant legislative changes, and implements and audits an Environmental Health and Safety Management System. The role also coordinates safety staffing and first-aid coverage, incident reporting and investigations, workers’ compensation case management, corrective actions, modified duties, new-hire EHS orientation, safety communications, postings, audits, and regular leadership meetings. Travel to other sites may be required for support.

Requirements

Five years of EHS work experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience conducting incident investigations and hazard analyses or assessments, and solving problems.
Good working knowledge of regulatory standards, including OSHA, EPA, DOT, NFPA fire codes, and ANSI standards.
Strong orientation toward data and financial analysis.
Familiarity with Lean and Quality Management techniques and systems.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to apply risk assessment to company operations and activities.
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time to support other site locations.
Excellent incident investigation skills.
Excellent leadership and conflict-resolution skills.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to perform under stressful conditions.
Analytical skills.
Probability and decision-making skills.
Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
Effective organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain a visible presence on the plant floor by attending each shift on a rotational program.
Coach and mentor plant employees and support implementation of EHS programs.
Review applicable legislation and standards and ensure compliance.
Inform management and supervisors of legislative matters that could affect plant operations.
Implement and regularly audit the Environmental Health and Safety Management System, updating it to align with project scope and conditions.
Organize and schedule required safety staff and first-aid coverage.
Provide direction, support, and resources to managers, supervisors, leads, and employees.
Ensure incidents are reported promptly internally and to the EHS Director.
Participate in incident care and case management for workers’ compensation cases.
Lead incident investigations, determine root causes, identify corrective actions, and ensure those actions are completed.
Ensure injured workers are offered modified duties when appropriate, required documentation is completed, and modified workers are monitored.
Ensure new hires receive EHS orientation and required documentation is accurately completed and forwarded to Human Resources.
Maintain current safety-board postings, including policies, inspection and audit results, hazard assessments, and first-aid locations.
Distribute and communicate required safety materials, including company policies, applicable regulations, and inspection and observation forms.
Prepare for and participate in audits.
Communicate, coach, and assist plant staff so safety expectations are understood and met.
Coordinate regular leadership meetings to review issues, trends, and upcoming conditions or events.
Lead day-to-day EHS activities at the resident plant and provide EHS oversight, guidance, and support across multiple plant locations.