Environmental Health & Safety Manager

J&J Snack Foods•Paducah, KY

About The Position

A food manufacturing organization is looking to appoint an EHS Manager. The incumbent will be responsible for aligning site specific Environmental Health and Safety processes with business goals and to engage employees to promote behaviors that will achieve the highest levels of productivity in the safest possible manner. The incumbent will establish, implement, and oversee all EHS programs.

Requirements

Self-motivated with strong problem solving/critical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills.
Ability to use data to drive decisions.
Ability to remain organized while handling several projects and tasks independently in fast-paced environment.
Strong professional verbal and written communication skills
Passion and alignment with Company mission, vision, values, and operating principles.
Ability to lead efficient and effective compliance programs regarding federal, state, and local Safety and Multi-Media Environmental regulations, including but not limited to Title V, RCRA, SPCC
Driving safe metrics downward while maintaining compliance with all federal and state safety regulations
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in Environmental Health & Safety or related discipline

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering or related discipline

Responsibilities

Align corporate and local EHS goals and strategies
Lead EHS audits and inspections, developing remediation plans as needed
Lead multi-media environmental compliance including, but not limited to: Water (waste, storm); Waste (hazardous and non-hazardous); Air (external emissions)
Lead continuous improvement initiative regarding EHS policies and programs
Maintain and ensure compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local EHS regulations
Lead employee training programs regarding EHS behaviors and compliance
Complete accident investigations and serious incident reports
Recommend corrective/preventative measures where indicated
Interact with regulatory bodies and represent the company at local, state, and federal regulatory meetings
Determine the need for industrial hygiene monitoring (air, noise, heat stress, etc.) and conduct the monitoring or coordinate the monitoring with the appropriate agency
Review the results of industrial hygiene sampling and compare to established regulatory limits
Participate in Quality Assurance reviews within the facility
Assist in 3rd party audits and inspections pertaining to food safety and regulatory compliance
Manage emergency management programs
Manage safety budget
Develop and drive a safety committee team