Environmental Safety Manager

Boise Cascade•Kettle Falls, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Safety Manager provides guidance and advice to corporate and manufacturing staff regarding company environmental control policy and programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and operating permits. This role involves identifying environmental permitting needs, developing company policies and procedures concerning waste and emissions discharges, and investigating noncompliance conditions. The incumbent collects data, analyzes the impact of new regulations, and may negotiate with regulatory staff. The position also leads efforts to develop and maintain a safety culture, define processes for continuous improvement in safety performance, and develop the safety skill set of management and safety committee leaders. The manager ensures compliance with regulatory standards, coordinates with third parties for safety improvement services, and actively works to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses. Responsibilities include maintaining comprehensive knowledge of federal and state safety laws, preparing reports, providing safety training, overseeing incident investigations, and managing workers’ compensation claims. The manager independently identifies compliance issues, develops action plans, and is responsible for reviewing and approving environmental and safety documents.

Requirements

B.S./B.A. degree in engineering, safety or science.
Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in job related function.
Experience with environmental and safety management at a manufacturing facility, consulting firm or regulatory agency.
Prior experience with OSHA standards, accident / incident investigation, and/or compliance inspections in a manufacturing setting.
Familiarity with Emergency Response, HazCom, Respiratory Protection Standard and other OSHA mandated programs.
Ability to work independently.
Excellent time management skills.
Good leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, e-mail and internet skills.

Nice To Haves

Degree in safety, industrial hygiene, or a related science.
More than Five (5) years of experience in related job function.
A Professional Engineering License (including EIT), or Certification in Soils, Hydrology, Geology or Chemistry.
Certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, or American Society of Safety Engineers.
Ability to work independently on various projects.
Ability to work with very diverse groups of people on a variety of issues.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and advice to corporate and manufacturing staff regarding company environmental control policy and programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and operating permits.
Identify environmental permitting needs and take necessary action to secure the required permits.
Develop company policies and procedures concerning waste and emissions discharges and regulated material control ensuring safe and efficient quality operations of all facilities.
Collect data, measurements and samples for technical and environmental monitoring purposes.
Investigate noncompliance conditions, set up experiments in order to determine solutions and recommend modification to eliminate causes.
Recognize an event or circumstance that is not in compliance (or is a potential non-compliance) with permit requirements and/or regulations and takes appropriate corrective action.
Maintain records, review, analyze, compile reports, and summarize information from mills and outside sources, including spreadsheets and data entry.
Analyze impact of new regulations and legislation on policy and procedures.
Negotiate with regulatory staff regarding monitoring, reporting and permit-related requirements.
Actively participate as a key player in capital planning, construction of engineered solutions for environmental problems, and extraordinary maintenance budgeting at some facilities.
Develop and oversee the implementation and effectiveness of environmental tracking systems and training materials.
Lead efforts to develop and maintain a safety culture to improve the safety & health of all employees.
Define processes to ensure continuous improvement in our safety performance.
Develop the safety skill set of management and safety committee leaders in order to execute Division and Region safety initiatives.
Work with other safety leaders and professionals to develop and share best practices.
Develop and communicates division and region safety policy.
Provide interpretation and fosters compliance with regulatory standards ensuring that all employees and management understand their requirements under OSHA law.
Coordinate interaction with third parties for safety improvement services or consultation.
Provide advice on safety and employee protection, and performs audits to ensure that organization and government standards are met.
Actively works to implement business improvements to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses.
Maintain comprehensive knowledge of federal and state safety laws and regulations.
Assist management team in complying with Division and Region safety performance measures.
Prepare appropriate reports and communicates safety results.
Develop and provides safety training to all employee levels in the organization.
Provide oversight of the incident investigation process.
Maintain safety & incident records required by employer as well as state & federal governments.
Analyze incident data to identify prevention programs to positively impact incident trends.
Provide oversight, as necessary, of workers’ compensation claims management, modified duty programs and early return to work for injured employees.
Establish and maintain a good working relationship with region and plant management, safety professionals, supervisors and employees.
Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Independently identifies compliance issues, such as incomplete inspection items, or improperly reported information, and develops action items to address these issues.
Identifies root cause, develops action plan and takes action to address these issues.
Advise mill personnel of Best Management Practices and maintenance issues, developing SOPs and conducting training sessions.
Responsible for reviewing and approving environmental and safety documents created including permit required reports, management plans, and operating and maintenance manuals.