Manager EHS, Carolina Cat

Weisiger Group•Charlotte, NC

15d

About The Position

Join the Weisiger Group Team As a family-owned company under our fourth generation of leadership, we have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity, and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed. Since 1926, we’ve supported the strength of our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce, and by funding programs that advance social and economic vitality. Being around for nearly 100 years means we change and pivot to capture opportunities and avoid challenges. We make smart investments in our company and continuously improve as part of our vision to be a trailblazing company that’s built to last. We’re looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we’re committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential. Join a leading solutions provider and be a part of a group of highly skilled technicians, sales and support team members who exist to serve as a trusted partner to our customers, communities, and fellow employees. Summary Do you want to join a high-growth organization and drive the prevention of injury and illness through continued improvement of occupational safety and health performance? Come join our team. Weisiger Group is searching for a Manager of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) for our Carolina Cat division to implement and maintain EHS programs, and drive injury and vehicular incident reduction, regulatory compliance, and a positive safety culture. At Weisiger Group, we believe that maintaining a healthy and safe working environment is not only “the right thing to do” for our employees, business partners, and communities, it is an essential element in providing superior levels of productivity and efficiency, and overall shareholder value. As Manager EHS, you will be a leader of EHS functions within our Carolina Cat division and be responsible for improving the health and safety performance of assigned Carolina Cat branches, and for technicians who travel to and serve our customers at their locations. Each day you will partner with Carolina Cat leadership and work with branch and mobile technicians that service construction equipment and similar types of industrial vehicles and equipment. You will work closely with partners in Operations, Fleet, Continuous Improvement, Human Resources, and Legal to further our EHS program. This position requires a strategic approach to drive EHS continuous improvement, program scalability, and sustainability. You will use data to evaluate trends related to leading and lagging indicators to help your partners focus on safety, and project management techniques to drive performance improvement through safety incident prevention, investigation, and mitigation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety or related field and a minimum of 7 years of industry experience practicing occupational safety and health management.
Vehicle mechanical or industrial service and DOT transportation compliance focus is preferred.
Advanced project management, change management, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement experience
Advanced behavior-based safety program implementation and sustainment experience
General knowledge of worker's compensation laws and general claims management practices
Ability to effectively communicate (verbal, written, procedural, training, etc.) throughout all levels of the organization based on work-product purpose and the needs of the audience
Ability to consistently travel approximately 30% - 40% to regional branch locations and be able to travel on short notice based on business needs.
Proficiency with modern Microsoft Windows Office software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook email
Exhibit professional presence and exercise mature judgment when partnering and communicating with employees, management, and customers
Ability to establish and maintain trust with organizational partners through effective collaboration, negotiation, conflict resolution, and long-term partnership-building

Nice To Haves

Certified Safety Professional, OSHA Certified Instructor, or other occupational safety certifications preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as EHS regulatory and incident reduction subject matter expert and representative for Carolina Cat, a division of Weisiger Group
Partner with Carolina Cat leaders and support teams to identify and prioritize EHS continuous improvement initiatives relating to risk reduction, incident reduction, cost reduction, and regulatory compliance
Identify emerging EHS compliance and incident risk trends and drive the implementation of existing policies and practices, or create new initiatives as needed to mitigate risks
Drive change management and communications to ensure efficient and effective EHS program implementation alignment with stakeholders
Leverage stakeholder feedback to inform and align EHS support initiatives with the needs of Carolina Cat
Act as a self-motivated creative problem-solver, listen, adapt, simplify, and lead teams through complex situations to implement simplified issue-resolution actions
Provide proactive oversight of EHS policy implementation through behavioral and regulatory compliance assessments and Gemba walks
Drive EHS improvement actions to closure utilizing project management techniques, including clear improvement area identification, ownership, closure tracking, and post-closure validation
Develop employee training and communication tools and administer coaching and formal training
Drive incident investigation and corrective action process effectiveness
Assist with EHS data analysis and trend report generation
Assist with workers’ compensation claim reporting and management actions
Perform new location startup safety management system implementation activities