Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

HL-GA Battery Company LLC•Ellabell, GA

About The Position

As a Manager of Environmental Health & Safety, you will focus on improving safety by using your experience to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control chemical, mechanical, electrical, ergonomic and other potential hazards in the workplace. You will function as a subject matter expert resource to teams for consistent implementation of company safety standards and programs and provide site-wide safety training and perform jobsite safety auditing and incident investigation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety or a related field or equivalent, relevant experience
7 to 10+ years of experience evaluating and improving safety programs in a manufacturing environment
3 to 6+ years of managing a safety and health team in a manufacturing environment
Ability to use good judgment and discretion with confidential business and team member information
Strong knowledge of and experience working with OSHA and state/local regulations and requirements
Analyze and evaluate technical data, test results, and reports
MS Office Suite proficiency
Proven leadership skills
Positive attitude and demonstrated effectiveness in accomplishing goals
Excellent organizational and decision-making skills
Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to work flexible hours to support entire production team, work with HQ and global sites as needed

Nice To Haves

CSP (Certified Safety Professional) preferred
Knowledge in advanced manufacturing technology, chemicals, and pneumatics a plus

Responsibilities

Accountable for achieving strategic objectives in the areas of team member safety, environmental protection, and loss prevention, including implementation of safety programs, OSHA compliance, reductions in worker's compensation incidents and recordkeeping
Ensure plant-wide compliance with all OSHA or other state/local laws and regulations
Ensure timely communication to plant operations and corporate management. May perform ad hoc compliance audits
Work to create a company culture that puts safety first to protect our team members, improve processes, and improve key metrics such as IRR and LTIR
Ensure effective hazard identification and mitigation for plant operations and administrative offices
Manage a team of safety and health members
Develop and track established KPI’s for team members
Provide coaching and mentoring to direct reports and help create career development plans for these individuals
Responsible for conducting daily safety walks to ensure safe practices are being observed and to note any unsafe acts, faulty equipment or non-compliance with any safety related policies/regulations Track any follow-up promptly on corrections required
Responsible for all applicable federal, state and local reporting is completed for all aspects of environmental including air, chemical, waste and water
Organize EH&S training and maintains necessary records and certificates
Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards: 1. Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain 2. Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container
Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits in appropriate work areas
Perform other duties as assigned