Environmental Safety Manager

Overview

Position Summary:

The purpose of this position is to lead and manage the design, implementation, communication, and coordination of all environmental, health and safety programs across the business. Also, the Safety Manager will develop, implement, administer, and monitor all programs necessary to assure compliance with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines, company safety objectives, and federal and local municipality laws and regulations across the business. This role will be responsible for EHS at 3 manufacturing facilities and 2 distribution centers across the United States and collaboration with a sister facility in Mexico as needed.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drives improvement in Safety culture and metrics by developing and implementing general safety policies and procedures.

• Administers prevention programs for the reduction of repetitive stress injuries and general injuries.

• Ensures compliance with all state, federal and local governmental EHS regulations. Includes but is not limited to written programs, record keeping, reports, inspections, monitoring, testing, training, and medical surveillance per guidelines.

• Directs, develops, and delivers environmental safety and health training programs to ensure employee's knowledge, understanding and adherence to safety and environmental regulations.

• Manages EHS programs including cost control/reduction and accident prevention/reduction.

• Creates, implements and coordinates all Industrial Hygiene, Fire Prevention/Protection and Ergonomic programs. Includes all required training, record keeping, monitoring and reporting programs and results.

• Ensures all EHS issues identified during internal/external audit and Safety committee audits are resolved.

• Provides support to and works with Human Resources Manager in the administration of Worker's Compensation claims.

• Development and maintenance of appropriate environmental and safety files; maintains required hazardous waste records; submits all necessary EPA and OSHA reports and environmental permit application.

• Responsible for the handling, storage, removal and reduction of hazardous waste and documentation of all hazardous waste activities as well as facility inspection, inspection of storage areas, hazardous waste training and submission of reports.

• Maintains an adequate library of safety and environmental reference materials and maintains current, updated Safety Data Sheets.

• Builds and maintains chemical authorization process - including compliance, evaluation, training, and proper use.

• Consults with engineers and maintenance personnel in the design and construction of equipment to ensure production equipment and tools are ergonomically compatible with employees' physical abilities to increase productivity.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Five (5) or more years' experience leading EHS programs.

• Experience in managing/handling compliance issues, permitting for all media, manufacturing operations, OSHA/EPA programs, regulatory reviews, permit preparation, reporting and record keeping.

• Experience with OSHA, EPA and DOT regulations.

• Experience with Federal, state and local Worker's Compensation law and prior experience establishing proactive Ergonomics Program.

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite.

• Strong communication, leadership, training, analytical and organizational skills.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Ability to travel 40% of the time

• Experience in LOTO process implementation

• Experience in Hazard recognition and JSA creation

• Case Management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Certified Safety Professional (ASP/CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certifications preferred.

• Manufacturing experience is preferred

• Training experience is preferred

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80 percent of the Company's revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer's products or processes. With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.