THE EMPLOYER Take your career up a few notches with this is an American multinational medical technology company.
THE JOB This is a Environmental Health & Safety Leader position and requires someone who has Minimum 5 years of relevant EHS experience in a manufacturing setting As a Environmental Health & Safety Leader your roles and responsibilities will include:
- Develop, implement, and oversee procedures and programs to ensure Federal and State compliance with OSHA, EPA, and CTDEEP. To include, but not limited to:
- Critical safety programs such as lockout tagout, machine guarding, mobile equipment, electrical safety and fall protection.
- Industrial Hygiene Programs, including medical monitoring.
- Machine safety assessments
- Right to Know programs, including chemical inventories and reporting.
- Environmental programs such as Hazardous Waste, Clean Air Act and Wastewater Permitting
- Inspects the facility to identify safety, health, and environmental risks. This includes audits for compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations and corporate policies.
- Prepares reports to maintain records of compliance, site s progress to maintaining a safe work environment and maintain reporting system(s) for data collection and trending.
- Ensures that material safety data sheets are maintained and readily accessible when needed.
- Aid in the management of investigations of accidents and work-related injuries or illnesses. Coordinate tracking of cases by maintaining OSHA 300 Logs and corporate incident reporting system and follow-up Workers Compensation case management activities. Review and improve the site's Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) as needed.
- Assist in the management of the site's EHS Training Program. Provide limited training on pre-established safety curriculum. Maintain Health & Safety Training database. Generate reports and coordinate scheduling.
- Provide review and periodic updates of written safety and environmental programs, including SOPs and Work Instructions.
- Ensures EH&S training through the implementation of safety awareness programs. Participates in scheduled departmental safety inspections and assists in identifying corrective actions for identified hazards. Ensures EH&S policies and procedures are followed through education and training. Discusses and documents pertinent EH&S topics at staff meetings. Leads the Safety Committee.
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Most importantly, you need to be a passionate Environmental Health & Safety Leader who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Environmental Health & Safety Leader would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant EHS experience in a manufacturing setting.
- Prior experience leading a team with the ability to influence site operations leaders and create a proactive, preventative safety culture.
We understand that even if you are a seasoned Environmental Health & Safety Leader you may not have all the skills listed here. If you are a good at what you do and have a willingness to learn, lets talk.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education: Associate s degree in Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or science related field.
Minimum Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant EHS experience in a manufacturing setting.
Type of position: Full time Permanent Position with benefits
Telecommute: No
Location: Canaan, Connecticut
Relocation accepted: Yes