A large medical device manufacturing company is looking to add to their leadership team in Canaan, Connecticut. This role is responsible for the overall Environmental, Health and Safety program at the site, including but not limited to implementing policies and processes that ensure a safe and healthy work environment, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and development of a strong EHS culture.
Location: 7 Grace Way, Canaan, CT 06018
Skills Needed:
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or science related field.
- 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.
- Certification in CSP, CIH is desirable, but not required.
- Previous experience with Safe Star
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities with minimal supervision
- Extensive knowledge of safety regulations and policies
- Knowledge of environmental regulations and policies, including ISO 14001
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Key Responsibilities:
- Strong background in critical safety programs such as lockout tagout, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, electrical safety and fall protection
- Industrial Hygiene Programs, including medical monitoring "Right to Know" programs, including chemical inventories and reporting
- Environmental programs such as Hazardous Waste, Clean Air Act, Stormwater and Wastewater Permitting
- Performs facility inspections to identify safety, health, and environmental risks. This includes audits for compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations and corporate policies
- Preparation of 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
- Facilitate incident investigations including effective RCCA.
- Provide guidance for the OSHA
- Recordkeeping and corporate incident reporting system.
- Manage and follow-up on 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.
- Keeps current with EHS regulations and changes that may impact operations; Initiates changes to practices and procedures to support compliance requirements.
- Ability to develop and implement strategies to shift the site culture towards a proactive, safety- first mindset
- Ability to apply creative and effective solutions to address complex EHS challenges and improve site safety.
Salary of $170 - $250K annually + Bonus & Benefits