Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Justrite Safety Group is a growing family of industrial safety companies. Together we protect workers, workplaces, and the environment with a comprehensive range of industrial safety solutions. All Justrite Safety Group portfolio companies are united by deep safety knowledge, long experience, and a commitment to protecting people, property, and the planet.

SUMMARY:

Justrite Safety Group is looking for an Environmental, Health and Safety Manager for their Mattoon, IL operations. You will manage the environmental health and safety program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and administer effective occupational health, safety, ergonomics and industrial hygiene programs, including health services functions and maintenance of related policy and procedures
• Maintain site-specific environmental permits (e.g. air stormwater, wastewater, etc) and reporting requirements
• Identify hazards and facilitate preventive actions with responsible parties to control hazards and identify additional safeguards needed throughout the site
• Maintain a strong presence on the factory floor to coach employees toward safer behavior and self-sufficient safety problem solving
• Manage hazardous waste material streams throughout the factory
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental health and safety regulations, and conformance to internal and industry standards
• Deliver EHS training and maintain training records
• Perform Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and help internal and external teams develop Standard Operating Procedures
• Responsible for installation, inspection, and mapping of emergency equipment and evacuation maps
• Establish target areas and long-range incident/accident prevention and cost control objectives including working with the HR Manager to reduce worker’s compensations costs
• Lead the Safety Committee and other employee involvement initiatives to achieve organizational safety goals
• Maintain a system for reporting, monitoring, and correcting safety problems. Review incident reports using these systems to help determine what corrective actions need taken to prevent re-occurrence.
• Owns and administers the Workers’ Compensation program
• Maintain the OSHA 300 logs and required agency submittals
• Serve as the interface for dealing with and solving issues with agencies such as OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, state regulatory groups etc. Participates in outside agency site inspections/audits and .and agency correspondence
• Investigate injuries to identify root cause and complete companywide Safety Alerts
• Ensure that all areas are inspected for any conditions that pose potential problems and make recommendations for major projects and procedures that implement and maintain safety measures
• Maintain the Safety Library by surveying and keeping current on all relevant topics to ensure ongoing preparedness on topics related to safety improvement and hazard prevention
• Monitor and control industrial hygiene related to the long-term effects of factors such as chemical exposure, noise, lighting, heat, humidity, etc.
• Conduct EHS orientation for new employees to ensure compliance to company EHS practices
• Responsible for any other project that may be assigned as needed

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Safety/Environmental/Safety Science/Engineering or related area
• 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Broad working knowledge of regional and local EHS compliance and regulatory requirements as they relate to the manufacturing and facility operations
• Strong technical writing skills
• Must be able to effectively and professionally communicate to all levels of the organization
• Ability to influence change and ability to pivot quickly in a complex and consistently adaptive environment
• Servant leader mentality, posing exemplary listening skills and the ability to lead with empathy through awareness and foresight
• Travel required, up to 10%
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Previous experience in environmental and/or safety at a manufacturing setting preferred
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification preferred

BENEFITS:

We offer excellent comprehensive benefits that include:

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
• Health Care Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid time off including vacation & personal time
• 401K – with company match. Both pretax and Roth options available
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Wellness Program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)