Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Job Requirements Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us! Responsibilities Ensure that the site has robust systems and procedures that demonstrate compliance with all relevant national legislation in the area of HSE along with compliance to the Alkegen Global Health & Safety Manual. Complete a regular audit schedule to validate compliance to regulations. Ensure that the site demonstrates compliance with corporate standards and develops HSE standards in line with company defined objectives Defines, develops and implements Health, Safety & Environmental Improvement strategies in line with site & company strategy and meeting short term objectives Acts as the subject matter expert on site for HSE issues and provides guidance to all managers and staff while acting as the focal point for all regulatory authorities external to the site on SHE topics including reporting of incidents to meet Alkegen and national HSE reporting standards. Maintain & develop the HSE pillar & subcommittee management structure to drive improvement in safety performance on site, employee engagement and reduction in risk to all employees. Manage communication of site safety & environmental performance to group level in line with business expectations. To ensure that full root cause analysis is carried out using appropriate investigation techniques on all first aid, recordable, lost time incidents and fires. Following Root Cause Analysis, ensure follow up and completion of action plans & management of stakeholders to completion to prevent reoccurrence. Maintain a regular occupational dust / fiber monitoring campaign to ensure compliance to corporate and national standards and produce regular internal communications on atmospheric monitoring results to the workforce. Manage occupational health surveillance monitoring within the site to ensure that the employees are not exposed to long term risk within the workplace and that the organization is not exposed to liability from employee behaviours. Ensure risk assessments are completed / maintained in line with the sites defined schedule or when changes are made to the process inside the workplace via a recognized change management system. Ensure timely completion of resulting action plans with relevant managers and stakeholders. Ensures employees are trained in HSE topics in order to meet minimum site standards in safety for each role carried out in their employment & new employees (agency, contract or permanent staff) have HSE inductions before commencing work in line with company policies. Ensure that the site meets, maintains & develops emergency response procedures with drills and desktop exercises that meet corporate and national emergency response standards to ensure that all personnel conduct themselves in an appropriate manner in the event of an emergency. Manage the site safety budget on a monthly basis, understanding any causes of over (and under) spend; contribute to operational financial (budget) planning of safety items / consumables (PPE) and small improvement activities to improve SHE within the site. Define and sponsor medium scale improvement projects to improve workplace safety standards including submission of CAPEX documentation for HSE investment. Coach, guide and influence other managers to improve / develop management styles & behaviors to improve the safety culture on site, while acting as a role model to ensure noncompliance against regulation in the workplace is not tolerated. Qualifications: The role holder should have at least 2 of the following certifications: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM), Registered Environmental Manager (REM) or Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) A minimum 5 years’ experience leading HSE in a manufacturing/industrial environment and able to demonstrate strong HSE leadership experience that has driven reduction in incidents and an improvement in HSE culture Ideally the role holder will have prior exposure to ISO14001 & ISO 45001 environmental & safety standards; have experience of driving compliance and improvement inside the environmental area. The role holder will be able to demonstrate knowledge of OSHA safety legislation and understand current practices in topics as diverse as machinery guarding, COSHH, DSEAR etc. Knowledge and experience of EPA regulations and procedures (US) is required. Experience of working within EU safety standards is advantageous but not essential for the role. The role holder will be able to demonstrate experience of working with formal Management of Change systems (MOC) to reduce safety and operational risks. Formal experience in Process Safety Management techniques such as HAZOP is an advantage but not essential for the role. The applicant should be able to demonstrate experience in application of behavioural safety management systems in order to drive an interdependent culture within a workforce. Competencies: In addition, to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:: Leadership – Is a role model for Safety as the No1 value. Able to create a sense of urgency within the site management team to drive and influence improvements in safety performance. Has a strong presence, accepts accountability, leads by example and possesses a no excuse attitude. Change Management - Develops workable implementation plans, communicates changes effectively; builds commitment and overcomes resistance; prepares and supports those affected by change; monitors transition and evaluates results. Cultural Change Strategy - Assesses the current level of maturity of the local organization; develops plans to move to the next level of organizational culture; secures commitment from the site team & implements the plan. Then monitors the implementation of the process and reassess the level of maturity to evaluate success and identify the next steps in the journey of cultural change. Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention. Root Cause Analysis & Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyses information skilfully using techniques such as 5Why Analysis in cross functional teams / groups to deliver permanent corrective actions to operational safety issues, using reason even when dealing with emotional topics. Focus on Results - Develops plans, utilizes resources, from inside and outside of the team to meet the objectives of the organization. Determined Self Starter –Capable of self-management to meet targets & defines action plans for self and others. Does not allow issues to drift and acts as a “completer finisher” inside the organization. Role model - Is determined to act as a role model and uphold policies and procedures to maintaining a safety system on site while challenging poor performance in a manner that secures long term cooperation from the individual. Communication - Displays an open communication style at all levels of the organization, demonstrating the ability to listen to others views in the SHE topic area. Capable of segmenting difficult concepts into small concepts to secure understanding of all in the organization. Influencer – Displays effective influencing & persuasion skills at all levels of an organization from shop floor to senior management level. Travel requirements: Across US states. Some occasional global travel. Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time or without notice. At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class. Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener. We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000 highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.