Environmental Health Safety Manager Job Description
Environmental health safety manager
provides support to environmental programs, such as Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Materials, Air Permitting, Wastewater, and Storm Water.
Environmental Health Safety Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Development, delivery, and maintenance of all required OSHA written management processes to include recordkeeping requirements per local, state and federal regulations
Develop and conduct safety processes and training which provide ongoing safety awareness, emergency response (tornado and fire response) and safety orientation for new employees
Schedules/coordinates/follow-up and provides guidance on all monthly Employee Safety Committee meetings and any associated safety issues, and quarterly Management Safety Committee meetings
Develops and conducts, new Supervisor Orientation Program on Accident Reporting, Accident Investigation, PECOFacet policies on Safety Records/Documentation, and Safety Inspections both weekly and monthly
Audits and monitors all work areas for safety hazards and OSHA compliance
Develops and implements Company environmental policies in accordance with all existing and new State/EPA Laws and Regulations
Maintains Corporate waste manifest as per local, state and federal regulations
Conducts and administers Corporate activities related to permits and program development pertaining to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) (EPA-Storm Water Runoff Regulation Act 1991) (Clean Water Act)
Recommends the purchase of all safety equipment
Assess, develop and implement environmental health and safety programs currently in place to ensure continuity and improvement
Environmental Health Safety Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Environmental Health Safety Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: OSHA, EHS, ISO, CPR, CSP, HAZWOPER, ISO14001, OHSAS, IRIS, AED
Education for Environmental Health Safety Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the environmental health safety manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Health, Industrial, Management, Science, Environmental Science, Technical, Chemistry, Education, Environmental Engineering
Skills for Environmental Health Safety Manager
Desired skills for environmental health safety manager include:
OSHA
Storm water
State
Wastewater
Solid and hazardous waste regulations
Federal
EPA
PSM
Safety
NFPA
Desired experience for environmental health safety manager includes:
Must be willing to carry company mobile phone and be on-call for emergencies
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Power Point, Visio, and Excel
Ten or more years of full time related work experience and training experience
Manage salary, hourly and contract personnel to perform day to day functions
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Work, Power Point)
Develop and monitor EH&S driver measures and critical performance indicators
Environmental Health Safety Manager Examples
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Environmental Health Safety Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for an environmental health safety manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for environmental health safety manager
- To ensure the implementation of short & long-term group strategic plans to raise the standards of Health, Safety & environmental at the site as directed by the Group Health, Safety & Environmental Managers
- Assures the development and implementation of EHS training systems to meet facility needs, compliance requirements, and develop safety competencies
- Manage and allocate resources to lead and support the safety systems
- Develops safety measurements using DaMaWay tools and providing recommendations and coordinating the Facility Management Team and the Corporate Team to address key priority issues in the facility
- Involved in chemical and hazardous materials management programs (ie Process Safety Management, Ammonia Refrigeration Management Program, etc)
- Design, develop and administer appropriate SHE training for all employees, including new hire safety orientation programs
- Develops and administers EH&S training and communication programs (HAZCOM, HAZMAT, confined space, personal protective equipment, MSDS, Job Safety Analysis)
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current Health & Safety Legislation and feed back to the appropriate parties where necessary
- Liaise with Group Health, Safety & Environmental and other Senior Managers to identify the correct levels of resources and manage the operation within these agreed parameters
- Ensure that all staff have been given the appropriate level of training necessary to carry out their work within legislative and Health and Safety guidelines
Qualifications for environmental health safety manager
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental or Occupational Health Sciences with experience in the environmental, health, & safety field with a preference in food and beverage
- BS Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering or Industrial Hygiene plus five years of experience in the EHS field is preferred
- Bachelors degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Chemical, Environmental Engineering/ Science or related field
- 5+ years of Environmental, Health and Safety experience within a manufacturing environment
- Must be detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills, and ability to work in a team environment
- Must be a self-starter and with experience leading safety function or department
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of environmental health safety manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for environmental health safety manager
- In partnership with operational leadership, set up and maintain safety training programs in all applicable safety competency areas
- Develops and implements safety & environmental awareness training material and programs with an emphasis on behavior-based safety, increasing hazard awareness, and supporting regulatory compliance and internal environmental management programs
- Analyzes and assesses plant safety trend data to drive safety resource allocation and ergonomic initiatives to reduce injuries
- Responsible for inspecting the facility to detect existing or potential environmental health and safety hazards, including identification of opportunities to reduce safety and regulatory risk
- Work closely with plant leadership and scientific staff to assure that appropriate process safety considerations are being and that practices and procedures are planned and followed
- Coordinate HSE&S management systems (ISO 14001, RC 14001, PSM/RMP, VPP, SAQ Compliance), and develop and propose action plans to maintain and improve the integrated HSE&S management systems on site
- Work closely with departments to develop safety programs (lockout/tag out)
- Be responsible for implementing hospital safety programs
- Provide regular written reports, other safety-related results and updates to the Senior Leadership Team
- Leads the Safety Excellence & Leadership (SEAL) process and implementation/monitoring of Newell environmental compliance program for the facility
Qualifications for environmental health safety manager
- Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety and/or Environmental concentration preferred
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) with a wide variety of audiences
- At least 5-years experience in the required fields
- Knowledge of Environmental requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Engineering or related technical field
- Assists in product launches
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Our growing company is hiring for an environmental health safety manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for environmental health safety manager
- Responsible for administering the health program of the Contractor per the Safety and Health Program Plan
- Lead development and implementation of site programs with cross-functional teams including LOTO, machine guarding, permit-to-work, contractor management, ergonomic and risk assessments, electrical safety/Arc flash
- Knowledge of process safety and risk assessment tools and techniques
- Establish and lead site safety committee with knowledge of work risk assessment, near miss education
- Manages, implements and maintains required environmental operation procedures to ensure company and employee awareness, comprehension and adherence to approved health, safety and environmental practices for assigned program
- Drive strategic corporate safety initiatives at the plant level
- Conduct or coordinate review of plans and specifications for new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met
- Insures that the safety committee is comprised of both management and hourly participants
- Trains all new employees concerning plant safety rules and guidelines
- Present safety and environmental training programs to workers and supervisors
Qualifications for environmental health safety manager
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational / Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or other EHS related field preferred
- A Bachelor's degree in Occupational / Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or other EHS related field preferred
- Proficiency with OSHA regulations
- Advise manufacturing/engineering of safety and environmental regulations affecting the design, construction, and installation of plant facilities and equipment
- 5 years minimum safety experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or chemical process environment
- 6+ years of experience in the design, development and general operational oversight of EHS disciplines
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Environmental Health Safety Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for an environmental health safety manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for environmental health safety manager
- Contributes and engages in the development, maintenance and reporting of PSM, RMP, wastewater, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Universal Waste, Used Oil, and Storm Water programs
- Supports corporate safety program by developing employee and subcontractor safety orientation training programs
- Controls hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities through safety management team and project supervisory personnel
- Supervises and administers safety, first aid and rescue (911) activities
- Coordinates safety work assignments, personnel administration, and training
- Safety messages and other special assignments
- Documents all accidents, safety violations, unsafe conditions/activities
- Accompanies safety, health and insurance inspectors on walk through tours
- Responsible for the implementation of safety programs, employee training, compliance monitoring, maintaining reporting mechanisms and management of accidents, property losses and workers compensation
- Implements training programs which will increase proficiency in safe practices, promote safety consciousness, ensure environmental compliance and advance continuous environmental improvement
Qualifications for environmental health safety manager
- Work independently in a self-directed role, in a team setting, using discretion, and good judgment
- Organize and prioritize independently
- Demonstrated trend analysis skills
- Experience in the use of air monitoring and industrial hygiene equipment
- Proficiency in use of Lotus Notes and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)
- Familiar with data base maintenance
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Our company is looking for an environmental health safety manager. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for environmental health safety manager
- Develop, implement and conduct safety training and orientation of employees, new employees, and applicable contractors and coordinate and/or deliver additional safety training as appropriate
- Perform all job duties in accordance with Federal, State, and local regulations
- Maintain records of environmental, health and safety training
- Provide lead support and formal response to EHS agency inspections conducted by US regulatory bodies
- Manage moderate size capital infrastructure projects from inception to completion
- Monitor and drive progress of projects and programs, maintaining budgets and schedules
- Lead the selection process for hiring third party service firms, evaluating proposals, conducting interviews and making recommendations to senior management
- Consult with Corporate Engineering, Company management and workplace staff to identify and resolve potential EHS issues through engineering design changes or other means necessary
- Serve as lead to develop and implement site emergency response plans including catastrophic event planning, evacuations, hazardous material handling/spills, first responders
- Knowledgeable in incident command organizational structure/operation
Qualifications for environmental health safety manager
- A working knowledge of applicable regulations, policies, principles, practices and procedures
- Previous experience implementing and managing safety program
- Self Directed, must be able to initiate and lead the implementation of new concepts and challenge the status quo
- Experience and technical knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements and EHS risk management
- 3+ years’ experience leading EH&S efforts for manufacturing facility
- Experience in a fast paced, manufacturing environment required