EHS Manager at Zeeland Farm Services I – Blissfield, Michigan

Job Summary:

Responsible for implementing and upholding Environmental, Health and Safety programs at the facility to ensure compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations and Company Policies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor Environmental, Health, and Safety by providing leadership and training programs to employees.
• Develop, plan, and coordinate all record-keeping, reporting, and training for all corporate, state and federal health, safety, and environmental compliance requirements.
• Lead the facility to ensure compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations and Company Policies in EHS areas including all recordkeeping.
• Conduct and lead Safety Committee Meetings. Monitor the progress and effectiveness of Safety Inspections, Safety Observations, and Task Forces.
• Administer and monitor the facility wide safety program and recommend methods to ensure employee participation and the implementation of a successful Safety Culture.
• Implement established Process Safety Management program.
• Manage the worker’s compensation program.
• Implement, monitor, and enhance Injury and Illness Prevention Program.
• Manage the Incident Investigation Program and ensure that all safety work orders, and safety improvements are being addressed and completed per required deadlines.
• Lead and maintain environmental regulatory programs, facility’s permits, and other local, state, and federal environmental requirements.
• Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe workstation/environment at all times.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Education and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree related to the Safety and/or Environmental areas, preferred.
• Experience: 5-7 years’ experience management of environmental and safety programs in an industrial manufacturing environment, preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of industry processes and regulations.
• An analytical mindset with excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to take initiative.
• Ability to mentor, coach, encourage, hold people accountable and set high standards in all aspects of environmental, health and safety.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) program

• Ability to maintain good attendance habits.
• Abide by all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
• Abide by the company’s safety, quality, environmental, and HR policies at all times.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit.
• Occasionally required to climb to levels of 125 feet or more, confined and harnessed. Use of stairs and ladders may be required.
• Occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds or more.
• Operate in an office and production environment. Production environment could include frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat or cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the production environment is usually very loud.
• This position requires use of a respirator.