Manager, Environmental Health and Safety

Overview Under direction of the Site Leader, along with direction from corporate EHS leadership, the Site EHS Leader’s primary objective is to develop, execute, and sustain the Attica site’s strategic and tactical plan for all Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security matters. The primary deliverable of this position is to direct and oversee all programs that support of the site’s primary goal of continuous improvement in the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security areas. The EHS Leader plans and directs activities for the site’s EHS organization. The position provides leadership and technical expertise to meet C&D Technologies corporate and site expectations in environmental, health, safety, and security management systems. It also ensures compliance with policies and applicable regulations as an active member of the Site Leadership Team. Responsibilities Leadership Set tactical and strategic direction and provide leadership for the EHS department. Ensure EHS team is keeping a tactical focus on value-added tasks. Actively participate on the Site Leadership Team, providing unbiased feedback and direction for the site. Maintains communication with corporate EHS to keep abreast of strategic initiatives and expectations, and to provide guidance and feedback regarding all corporate initiatives and expectations. Participate on corporate teams, as necessary, to improve C&D Technologies global EHS network and performance. Develop and lead a site sustainability initiative. Operational EHS Management Establishes and continually refines the plant’s long term EHS strategy and improvement plan. Establishes EHS performance and cultural metrics to gauge the “current state” and provides the basis for continuous improvement measurement. Manages the site EHS budget and associated spending. Leads the EHS budget development process annually and provides monthly spending analysis reports as necessary. Participates in the development of the site’s capital expense spending budget and site plan. Reviews all EHS capital expense requests for risk, cost, and prioritization within the overall plan and budget. Review and enhance the site’s incident investigation process. Ensure a robust process is in place to fully determine root cause and corrective actions as necessary. Provide leadership and facilitation of all incident investigations. Ensures EHS matters are fully addressed in plant job analysis studies. Participate in the review of those studies. Provide oversight and management of all site EHS related action items. Manage industrial hygiene sampling and personal exposure monitoring activities. Regulatory Compliance Ensure site compliance with all federal (EPA), State (Indiana), and local air, water, and waste regulations. Ensure compliance with government contract security related requirements. Responsible for the overall site EHS management system and process. Must partner with maintenance, engineering, and…