Laurel Plant - Environmental & Safety Manager

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Position Overview:

The Environmental, Safety, and Health Affairs (ESHA) Manager is responsible for overseeing environmental, health, safety, and security programs throughout the facility.  The ESHA Manager ensures the site has or develops systems and processes to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding the safety and welfare of all associates and the environment.  The ESHA Manager provides the training programs needed to comply with government regulations.  

Primary responsibilities include developing and implementing programs to ensure the safety of personnel on the site, developing and conducting safety and other related ESHA training, and ensuring that proper safety equipment is available for assigned tasks and identified hazards.  The ESHA Manager also coordinates the training and organization of the site’s emergency response team, which includes entry, decontamination, and support level teams, to handle emergencies such as evacuations and responses to fires and chemical releases.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure active and compliant systems are in place for the protection and well-being of associates and community health and safety, and security of the environment.
• Safety teams: serve as the Champion of the site safety steering committee, to include general leadership, directional guidance, new leader development, meeting oversight, and goal-setting.
• Extract necessary data, review data analyses and draft/final reports, and audit to assess compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, such as, the Department of Homeland Security, EPA Risk Management Program (RMP), EPA NPDES Storm Water Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Activities, EPA RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Regulations, FDEP Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Regulations, Alachua County Hazardous Materials Management Code, Alachua County Murphree Well Field Protection Code and the City of Gainesville Industrial Wastewater Regulations.
• Organize, develop material, and present training, as needed, to ensure safety, security, and environmental regulatory training requirements are met for all site associates, on an annual basis.
• Interpret safety policies and procedures, and work with appropriate personnel to interpret legislative requirements as they apply to the site.
• Incident Management:
  • Ensure overall emergency preparedness of the facility, including procedures, role definitions, and training.
  • Ensure that emergency response and fire brigade teams are well-equipped.
  • Ensure the EHSA Department has a trainer and an active member of the emergency response team and the medical emergency response team
  • Report fire and environmental incidents to federal, state, and local agencies when required by agency regulations 
  • Direct recovery and clean-up activities after incidents
  • Ensure an electronic reporting system is available to report all types of incidents and near-miss cases, and that associates are trained in its use.
  • Work with the Site Manager to ensure appropriate Milliken & Company incident communication and reports are completed.
  • Participate in incident investigations.  Ensure report completeness, with logical root cause determination and appropriate action items to ensure correction and prevention.
• Serve as the site Facility Security Officer (Site Security Manager).
• Serve as co-chair of the Pollution Prevention Team, including the responsibility for developing and maintaining a current pollution prevention plan 
• Monitor local government activities affecting the site's environmental program and attend relevant meetings.
• Participate in various safety councils and community advisory committees, including the Local Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC).  Organize and facilitate at least one annual Community
• Safety:
  • Adhere to all plant safety policies and compliance regulations.  
  • Actively participate in the safety process by completing safety audits, participating in safety projects, identifying Site Hazards, contributing to safety improvements, and being an attending member of a safety team. 
  • Responsible for improving the safety performance of the team.  This is accomplished by developing systems to detect and act on safety opportunities.  Specific duties include, but are not limited to, ensuring that team safety audits are completed and all action items are promptly addressed, as well as ensuring that associates have the adequate training necessary to perform their jobs safely.
  • Enforce safety rules.  
  • Escalate and collaborate with other site leaders to address compliance gaps promptly. Actively validate or confirm compliance through field walks, audits, and other methods.
  • Continuously improve housekeeping by actively participating in and reinforcing the site's 5S program.
  • Lead incident investigations for near-miss and incidents and document appropriately in the database.  Follow up on all safety investigations and action items to ensure timely completion.
  • Promote safety as a core behavior and lead by example. Be a visible safety leader, engaging associates in the field routinely
  • Encourage team members’ participation in safety processes.

Qualifications - Required:

• Education and experience should include a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related discipline, and at least 5 years of experience in this discipline.  
• Familiarity with Process Safety Management through experience in a PSM-covered site with highly hazardous chemicals
• Communication skills, both written and oral, must be clear and concise.
• Requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Computer skills should include proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, data analysis, and presentation software.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with and relate to individuals at all levels of the organization.
• This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship for a work visa (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.)

Preferred:

• Proven ability to develop and present effective training material in various topics, including OSHA safety, environmental regulation, and emergency response.
• Familiarity with aspects of Industrial Hygiene in a chemical manufacturing environment, hazardous waste handling, and Occupational Health surveillance programs.

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Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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