EHS Lead

Job Description

Site EHS Lead  (Fernley, NV)

Role Overview:

The Site EHS Manager will support a rolled goods plant with approximately 100 employees across three shifts, primarily covering 1st shift while requiring flexibility to address other shifts as needed. Individual Contributor position, with potential to supervise one direct report in the future. Key Challenges and Responsibilities: 1)Leading a cultural transformation in safety practices, 2) Overseeing projects related to safety and automation, and 3)Addressing safety concerns and advancing EHS standards in light of the facility's OSHA Severe Violator designation.

Job Summary:

This job will coordinate, plan, and manage the implementation of environmental, health and safety programs within manufacturing facility. This job will manage programs to prevent injuries, health impairments and collaborate with site leadership teams as well as business unit directors and business unit EHS managers to prevent, perform root cause analysis, and resolve environmental, health and safety problems. The incumbent will have an indirect reporting relationship to the EHS Divisional Manager. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Regular strategic communication with site leadership team and divisional Manager of EH&S.

Assist the plant manager in strategic planning across the site which includes leading/lagging safety data analysis and problem solving.  

Acts as a behavior-based safety coach and mentor to site leadership team and associates regarding safety tools, concepts, and mindset.

Assist the plant manager in facilitation of business unit safety calls. 

Work side by side with departmental managers implementing and maintaining site-specific integrated safety plans, EHS standard work and other Carlisle safety programs.

Conduct comprehensive safety standard work assessments, PPE assessments, ergonomic assessments, and policy audits throughout entire site.

Manage/execute targeted environmental, health and safety projects throughout site.

Attend required management team meetings and safety committees. 

Prepare, implement, and execute safety training, on-boarding, mentoring, and associate BBS observations.  

Serve as primary advisor regarding all safety issues for site leadership teams, supervisors, local safety committees and hourly associates. 

Maintain close contact with local government and members of the local safety communities.

Maintain company compliance with all appropriate OSHA and state safety regulations, maintain appropriate reporting (such as OSHA 300 logs), and site-specific integrated safety plans.

Participate in industry and professional interest groups to stay current on trends, issues, and technological innovation.

Track OSHA recordable incidents, rates, and trends; and regularly report safety performance measures to site leadership.

Lead, track, and review all site level incident problem solving for complete root causes, trends, corrective action completion.

Manage execution of Carlisle wide and/or Business Unit read-across items. 

Participate in the strategic planning of manufacturing process and facility modifications to ensure that potential environmental and safety related consequences are considered.

Manage the completion of EHS tasks utilizing EHS digital platform (Gensuite).

Manage related EHS ISO programs such as ISO 14001.

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Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Ability to forge the right relationships with associates, regulatory officials, and corporate executives to communicate the company’s safety and environmental health policies and accomplishments.

Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Ability to build consensus and positively influence a diverse group of co-workers without direct control. 

Basic environmental compliance preferred but not required, must have willingness to expand current knowledge to include other topics.

Must have demeanor such that facilities view role as help to their safety system.

Understanding of behavioral based safety processes. 

Fluency in Microsoft Office programs.

Education and Experience: 

Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, or similar to Risk Management.

Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in a health and safety role in a manufacturing or processing environment preferred. 

Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing the overall safety program of a manufacturing or processing site preferred.

EHS related certification by a professional EHS association preferred (CSP, CIH).

Client is a key player in building construction, offering a diverse and well-balanced portfolio of building products. This site manufactures blue skin and asphalt roofing underlinements. 

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