Job Description Summary

The Site Environmental Health and Safety Leader reports to the GE Lafayette Plant Leader and works in a self-directed teaming structure. This person will work closely with the EHS Specialist and EHS Council to create a site EHS strategy and execute on a variety of strategic and tactical EHS priorities.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop overall EHS strategy including employee engagement, education, ergonomics, and risk reduction

• Leadership of and participation in Gemba walks, audits, and contractor auditing

• Support safety concern and event investigations with EHS council representatives and ensure effective countermeasures are implemented

• Lead site wide SFMEA events and ensure key risk areas are addressed

• Support Safety Risk Assessments - annual reviews, workstation heat maps, and strength of defenses

• Ensure first responders are adequately trained and oversee overall program effectiveness

• Own EHS training curriculum, lead training, and manage completion

• Oversee contractor management system (Comply Works)

• Participate in and improve Management of Change process

• Facilitate monthly, quarterly, and annual rhythms for Safety Framework scoring and auditing

• Lead review and maintenance of written programs and policies

• Manage and complete required annual environmental permitting and update as needed (written permit and reg auditor review)

• Oversee waste management system and contractor support

• oComplete weekly, monthly, and quarterly inspections

• oRCRA & DOT Management

• oCreate waste profiles, track waste generator status, schedule and assist with waste shipments

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college Minimum of 5 years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety.

Desired Characteristics

·Strong verbal and written communication skills

·Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn​

·Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively​

·Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed ​

·Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative​

·Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

·Ability to interface effectively with all levels within the company as well as organizations outside GE (regulatory agencies).

GE Lafayette has been in operation since 2015 and currently supports LEAP and Passport programs for New Make and MRO. The site’s culture is designed around a flat organization that empowers self-directed, high performing teams. By utilizing teams of GE employees to own, operate, and regulate assembly processes we ensure our engines reach the customer in a quality and timely fashion. Teams, councils and teaming are the back bone of daily operations within GE Lafayette.