Description

PURPOSE:

The Environmental Health and Safety Manager provides leadership in environmental compliance, occupational health and worker safety for the Pennsylvania based Gentex facilities and supports the other US locations. The job function centers around the protection of people, property and the environment, risk minimization of workers and the Company and compliance with federal state and local regulations.

DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The EHS Manager is responsible for day-to-day environmental and worker safety compliance activities including directly monitoring compliance activities; providing necessary training and seeing that all required paperwork and permits are submitted and in place. The EHS Manager has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental and workplace safety laws. 

· Practice safe working techniques and re-enforce the safety policies, guidelines and procedures as set out by Gentex Corp.

· Provide daily guidance and direction in EHS programs at the employee supervisor/manager level to ensure a common approach.

· Responsible for assisting in the identification of possible losses; evaluating the risk in such loss exposure; developing and implementing a plan to correct or prevent loss and audit the plan to ensure effectiveness.

· Ensure that contractor personnel working on the property are in compliance with Gentex policies and safety requirements.

· Maintain and update as needed work instructions for all safe work practices and equipment and utilize them in day to day training.

· Develops effective programs for occupational health, hazardous materials management, general safety, accident and fire prevention, disaster preparedness and emergency response.

· Provide advice, assist and audit line management to ensure that effective EHS is implemented and working. Provide and contribute to the Site Training Plans by conducting employee orientations; emergency response training; and coordination of training programs for the operations. 

· Responsible for coordinating regulatory programs and their application and support the compliance process.

· Accountable for researching and writing permit applications and prepare required regulatory reports as required by local, state and federal regulations.

· Review accidents and incidents which occur in the area of responsibility and conduct audits, reporting and managing the corrective actions. 

· Maintain filing systems regarding worker training and safety.

· Maintain working relationships with Regulatory Agencies and chair/lead the Safety Committee for the operations.

· Manage Team Base Risk Assessments and the process and regularly conduct training needs analysis.

· Lead the emergency response team and comply with all Company policies and procedures.

· Point Person for Maturity Model Process for EHS, Safety and Housekeeping.

· Provides guidance and technical assistance to supervisors and managers in identifying, evaluating and correcting environmental health and safety hazards.

· Responsible for maintaining a hearing conservation program.

· Responsible for maintaining the Safety Eyewear Program. 

· Responsible for maintaining and managing emergency evacuation procedures and training.

· Provides training and materials assistance to promote environmental compliance and safe and healthful work practices.

· Schedule flexibility to support critical deadlines may be required. 

Requirements

EDUCATION AND/OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE(s):

The position requires a Bachelor of Science Degree in environmental engineering, in environmental, health and safety sciences or in a closely related discipline or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. 

EXPERIENCE: 

A minimum of five years’ experience in an industrial setting, preferably with multi-plant responsibility is necessary. This experience must include Title V air reporting and a working knowledge of RCRA hazardous waste regulations, and OSHA responsibilities. Experience in EHS Management Systems (ANSI Z10, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001) a plus. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Environmental Protection requires knowledge in the areas of Title V permitting, air emissions calculations and RCRA hazardous waste management. Other duties require knowledge in NPDES permitting, Tier II and TRI reporting, wastewater pre-treatment requirements, hazardous materials transportation, spill prevention, EU REACH regulations, and emergency planning.

Worker Safety requires knowledge in MSDS management, Right-to-Know, respiratory protection and industrial hygiene monitoring. Other areas of importance include ergonomics, fall protection, lock-out/tag-out, arc flash protection and risk management. This position also is involved with other matters relating to Gentex US operations requiring knowledge in selective real estate matters and disaster response, planning & recovery.

· Initiative- demonstrated ability so seize openings and transform them into opportunities. Encompasses the ability to determine and handle issues proactively by proposing value-added solutions. 

· Client focused - works in cooperation with clients to help them identify their true needs and adapt methods, services, products or solutions accordingly

· Partnership-ability to develop and maintain effective and productive working relationships or networks of contacts with people who can contribute to business objectives

· Outcome focused – ability to focus on the essential to efficiently produce or exceed desired results. Reacts when performance does not fulfill expectations by soliciting the competent people to correct the situation, while being aware of medium and long term impacts

POSITION SUPERVISES: 

This position directly supervisors Gentex Security staff and indirectly supervises the activities of employees who work at Chemical Storage building. It may also at times require supervision of additional employees who are involved in spill clean-up operations.

CONTACT WITH OTHERS: 

This position requires interaction with a large number of internal contacts at Gentex Corporation, including: executives, managers, supervisors and hourly employees, HR representatives, engineering personnel and R&D staff. The position in some way interacts virtually with every worker in the facility. 

This position also requires interaction with external contacts including regulatory agencies, elected officials, contractors, consultants, neighbors and industry peers.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL/COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; manual dexterity handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee may lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The individual must have a high level of comprehension, and a high level of general, verbal, written, and numerical intelligence.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Works majority of the day in a climate-controlled environment, with the exception of or otherwise specified, performing work in the warehouse or manufacturing areas which are subject to changes in temperature and/or noise.

Travel:

Limited Travel Required 

LOCATION:

Gentex’s Carbondale facility is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County. Carbondale, PA is about twenty miles north of Scranton, PA, 50 miles south of Binghamton, NY, and about 125 miles from New York City and Philadelphia. The area hosts numerous nearby state parks, nature preserves and local colleges and universities, including The University of Scranton and Marywood University. Northeast Pennsylvania is a beautiful area and offers an excellent cost of living. It is a great place to work, meet people, raise a family and live!

At Gentex, we don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Gentex Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status or on the basis of disability. Gentex is an E-Verify Participant. Pre-employment drug/alcohol/background screening is required. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Gentex, please call our Human Resources department at (570) 282-3550.