What are the responsibilities and job description for the EHS Manager position at DeZURIK?
General Summary
The Environmental Health and Safety Manager serves as the Sartell, Minnesota location safety expert for DeZURIK. The EHS Manager develops and directs the implementation of programs necessary to develop a proactive safety culture, provides management of a comprehensive safety system that controls cost and risk and focuses on cultural improvements with leading and lagging indicators as the driving metric. The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will provide Behavior-Based Safety, focused on complete trust and cooperation between the leaders and team members. This role serves as the environmental steward for the location, ensuring that all environmental compliance is in accordance with federal, State, County, and City regulatory requirements.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities (essential Functions)
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Manufacturing and office environment. When working occasionally in some shop areas, personal protection equipment (PPE) will be recommended and/or required (safety shoes, safety glasses w/side shields, hearing protection, face shield, gloves, apron and boots). Must have the ability to support extended business hours to meet customer business needs.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
QUALITY
Quality encompasses all aspects of DeZURIK, Inc.’s business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and, through designated channels, initiate and recommend solutions.
Salary And Benefits
DeZURIK offers a competitive base salary in the $86,158 to $107,698 range, based on experience and qualifications, along with annual bonus opportunities tied to performance.
Beyond pay, our market-leading benefits are designed to support your wellbeing. These include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as short- and long-term disability coverage. DeZURIK also provides a health savings account with company match, a retirement plan for employer contributions through Vanguard, and access to the Granite Assistance Fund for support when it’s needed most. We value time for rest and personal growth, offering generous paid time off, including volunteer time off and paid holidays.
DeZURIK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
The Environmental Health and Safety Manager serves as the Sartell, Minnesota location safety expert for DeZURIK. The EHS Manager develops and directs the implementation of programs necessary to develop a proactive safety culture, provides management of a comprehensive safety system that controls cost and risk and focuses on cultural improvements with leading and lagging indicators as the driving metric. The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will provide Behavior-Based Safety, focused on complete trust and cooperation between the leaders and team members. This role serves as the environmental steward for the location, ensuring that all environmental compliance is in accordance with federal, State, County, and City regulatory requirements.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities (essential Functions)
- Analyze and identify common safety/health hazards inherent in the organization’s operations and establish processes and procedures for protection from those hazards.
- Identifies applicable regulatory requirements and establishes procedures for their implementation.
- Environmental liaison with 3rd Party contractors to ensure county, state, and federal requirements. Ensure compliance and facilitate decreasing the environmental footprint.
- Audits safety programs for compliance with company standards, government regulations, and unique local conditions.
- Partners with the Director of EHS to monitor periodic performance reports for trends and conditions, and alert appropriate management to correct problem areas.
- Partner with US Compliance, ensuring all environmental compliance.
- Leads investigation of major accidents/incidents/hazards/near misses, recommends future preventive measures, and ensures implementation through problem-solving techniques.
- Responsible for OSHA logs, First Reports of Injury, and partners with HR on Workers’ Compensation claims at the Sartell location.
- Reviews new products, equipment, and processes for potential hazards and recommends modifications before introduction.
- Works with team members and supervisors to identify and correct potential safety and health hazards.
- #Develop safe standard work practices with line personnel and monitor conformance through safety and housekeeping inspections.
- Provide feedback to support plant engineering to assist with the implementation of engineering controls to minimize safety and occupational health hazards.
- Ergonomics studies to ensure the proper tooling and layout of the process.
- Emergency Response Coordinator, managing emergency procedures and organizing emergency teams during an event.
- Partner with the Operations Team for utilization of the safety LMS system. Communicate trends, gaps, and planned annual training requirements.
- Code Blue owner and facilitator for the Sartell, MN location.
- Ensures through investigation and accountability that the Safety Accountability Policy is upheld after completing root cause analysis.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, or related degree or a combination of experience and education that is equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years of related work experience with direct reports.
- Experience with and understanding of safety operations in a metal manufacturing organization.
- Experience in a lean manufacturing environment.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) desired.
- Experience with musculoskeletal/ergonomic.
- Experience with problem solving skills A3’s.
- Strong situational analysis skills to identify problems and solutions.
- Polished group and interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
- PC skills: spreadsheet and word processing skills adequate to produce necessary work documents.
- Ability to lead, motivate, and influence.
- Workers’ compensation management.
- Ability to develop and implement safety programs.
- Ability to create and maintain record-keeping in compliance with all company and regulatory agencies.
- Able to set high standards and get results.
- Physical demands are typical of an office position, including extended periods of sitting, and extensive use of a personal computer and telephone.
- Must be able to see and move throughout the plant to resolve work problems and facilitate processes.
- Occasional handling of material and components.
- May have contact with caustic substances in some areas of the plant.
- Must be able to tolerate long hours in a shop environment and support after-hours business needs as they arise.
Manufacturing and office environment. When working occasionally in some shop areas, personal protection equipment (PPE) will be recommended and/or required (safety shoes, safety glasses w/side shields, hearing protection, face shield, gloves, apron and boots). Must have the ability to support extended business hours to meet customer business needs.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
QUALITY
Quality encompasses all aspects of DeZURIK, Inc.’s business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and, through designated channels, initiate and recommend solutions.
Salary And Benefits
DeZURIK offers a competitive base salary in the $86,158 to $107,698 range, based on experience and qualifications, along with annual bonus opportunities tied to performance.
Beyond pay, our market-leading benefits are designed to support your wellbeing. These include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as short- and long-term disability coverage. DeZURIK also provides a health savings account with company match, a retirement plan for employer contributions through Vanguard, and access to the Granite Assistance Fund for support when it’s needed most. We value time for rest and personal growth, offering generous paid time off, including volunteer time off and paid holidays.
DeZURIK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
Salary : $86,158 - $107,698