Environment and Safety Assistant Manager M4-N

Date of Posting: October 6, 2025
Please Apply By: October 13,2025
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COMPANY: Midwest Express, Inc.
DEPARTMENT: 1605 – EHS Safety
POSITION: Assistant Manager
SHIFT: 1st 6:30 am – 3:00 pm
FLSA STATUS: Salary Exempt

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (include but not limited to):

• Position has local and regional safety responsibilities
• Develop and maintain policies and programs meant to mitigate organizational impact on the environment and to protect Associates from health and safety risks found in the organization
• Provide engaging and positive leadership to develop a safety-minded culture across the facility and drive continuous EHS improvement
• Responsible for all regulatory and other requirements of the company
• Audits facilities or processes to identify weaknesses or risks and proactively develops and implements corrective actions; ensures appropriate investigation of and response to accidents or injuries
• Always ensure consistent and professional communication with the customer
• Execute and support all projects and provide status updates
• Administer and track EHS training requirements and ensure completion for both technical/management and operator level.
• Track and report daily/weekly/monthly Safety and Environmental metrics
• Drive improvement in behavior-based observation systems and culture
• Maintain emergency response plan and confirm readiness. Lead emergency response team and all emergency response team activities.
• Organize and lead teams/committees to identify and implement safety improvements, waste reductions and resource conservation
• Maintain established guidelines for the collection and maintenance of Associate training records, health/safety manuals or handbooks, incident/accident reports, or other documentation
• Support business plan goals; develop and monitor tasks to ensure goals are achieved
• Design, recommend and administer safety improvement initiatives/incentives
• Maintain a customer service focus, ensuring and protecting our customer’s best interest
• Oversee spill control and countermeasures by responding to spills, clean up and disposal
• Completes reports in a timely manner. Prepares presentations for all levels when necessary
• Anticipate potential problems and apply solutions and preventative measures
• Develop and lead safety communications on lessons learned, best practices and innovative activities
• Oversee security activities related to alarms, building processes, emergency situations, parking, etc.
• Act as a role model for all associates and adhere to the company core values
• Respect for the individual – Promote harmony and consensus. Co-operate and work with others in the pursuit of team goals. Maintain high ethical standards both personally and professionally.
• Building Trust – Be reliable and consistent. Shows confidence in others. Be aware of unconscious bias. Shows integrity and authenticity.
• Developing Yourself and Others – Improves skills and talents of others and self. Seeks and provides constructive feedback. Challenges self and others to realize their abilities. Encourages development.
• Other Duties as assigned by Leadership

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS)
Required

• Post-high school education (2- or 4-year degree in Environmental, Safety, Engineering or related field) or equivalent experience (Preferred)
• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a warehouse management environment (Preferred)
• Experience planning, scheduling meetings and maintaining paper/electronic files
• Strong PC skills (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Ability to work on various projects simultaneously
• Must be flexible to work different hours as needed by the department / business
• Ability to create spreadsheets, compose correspondence, maintain databases, create presentations, etc.
• OSHA 30 Hr. General Industry
• OSHA 501 and OSHA 511 (Preferred)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) (Preferred)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) (Preferred)
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) (Preferred)
• Certified Quality Technician (CQT) (Preferred)
• Must be detail oriented, self-motivated and consistently meet commitments
• High level of comfort developing and delivering training and motivational presentations to all levels of Associates
• Possesses good organizational and planning skills, can multi-task and prioritize effectively
• Able to document and execute against short- and long-term plans to achieve objectives
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills
• English (Written and Verbal)

Physical Demands:

• Occasionally required to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move throughout the facility

Work Environment:

• Work will primarily take place in a warehouse/production environment
• Exposure to warehouse/production environment

**This position will be posted for 5 business days**

Note: If you have any of the following you will NOT be considered for this posting:
1. A manager level counseling within the past six (6) months for quality, safety or other.
2. More than three (3) or more unexcused absences within the past twelve (12) months.
3. If you have received a voluntary transfer within the past twelve (12) months.
4. If you have not notified management of your application.
5. Can not be on an active AIP
6. A manager level counseling for attendance in the past 12 months