Director of Safety and Environmental Programs

JOB SUMMARY:

The Director of Safety and Environmental Programs is in charge of the Company’s Safety and Environmental Programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the completion of Job Safety & Hazard Analyses.

• Review the results of the Job Safety Observation Program.

• Reduce Worker’s Compensation claim costs.

• Review and improve the existing OSHA/EPA compliance management systems at the Plants.

• Prepare or assist in preparing:

o Monthly wastewater discharge reports

o Annual toxic release inventory reports

o Annual air emission reports

o Spill Prevention Plans

• Work closely with the Materials Research Laboratory to identify and reduce or eliminate the use of hazardous raw materials.

• Work closely with the Sales Division to respond to customer queries regarding safety and environmental issues.

• Participate in and contribute to corporate Quality Assurance programs.

• Direct corporate environmental compliance and stewardship programs to mitigate risk, improve operational efficiency, and optimize costs.

• Assist the Plants in minimizing waste generated and reducing waste disposal costs.

• Provide Safety/Environmental training to the Plants and Service Centers.

• Track energy and water usage at all Plants.

• Manage electricity and natural gas contracts with consultants and 3rd party vendors.

• Prepare an annual energy and water budget for the Plants.

• Communicate complex regulatory issues affecting the Company’s operations to executives, Plant staff, legal counsel, regulatory agencies, consultants and others as required.

• Understand how statutes, regulations and policies are proposed, promulgated, implemented and enforced on the Federal, State and local levels.

• Research new regulations or existing regulations applicable to new operations and new compliance strategies.

• Understand financial accounting methods to provide accurate compliance cost estimates and track Plant performance.

• Understand audit principles to review and improve Plant performance.

• Work effectively with executives, Plant staff, legal counsel, insurance companies, regulatory inspectors and consultants.

• Challenge all regulatory requirements and consultant/contractor recommendations to minimize costs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• EPA and OSHA regulations

• Site remediation principles and techniques

• Comfortable making presentations to large groups

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

• B.S. degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry or Engineering.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: YES ☒ NO ☐

The Okonite Company was founded in 1878, making it one of the original insulators of electrical wire and cable in the United States. Earliest customers included Samuel F.B. Morse for his telegraph network and Thomas A. Edison for the Pearl Street Generating Station, the nation's first, built in New York City in 1882.

In June 1976, Okonite became the largest company in the United States to be owned by its employees through an Employees' Stock Ownership Trust. As such, Okonite employees have a unique vested interest in the quality and service we provide.

Today, Okonite is headquartered in Ramsey NJ, approximately 30 miles northwest of New York City. At our six (6) manufacturing facilities, we make cables that range from 300V to 345kV insulated products that include Instrumentation, Power and Control, Medium Voltage, and High Voltage cables.

Okonite serves a multitude of markets including Electric Utility (Distribution, Transmission, and Generation including fossil and nuclear), Oil & Gas (refineries and production platforms), Chemical, Military bases, Railroad, Transit and Pulp & Paper. In addition, we provide cables to various other industrial customers in areas of Hospitals, Colleges & Universities, Water Treatment Plants and Data Centers. With today's focus on renewable energy, Okonite cables can be found at Wind Farms, Solar Farms, and Biofuel generating facilities.