EHS Manager

COMFORT SYSTEMS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy solutions company is seeking an EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, safety, and facilities management at their Sutton in Ashfield site. The role involves directing EHS activities, maintaining ISO certifications, and promoting a zero-incident EHS culture. Candidates should hold a degree in occupational safety or a related field, and possess extensive EHS experience. This opportunity provides a path to influence safety initiatives in a manufacturing setting while fostering a culture of compliance and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, or environmental discipline.
• Advanced degree (Master’s level or beyond recommended).

Responsibilities

• Provide EHS management leadership at the site.
• Direct EHS activities and report performance metrics.
• Maintain site ISO certifications.

Skills

Professional certification (recommended)

Extensive experience in applied areas

Expert knowledge of EHS requirements

Working knowledge of EHS disciplines

Understanding of manufacturing technologies

Ability to speak English

Demonstrated managerial courage

Exceptional team-building skills

Strong organizational skills

Education

Degree in occupational safety or equivalent

Advanced degree (Master’s level or beyond)

Job description

The Crouse Hinds (Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions) division is part of Eaton’s electrical sector and has over 125 years of experience in protecting people, processes and assets in the most challenging environments. Our strategic focus is on driving growth, leveraging innovation and building capability across our global network towards diverse customer base - end-users, EPCs, integrators, OEMs and distributors.

Eaton's manufacturing plant in Sutton in Ashfield designs and manufactures alarm, signal, control and notification equipment used in harsh environmental conditions.

What you’ll do:

This position provides environmental, health, safety, security and facilities management leadership to the Site. Individual is accountable for: directing EHS activities at his/her location(s); establishing EHS objectives and targets; internal reporting of EHS performance; communication of national, area, and local regulatory requirements, and; ensuring documents are available in the local languages.

Position is responsible for: maintaining site ISO certifications; assuring accurate and complete EHS reporting of metrics; assuring closure of MESH and regulatory agency findings on a timely basis; completion of required training for EHS personnel; managing interfaces with the public and governmental authorities with adverse findings and enforcement actions; directing actions during crises; site security, creating a strong EHS culture that engages employees throughout the site in EHS teams and processes.

• Manages and directs site in achieving EHS targets & objectives. Directs development, maintenance, and achievement of goals in support of corporate and business group EHS strategic initiatives.
• Facilitates risk assessment at the location to identify critical EHS hazards and aspects. Works as part of leadership team to create targets and objectives to reduce risk and environmental impact.
• Determines appropriate leading and lagging indicators to track performance against targets and objectives.
• Supports creation of EHS goals for the site manager and appropriate activity based goals for the leadership team, functional managers, and front-line supervisors to drive EHS culture, compliance, and results.
• Supports plant manager in the assignment of MESH element champions and facilitates their engagement in ownership of the MESH elements.
• Drives and promotes zero incident EHS culture throughout site.
• Creates and facilitates EHS engagement through EHS teams and committees needed to accomplish the established targets and objectives for the year.
• Works with leadership team and MESH element champions to complete an annual evaluation of compliance for EHS country, state, and local regulations.
• Pursues third party recognition for programs that establish the site and Eaton’s EHS program as world class.
• Uses established EHS data processes such as MESH Suite to manage data such as injuries and illnesses, environmental metrics, risk assessments, EHS action items and other pertinent information.
• Create training matrices to ensure that all training is defined and tracked to completion
• Work with site leadership team and facilities to ensure that all key EHS operational controls are in place, on a PM program, and that EHS action items are resolved on a timely basis.

Qualifications:

• Degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental discipline or equivalent.
• Advanced degree (Master’s level or beyond recommended).

Skills:

• Professional certification (recommended) (Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, or country equivalent where available).
• Extensive experience in one or more of the applied areas and proven experience working in a business or manufacturing setting.
• Expert knowledge of industry, country and local environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Working knowledge of cross-functional EHS disciplines
• Understanding of manufacturing technologies and processes
• Ability to speak English and other languages preferred depending on specific position.
• Ability to demonstrate managerial courage (e.g., managing varied interests representing potential conflicts) Effective oral, written and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional team-building skills and demonstrated ability to lead through influence at all levels inside and outside Company
• Strong organizational skills including ability to manage large number of disparate projects and to track projects through completion

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.