EH&S Manager

Valence Surface Technologies; Grove (OK); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Valence Surface Technologies seeks an experienced HSE leader to define, implement, and drive Corporate HSE standard practice across the Grove facility. You will oversee air, water, hazardous materials, OSHA training and permit compliance, guiding management to a zero-incident culture.

You will deploy an MOS-based safety system at Enterprise, Regional, Plant, and Department levels, conduct audits, manage regulatory reporting, and advance site performance through training, tracking, and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (four-year college or technical school) preferred, field of study-Science.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in EH&S.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Corporate HSE standard practice is defined, implemented and driven daily through plant management and compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Lead the organization in developing continual improvement in the HSE culture, including air, water quality and hazardous material permit compliance and OSHA training.
• Deploy an HSE Management Operating System (MOS) across Enterprise, Regional, Plant and Department levels with reporting, audits, and training systems.
• Compile and submit all regulatory, permit and compliance reports for all company locations.
• Educate, drive and measure site performance to ensure compliance with hazardous material handling, storage and waste regulations.

Skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

5+ years EH&S experience

Job description

• Ensures the Corporate HSE standard practice is defined, implemented and driven daily through plant management in order to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations while maintaining company standards.
• Lead the organization in developing a continual improvement in the HSE culture at the workplace, starting with air, water quality and hazardous material permit compliance as well as OSHA training to implement an overall HSE practice to constant management and active monitoring of all permit compliance requirements and industrial safety practices. This practice includes office, administrative, material handling, transportation and all shop floor activities.
• Ensure HSE awareness and responsibility through the deployment of an HSE Management Operating System (MOS) at the Enterprise, Regional, Plant and Department levels including a consistent, safety hazard / near-miss reporting system, robust safety committees at all locations, frequent communication, on-site audits and a robust training, certification and learning system. The MOS must include a compliance and regulatory tracking program to keep accurate records and ensure advanced warning of training and certification renewals.
• Compile and submit ALL regulatory, permit and compliance reports for all company locations.
• Educate, drive and measure site performance to ensure full compliance with all hazardous material handling, storage and waste management regulations as a part of daily operations.
• Complete Audits and on-going site visits to constantly identify department level regulatory, permit and compliance concerns, safety hazards and evaluate loss producing potential of a given system, operation, or process and implement sustainable and measurable solutions that ensure full compliance of all locations.
• Implement a consistent HSE reporting and metrics system and analyze incident and injury/illness data for targeted HSE activities to drive a zero-incident culture.
• Audit internal programs to determine the effectiveness and progress to best-in‑class standards.
• Ensure all process and resources are in place with metrics to conduct routine inspections for permits, regulatory requirements, environmental compliance and industrial safety standards such as emergency lighting, fire extinguishers, hoists, ventilation, eyewash stations, PPE availability and all other HSE related activities at each location as necessary to maintain best-in‑class HSE procedures.
• Ensure compliance to permit, consistent reporting, cost analysis scheduling and manifesting of hazardous waste shipments.
• Ensure a process and resources are in place to continuously update the SDS library at each facility.
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: Bachelor's degree (four-year college or technical school) preferred, field of study-Science

Experience: 5+ years of experience in EH&S

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better.

Experience

Required

5+ years of EHS experience

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