Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Wabtec; Maxton (NC); On-site; USD 79,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Annual bonus

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation in Maxton, NC seeks an experienced EHS Manager to drive a proactive culture across the manufacturing facility and partner with operations to evolve EHS on-site.

You will track leading indicators, educate operations leaders, and drive cadence, standard operating rhythms, and Lean improvements. Relocation may be provided for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences, safety engineering, environmental engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in a site leadership role at a plant.
• Sound knowledge of environmental, health and safety regulatory requirements including ISO certifications.
• Demonstrated experience managing air permits.
• Willingness to embrace future technologies to improve EHS performance.
• 5+ years as Sr. EHS Leader at a plant.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with Federal, State, Local and Best Practice EHS regulations.
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership of site EHS performance.
• Lead validation of health, safety, and environmental frameworks for 100% regulatory compliance.
• Develop systematic approaches to organizational changes across the site.
• Collaborate with operations to address EHS concerns with equipment and processes.
• Maintain site EHS metrics and coordinate with HQ on projects like GHG reduction and culture change.
• Foster continuous improvement via EHS KPIs and training.
• Ensure personnel understand environmental certifications, permits and regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

EHS management

Six Sigma/Lean

Air permits

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in health sciences, safety engineering, environmental engineering or related field

Tools

Air permit management systems

Regulatory tracking software

Job description

• Job Family: Environmental Health and Safety Management

Job Description

Who will you be working with?

The Friction Product Linedesigns and manufactures high-friction and low-friction composition, sintered brake shoes, specialty shoes, and disc brake linings for freight, locomotive and transit vehicles.

How will you make a difference?

The EHS Manager will engage with the team to drive a proactive culture across the manufacturing facility. This leader will partner with the operations team to evolve Wabtec's EHS. Partnering cross functionally to understand risk, program compliance gaps as well as levers to drive metrics, program compliance and lean principals. In this role you will be responsible for tracking and communicating leading indicator scorecards for the operations team. Educating and communicating operations leaders to improve EHS cadence and standard operating rhythms. The EHS leader will drive program efforts for the overall environmental, health and safety of the facility. In this role you will be responsible for making a positive impact to the culture of the facility through team member engagement, education and involvement. This position requires working on-site and on the shop floor as an essential function.

What do we want to know about you?

Required

• Bachelors’ degree in health sciences, safety engineering, environmental engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years in a site leadership role at a plant.
• Must have sound knowledge of environmental, health and safety regulatory and statutory requirements including ISO certifications.
• Demonstrated experience managing air permits
• Understanding of current technology applications used in EHS and a curiosity and willingness to embrace future technologies to further improve EHS performance.
• Exercises vision and sound judgment at local level. Must be willing to tackle tough issues with tact and diplomacy in a timely fashion.
• Strong leadership, change execution, and financial management skills. Readily and actively contributes to the success of the team.
• Ability to act as change agent through interactions with others.
• Relocation may be provided if you meet eligibility requirements
• Prior EHS experience in leading EHS activities in a manufacturing environment
• Prior experience managing environmental permits and culture change
• Knowledge of OSHA, RCRA, NPDES, and DOT regulations
• Six Sigma training or equivalent Lean/Quality training
• Ability to lead process implementation in a teaming environment
• Ability to prioritize and balance multiple ongoing tasks
• 5+ years as a Sr. EHS Leader at a plant

What will your typical day look like?

• Responsible for maintaining compliance with all Federal, State, Local and Business Best Practice EHS regulations and standards.
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership of site performance in meeting EHS goals and objectives
• Lead the validation of health, safety, and environmental Frameworks to ensure 100% compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory training and requirements by following the health and safety framework.
• Develop a systematic approach to dealing with organizational changes throughout site
• Work closely with operations teams to identify and address EHS related concerns with site operations, equipment, and new products
• Perform necessary administrative activities associated with effective management of shop operations, including necessary interface activities with other functions and organizations required to accomplish all objectives.
• Maintain site EHS metrics and work cooperatively with EHS HQ on various projects and initiatives, including GHG reduction, sustainability, and culture change.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement through implementation of EHS related KPIs to measure the organization’s progress with EHS specific goals
• Ensure site personnel understand and comply with all environmental certifications, permits and regulations. Implement solutions that drive compliance.
• Work with internal and external team to maintain air permit documentation
• Develop and maintain digital management information systems for demonstrating compliance with air permit requirements
• Work to implement engineering solutions to ensure compliance with site environmental permits
• Implement and audit team member requirements for site permits
• Documentation of compliance with all regulatory permitting
• Preparation of regulatory reporting for local governing regulatory bodies and USEPA
• Updating and delivering regulatory compliance training
• Review and track upcoming regulatory changes potential impacting facilities
• Implement other environmental programs for site

What about the physical demands of the job?
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

Regularly lift a minimum of fifty pounds (50lbs). Working outside in extreme heat and cold weather. Frequently stand, walk, bend, crouch, push and pull. Regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and extreme heat (non-weather). Occasionally exposed to airborne particles.

Travel will <10%

Additional Information

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $79100-112800 The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.

What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?

At Wabtec, it's not just about a job - it's about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.

If you're ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.

Who are we?

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, productivity. Whether it's freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together - are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We're lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.

Culture powers us and the possibilities.

We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We're building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

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