Environmental, Health & Safety Manager - Adhesives

Penray; St. Clair (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager to champion compliance with environmental regulations and enhance workplace safety. This pivotal role involves leading initiatives in Process Safety Management and Risk Management Programs while fostering a proactive safety culture across departments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in regulatory compliance and a passion for driving change in safety practices. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and employee well-being, and help shape a safer, more sustainable future in the manufacturing sector.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

Company paid Life and Short-Term disability

401k & company provided match

Paid Time Off

Bonus incentive programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental science, or related field required.
• 5+ years of EHS experience in industrial environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with EHS regulations and lead PSM/RMP initiatives.
• Conduct audits, training, and incident investigations to foster safety culture.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Regulatory Compliance Knowledge

Safety Management

Incident Investigation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Safety or Environmental Science

Tools

EHS Management Systems

Job description

PLZ is committed to product stewardship and innovation, strong ethical standards, sustainable operations and most importantly, the development of our people. Whether at our manufacturing facilities or corporate headquarters, PLZ prioritizes health and safety, and offers you the support you need to create the career you want, through engagement, equity and inclusion, and opportunity.

From household cleaning solutions to personal care products, and food to automotive lubricants, PLZ produces more than 2,500 different aerosol and liquid products in our facilities across the continent. We know that being the partner of choice for our clients starts with being the partner of choice for our employees. Learn more at www.plzcorp.com/careers or visit https://youtu.be/XYNIFpLQIJY

The Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager is responsible for driving compliance with OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM), EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP), and other Environmental, Health, and Safety regulations. The EHS Manager will ensure regulatory compliance, implementation of best practices, and continuous improvement of these critical safety programs. Additionally, this role will focus on fostering cross-functional collaboration and developing a strong behavioral-based safety culture.

Key Responsibility:

• Ensure company compliance with all applicable EHS Regulations.
• Take a lead role in PSM/RMP compliance and continuous improvement at the site.
• Practice transparent compliance by utilizing EHS walk-throughs, hazard identification and behavioral based safety observations, corrective action logs, and risk assessments.
• Champion efforts to audit physical conditions and safe work practices and researching standards, regulations, etc.
• Ensure timely completion of PSM-related training, including Operator Training, Contractor Safety Training, and Mechanical Integrity Training.
• Implement, educate and maintain policies, practices, and programs associated with all phases of occupational safety, health, accident prevention, and environmental compliance.
• Lead and investigate employee near miss, corrective action, incident investigation, root cause discovery and reporting efforts. Ensure cross communication with sister sites.
• Manage proper documentation of completion for PSM/RMP PHA recommendations, compliance audit findings, and incident investigation corrective actions.
• Recommend, develop, implement and create programs in order to reduce work related incidents or injuries with emphasis on prevention efforts geared toward near miss reporting, zero incident-injury goals and risk mitigation efforts.
• Manage EH&S training programs including but not limited to Emergency Action and Fire Prevention, Hazard Communication, GHS, Process Safety Management, Lockout/Tagout, Proper Storage and Disposal of Hazardous/Non Hazardous Waste.
• Oversee the development and execution of Process Safety Information (PSI) and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs).
• Gather and interpret data needed to provide on time delivery of annual EH&S state and federal reporting.
• Provide timely new product/process safety reviews via the Workflow System and actively participate in Management of Change efforts.
• Create strong and effective Hazardous Waste Operations/Spill Response Team. Serve as site's Incident Commander.
• Facilitate an EHS Committee(s) that will aid in a strong and sustainable safety culture.
• Maintain regular communication with the Director of EHS and Corporate PSM/RMP Manager through scheduled check-ins, email updates, and collaboration on key initiatives to ensure alignment on safety and compliance priorities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree with focus in safety, environmental science or health, chemistry, engineering or other related field.
• Minimum of 5 years related experience in the EHS capacity in an industrial environment preferably within process manufacturing, petrochemical or chemical manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and other applicable safety and environmental regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead PSM/RMP initiatives and drive change in process safety.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to collaborate across departments and engage employees in a proactive safety culture.

PLZ Corp offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits.
• Company paid Life and Short-Term disability.
• Voluntary benefits including additional life, disability, and hospital/accident insurance.
• 401k & company provided match.
• Paid Time Off
• Bonus incentive programs (Note, bonuses are subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.