Senior EHS Manager

Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division; Franklin (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Corporate-wide bonus plan

Educational assistance up to $10,000

Job summary

Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division is looking for a Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety to lead EHS initiatives across its subsidiaries. This role focuses on creating and implementing location-specific EHS policies while ensuring compliance and managing risks. The ideal candidate has over 5 years in the safety field, with 2 years overseeing safety management for a mid-size manufacturer. The position offers attractive benefits including a generous 401(k) plan and extensive professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5 years or more in safety field with 2 or more years overseeing total safety management program for a mid-size manufacturer.
• Experience in managing and administering a comprehensive industrial safety program, loss control, workers' compensation insurance, Environmental and OSHA regulations.
• Experience in training workforces and developing training programs, especially online with user interaction.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy and manage components of EHS risk and communications.
• Develop and implement location-specific EHS policies and procedures.
• Lead, manage, and improve EHS initiatives across YAI and subsidiaries.
• Ensure compliance-related activities are robust and maintained.

Skills

Safety management

Environmental compliance

Training development

Ergonomic programs

Education

BA/BS

Job description

Overview

Yaskawa is searching for a Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety to lead, manage and provide improvement strategies for all EHS activities at YAI and its subsidiaries. This role will optimize the performance of EHS initiatives, identify, manage, direct, and audit the systems required to limit all forms of risk leading to environmental mishaps, compliance violations, job-related injury or illness, property damage, and bad public relations. The role includes creating and expanding an EHS strategy that drives site locations toward becoming an environmentally sustainable enterprise. Develop and implement location-specific EHS policies, procedures, and programs. Ensure compliance-related activities such as environmental permit requirements and EHS training, Ergonomic programs, are robust and maintained.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy and manage all key components of EHS risk, communications at all levels, and use metrics and program results to drive continuous improvement of YAI's EHS levels.
• Develop and implement location-specific EHS policies, procedures, and programs.
• Ensure compliance-related activities (environmental permits, EHS training, Ergonomic programs) are robust and maintained.
• Lead, manage, and improve EHS initiatives across YAI and its subsidiaries, aiming to minimize environmental mishaps, compliance violations, injuries, property damage, and negative public relations.

Qualifications

• 5 years or more in safety field with 2 or more years oversight of total safety management program for a mid-size manufacturer
• BA/BS
• Experience in a light assembly production environment
• Experience in managing and administering a comprehensive industrial safety program, loss control, workers' compensation insurance, Environmental and OSHA regulations
• Experience in implementing Ergonomic programs
• Experience in training work forces
• Experience in developing training programs, especially online with user interaction, change management, and feedback

Benefits and Additional Information

• Career opportunities in diverse areas and a competitive benefits package, including a generous 401(k) plan, profit sharing, corporate-wide bonus plan, and educational assistance program offering up to $10,000 a year for graduate courses.
• Additional information regarding the benefit package can be found at the following link: https://www.yaskawa.com/about-us/careers/benefits

If the Sr. Manager of EHS role sounds like a fit for your background and career goals, we would love to hear from you!