EHS Manager

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet

We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We're on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.

You could be part of our vision. Because it's our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It's every one of us working together.

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.

Provides EHS expertise. Responsible for sustainability data assurance, consolidation and unit level reporting. Coordinates group EHS initiatives in the area of legal and regulatory issues, operational sustainability and article life cycle. Conducts inspections, site audits and internal trainings.

Leads, plans, directs, implements, and monitors health, safety, and environmental programs to engage employees to ensure safe, healthy working conditions in compliance with Huhtamaki, OSHA and EPA regulations.

Essential Functions

• Plans and implements safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations. Responsible for preparing the annual OSHA 300 log.

• Plans and implements the Huhtamaki Safety Plan. Leads the Safety Pillar and is an active member of the Corporate Safet Leader Team.

• Develop interactive, documented and effective training plans for supervisor's employee safety meetings.

• Engage employees in a safety positive environment, encourage reporting of safety observations, empowering employees to take charge of their own safety and of those around them.

• Analyzes safety data, prepares reports and insights, utilizes the data to aid in preventing future injuries through proactive programs.

• Facilitates annual safety audit, is a member of corporate safety audit team conducting internal audits of other facilities.

• Leads facility inspections to identify potential health and safety hazards, determines corrective actions, and ensures implementation with department management.

• Assists manufacturing departments with the development of JSA's, training material, etc. Audits engineering solutions to complex issues/problems that may impact the overall safety program or the safety of employees.

• Leads the investigation of incidents/injuries. Ensure corrective actions are implemented for continuous improvement and reduction of hazards, injuries and costs related to unsafe conditions within the plant.

• Assists in the preparation of material and evidence for company use in hearings, lawsuits, and insurance investigations.

• Closely manages the worker compensation program to minimize impact, ensure validity of claims, cost of claims, return to work activity, premium activity, etc.

• Responsible for updating and maintaining the facilities database for Material Safety Data Sheets, ensuring all employees and outside agency access to the documents when needed.

• Ensure that the building, including the environment inside the plant and grounds are well maintained.

• Responsible for the facilities Huhtamaki Environmental Care Program. Ensuring compliance with, assists in auditing of, and works closely with consulting agencies. Following all local, state and federal required programs and permits.

• Maintain compliance with environmental standards and permits for the facility, works to aid the team in timely resolution of issues and proper communication and documentation with reporting agencies and consultants. Maintain all appropriate records.

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of corporate mandated Sofi recording for Safety, Environmental and Sustainability reporting.

• Ensure proper air, sound level and industrial hygiene testing is maintained and accurate.

• Promotes employee health, healthy choices and conditions within the facility.

• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Required

• The ability to read and interpret documents, conduct research, and develop effective programs such as safety, procedure manuals, environmental standards, etc.

• Proficient use of digital tools for the position to ensure effective data usage, communication and development of teams and programs.

• The ability to lead teams and implement change, communicate effectively and possess good interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work alternate schedules when necessary to accommodate off-shift needs.

• Availability on off-hours to react to environmental and safety incidents that may occur.

Preferred

• Undergraduate degree in Safety/Health/Environmental discipline.

• 5 years' experience in an industrial safety environment.

• A comparable level of education and/or experience is acceptable.

• Lean six sigma green belt or equivalent training in Continuous Improvement

Environment

Will work in a well-lighted and clean manufacturing environment. Requires moderate sitting (50%), with occasional walking (25%) and standing (25%). You will use standard office equipment and digital tools. Requires twisting, stooping/bending, squatting/kneeling, climbing ladders and stairs. Requires occasional lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs. Requires reaching above, at and below shoulder level. Visual requirements include near/far acuity, depth perception and color vision. You must adhere to personal food safety standards as well as standard safety equipment including, but not limited to: Safety shoes, hair/beard net, safety glasses and hearing protection. You will be expected to travel to other Huhtamaki facilities, seminars, etc. by both ground and air.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.