Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager (Finance)
As Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager, the person will be accountable for the development, implementation, and management of Schneider Electric's North America Health, Safety & Environment programs at our Fairfield, Ohio factory location. The person will ensure the safety of Schneider Electric office & manufacturing employees.
The Safety Manager will assure legal compliance with country, state, local, safety and environmental regulations. The person will assess and minimize the risk of injury to Schneider Electric employees and liabilities arising out of accidents or environmental exposures in or associated with the workplace and at customer sites in which Schneider Electric operates. The Safety Manager duties will include the following critical functions to promote safety as a value that must never be compromised and ensure safety and environment improvements are advocated for. These duties include but not limited to;
Drive Compliance with Standards, Regulations & Safety Improvement Plans -The Safety Manager will utilize knowledge of related Federal, State, Provincial, Local and Schneider Electric standards to drive compliance with Schneider Electric programs, procedures, and health, safety, and environmental documentation needed. The Safety Manager will perform program & policy audits regularly to ensure new regulations are reflected into pre-existing programs or generated. The person will use their experience with local country Health and Safety Regulations and Interpretations as it relates to this location.
Incident Investigation & Corrective Action Planning - Investigate incidents, perform root cause analyses, and recommend changes in procedures, practices, and methods to prevent recurrence. The Safety Manager will effectively communicate investigation findings to the Plant Manager and Safety Director through the creation of corrective action plans, change in product designs, and procedure updates from incidents are communicated to affected employees. The Safety Manager will utilize their knowledge of root cause analysis (RCA) & Fault Tree Analysis to evaluate design issues, electrical modular configuration challenges and method of procedures (MOP) to improve processes. They will also contribute and implement HSE loss control and environmental protection plans to cover short-range operating periods between one to five years.
Excellent Leadership & Communication Skills - Adopt Human Factors related expertise to lead safety presentations, training, and customer engagements. Develop relationships across teams and functions : work effortlessly with all levels of the organization and leads manufacturing and office employees on all related health, safety, and environmental matters. Lead safety team to meet Schneider electric safety, environmental and health goals. Team can include safety engineers, interns and contractors as well as hourly safety committee members. Ensures proper documentation is updated, creates annual government injury reporting logs (OSHA 300), internal safety and environmental documents are shared with all employees. Additionally, the Safety Manager will influence the leaders to drive continuous improvement in safety and environmental programs. The person will possess the experience needed for relevant software applications, MS Office suite, SharePoint, and contractor safety online platforms.
Site Audits & Inspection - Utilize their expertise to perform the following on site: conduct worksite assessments to determine risks, assess hazards and controls methods, maintain, and evaluate site incident and loss records and develop emergency response plans. Other audit items include hazard recognition, personal protection equipment recommendations, fire protection, regulatory compliance, health hazard control, ergonomics, hazardous materials management, training verification, advising management, record keeping, product safety and/or security. The person will conduct audits in line with codes, quality standards, and country specific safety and environment regulations and internal safety protocols.
Develop & Conduct Safety Training - The Safety Manager will ensure effective training programs are in place. In addition, the person will be responsible for developing content for company specific safety and environmental training programs and will lead classroom sessions virtually and in person for Schneider Electric personnel and employees. Typical training includes Electrical Safety; Lockout Tagout, Vehicle Safety, Hazardous Materials under the GHS (Global Harmonized System), and Fall Protection, etc.
Track Leading & Lagging Indicators - The Safety Manager will track and monitor the safety and environmental incidents for the Fairfield location. They will also use OSHA equivalents to track leading indicators as they correlate to incidents, training, audits, and leadership involvement.
What qualifications will make you successful for this role?
- Bachelor s Degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 10 years of experience in environmental health and safetyBaB Minimum of a bachelor's degree in occupational safety, engineering or related field.
- BCSP Qualified Credential: ASP or CSP (CSP Preferred).
- Arc Flash program/ electrical safety experience preferred.
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The Safety Manager will assure legal compliance with country, state, local, safety and environmental regulations. The person will assess and minimize the risk of injury to Schneider Electric employees and liabilities arising out of accidents or environmental exposures in or associated with the workplace and at customer sites in which Schneider Electric operates. The Safety Manager duties will include the following critical functions to promote safety as a value that must never be compromised and ensure safety and environment improvements are advocated for. These duties include but not limited to;
Drive Compliance with Standards, Regulations & Safety Improvement Plans -The Safety Manager will utilize knowledge of related Federal, State, Provincial, Local and Schneider Electric standards to drive compliance with Schneider Electric programs, procedures, and health, safety, and environmental documentation needed. The Safety Manager will perform program & policy audits regularly to ensure new regulations are reflected into pre-existing programs or generated. The person will use their experience with local country Health and Safety Regulations and Interpretations as it relates to this location.
Incident Investigation & Corrective Action Planning - Investigate incidents, perform root cause analyses, and recommend changes in procedures, practices, and methods to prevent recurrence. The Safety Manager will effectively communicate investigation findings to the Plant Manager and Safety Director through the creation of corrective action plans, change in product designs, and procedure updates from incidents are communicated to affected employees. The Safety Manager will utilize their knowledge of root cause analysis (RCA) & Fault Tree Analysis to evaluate design issues, electrical modular configuration challenges and method of procedures (MOP) to improve processes. They will also contribute and implement HSE loss control and environmental protection plans to cover short-range operating periods between one to five years.
Excellent Leadership & Communication Skills - Adopt Human Factors related expertise to lead safety presentations, training, and customer engagements. Develop relationships across teams and functions : work effortlessly with all levels of the organization and leads manufacturing and office employees on all related health, safety, and environmental matters. Lead safety team to meet Schneider electric safety, environmental and health goals. Team can include safety engineers, interns and contractors as well as hourly safety committee members. Ensures proper documentation is updated, creates annual government injury reporting logs (OSHA 300), internal safety and environmental documents are shared with all employees. Additionally, the Safety Manager will influence the leaders to drive continuous improvement in safety and environmental programs. The person will possess the experience needed for relevant software applications, MS Office suite, SharePoint, and contractor safety online platforms.
Site Audits & Inspection - Utilize their expertise to perform the following on site: conduct worksite assessments to determine risks, assess hazards and controls methods, maintain, and evaluate site incident and loss records and develop emergency response plans. Other audit items include hazard recognition, personal protection equipment recommendations, fire protection, regulatory compliance, health hazard control, ergonomics, hazardous materials management, training verification, advising management, record keeping, product safety and/or security. The person will conduct audits in line with codes, quality standards, and country specific safety and environment regulations and internal safety protocols.
Develop & Conduct Safety Training - The Safety Manager will ensure effective training programs are in place. In addition, the person will be responsible for developing content for company specific safety and environmental training programs and will lead classroom sessions virtually and in person for Schneider Electric personnel and employees. Typical training includes Electrical Safety; Lockout Tagout, Vehicle Safety, Hazardous Materials under the GHS (Global Harmonized System), and Fall Protection, etc.
Track Leading & Lagging Indicators - The Safety Manager will track and monitor the safety and environmental incidents for the Fairfield location. They will also use OSHA equivalents to track leading indicators as they correlate to incidents, training, audits, and leadership involvement.
