Director, Environmental Health and Safety, Heil Environmental

Environmental Solutions Group encompasses industry-leading brands — Heil Environmental, Marathon, Bayne, The Curotto-Can, 3rd Eye, Soft-Pak, and Parts Central — to create a premier, fully integrated equipment group serving the solid waste and recycling industry. Through extensive voice-of-customer outreach, in-house engineering and manufacturing capabilities, a wide-reaching service network, and proven industry expertise, Environmental Solutions Group is focused on solving customer problems through environmentally responsible products and providing world-class support. Our mission, "Improving Lives," drives us to make a significant difference, both in the marketplace and in the lives of our employees and their communities. For more information, visit www.doveresg.com.

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 65 years, our team of over 25,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what’s possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.” Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com.

Operating Company: Heil Environmental

Location: Fort Payne, AL

Reports to: Director, EHS

Department: Environmental Health and Safety

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Primarily responsible for the management and coordination of all Environmental, Health and Safety programs for Heil Environmental as required by Federal, State, and local regulations. This includes providing hands-on technical environmental, health, and safety support to all employees, and guidance to all leadership.  Additionally, this position will work with peers and upper leadership toward complementary alignment and common goal expectations. This leader will succeed in a dynamic business structure, managing near and long-range expectations simultaneously.  Expectation is to demonstrate strong progressive managerial skills and to create a strong safety culture that engages each team member.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

• Leading, developing, and inspiring the Heil team to achieve exceptional safety performance.
• Influencing team members and leaders across the enterprise to own key safety initiatives that will reduce risk.
• Build continuity between business expectations and EHS initiatives, continually building partnerships.
• Ensuring all environmental, health, safety, and security regulatory requirements are met and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Utilizing metrics and innovative incentives and techniques to drive the correct safety behavior at all levels of the organization.
• Performing at a high energy level, ethically with tenacity and accuracy.
• Supporting leaders in all departments to ensure safety regulations are followed and to eliminate any unsafe working conditions through continual risk evaluation and risk reduction.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and regulations in addition to Dover Rules and Code of Ethics.
• Assessing, establishing, and executing relevant training.
• Participating in daily EHS activities such as safety walkthrough inspections, audits, task evaluations, testing, training, briefings and reporting of performance measures.
• Integrating proper, safe work procedures while cultivating positive attitudes.
• Instilling personal accountability by leading and participating in Behavior Based Safety structured process.
• Using a hands-on approach to nurture organizational compliance of applicable OSHA and EPA federal, state, local and corporate safety, health, and environmental regulatory requirements. 
• Evaluating, identifying, and assuring that the plant operations follow and adhere to proven and standardized EHS procedures, policies and rules by all assigned team members, visitors, customers, and contractors entering the plant properties.
• Promoting and leading Safety JHA Kaizen events and sustainment initiatives in conjunction with all Continuous Improvement efforts.
• Leading risk mitigation and injury prevention initiatives.
• Creating a culture of safety within the organization by demonstrating honest, genuine care and compassion for all Team