Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Supervisor

Job Type: Full-time

Duration of role: Permanent

Reporting to: Plant Manager

Location: Pocahontas, Arkansas

About Us

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 60 years. With revenues of over $420m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering in order to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.

Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate’s world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.

We are excited by potentially welcoming you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.

About the Role

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring the safety and health of all employees across all shifts at our Pocahontas AR facility. The EHS Supervisor will foster a safety-first atmosphere and motivate employees to be safety minded in all activities within the work environment. The EHS Supervisor will be responsible for developing and maintaining all safety and environmental policies, procedures, and standards to ensure compliance with all Federal and State regulatory agencies (e.g. ISO 14001, ISO 45001).

What You’ll Do

• Coordinates regular audits of safety practices and procedures across all shifts and provides corrective action recommendations to appropriate managers.
• Coaches and trains team leads, supervisors, and managers on safety awareness, safe work methods, and safety & environmental policies and procedures.
• Leads the continuous improvement efforts to achieve the Company goal of zero injuries.
• Develops/maintains professional working relationships with state, federal, and local individuals/organizations relating to safety, environmental and health issues.
• Creates and delivers safety training programs and educates employees on safe working practices, appropriate equipment operation, and emergency procedures.
• Conducts tests and inspects working areas, machinery, equipment and working conditions for compliance with occupational safety and health regulations; recommends and follows up to verify the implementation of corrective actions.
• Investigates incidents or accidents, gathers and analyzes statistics, and makes recommendations for improvements; prepares and submits accident reports in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensures training records, health/safety manuals or handbooks, incident/accident reports, or other documentation are appropriately maintained.
• Ensures the availability, readiness and proper use of required accident prevention procedures, safety and fire prevention equipment, protective clothing and devices, and first aid supplies.
• Monitors known health, safety, or environmental hazards, such as noise, air, or wastewater pollution levels.
• Maintains records on safety inspections, and inventory of safety and fire equipment and devices.
• Develops and communicates facility-specific emergency response or evacuation plans.