Regional EHS Manager

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Regional EHS Manager within our Work Furniture Group team to help support our business.  Did you know Leggett & Platt Inc. is the largest manufacturer of carpet cushion and hard surface underlayment in the United States?  Our Flooring businesses manufacture and distribute foam-, rubber-, and fiber-based flooring underlayment for residential and commercial use. Our flooring underlayment products provide support, cushioning, and noise reduction under virtually any finished flooring material in your home or business. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

 

As a Regional EHS Manager you will have the opportunity to implement and improve programs and procedures.  Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by improving the safety culture of the location.  The team you will be working with is hard-working and collaborative, and values continuous improvement to help keep employees safe. 

So, what will you be doing as a Regional EHS Manager?

• Evaluates, analyzes, and reports branch metrics regularly to ensure continuous improvement
• Distributes toolbox safety topics on a weekly basis
• Promotes and influences safety awareness through communication and training programs
• Evaluates and implements programs to control, eliminate and prevent injuries and accidents
• Conducts regular on-site safety inspections of workplace environment, equipment, and practices; and provides coaching on best practices
• Conducts comprehensive and effective accident investigations to determine root causes, and uses the findings to recommend preventive procedures and processes
• Monitors branch compliance of state and federal standards regularly, and implements plans to meet those standards
• Develops and maintains emergency response plans and procedures
• Delivers new employee orientation safety training
• Maintains and improve sustainability for Western Michigan branches.
• Performs and/or coordinate all safety inspections and conduct accident/loss investigations
• Manage waste disposal and evaluates waste streams for environmental compliance

 

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety preferred or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years job-related experience in safety management
• OSHA certification preferred
• OSHA 30HR
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to maintain confidentiality in matters involving security and/or personnel issues
• Ability to recognize known/potential work place hazards and ability to drive change
• Ability to present and communicate safety tool box training
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Thorough knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, NEC regulations
• Excellent computer skills
• Effective critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong effective leadership, collaboration, coaching/training and motivational skills
• Ability to calmly and professionally respond to emergencies

What to Do Next

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.

 

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
• Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
• Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

 

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

 

We welcome and encourage