EHS Leader

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who will you be working with?

As an Environmental, Health and Safety Leader you will work in a diverse and fast paced manufacturing environment, partnering with business leaders to ensure safe and compliant operations of 4 manufacturing plants located in the Ohio and PA region.

How will you make a difference?

As a member within the Components division, you will be responsible for the safe operation of manufacturing operations across 4 standalone facilities. You will provide expert EHS guidance and leadership to all levels of your facilities and ensure alignment with corporate cultural and policy expectations.   

This will include regular travel to the 4 facilities and daily interaction with both management and hourly production personnel in manufacturing and office environments.

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor's degree in environment health and safety or related discipline from an accredited university or college, or relevant EHS experience as EHS site leader and plant safety roles in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a plant safety role.
• Knowledge and understanding of with governmental compliance including OSHA regulations, environment compliance, industry standards and right to know compliance.
• Experience with incident investigations, case management, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Demonstrated application of leading indicator implementation, cultural improvements, employee engagement activities, and sustainability projects.
• Prior experience with capital improvement requests, project management, and supplier development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication/language skills required to include the ability to provide written and verbal instructions, compile, and present business reports/correspondence, and present information clearly.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and other critical business software

What will your typical day look like?

• Provide EHS technical support for site operations management on various EHS initiatives and projects at each facility.
• Ensure compliance with all environmental permitting and reporting requirements for each facility.
• Ensure compliance with all OSHA record keeping requirements for each facility.
• Initiate and influence integration of EHS policies and practices.
• Facilitate the implementation of the Wabtec Management System and other procedures to ensure regulatory and business level compliance while driving ownership with the site operations team(s).
• Facilitate and develop training for factory personnel on Wabtec and Regulatory required training material.
• Develop an internal audit or inspection program related to EHS to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements as well as Wabtec internal requirements.
• Reviews all work-related injury investigation reports and ensures that identified, addressed, and corrected any hazard conditions. Verifies corrective measures have been taken to avoid any repeated accidents.

• Assists operations and engineering on matters related to ergonomics and continuous improvements when new workplace projects are being developed to ensure any safety and health issues are adequately addressed prior to the startup of the process.
  • Oversees the administration of workers compensation program at each site, including working with the insurance carrier to reduce employee lost time and cost control of workers compensation costs.
  • Develops, reviews, and maintains responsibility for security programs at each location. Ensures security vendor efficiency. Reviews security vendor costs.
  • Maintain a continuous improvement mindset to identify opportunities to improve overall EHS performance at each facility as well continuously identifying risk reduction opportunities.
  • Perform periodic evaluations to ensure compliance with environmental permits, plans, policies and/or other regulatory requirements.

What about the physical demands of the job?

• Shop Floor Presence Required
• Facilities can produce warm/hot conditions
• PPE Required: Safety glasses, steel toed shoes, hearing protection and hard hats.