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Environmental Health & Safety Site Leader

West Hartford, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Nov 2024

About the role

Position Description
At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Health & Safety Site Leader to join the Wiremold Team in West Hartford, CT.

What Will You Do?

MAIN JOB DUTIES:

Responsible for managing facility EH&S programs to ensure a safe and environmentally responsible working environment.
Develop & Implement safety and environmental policies and improvements that help provide a road map to zero injuries, environmental and world class performance. Plans and delivers programs to train employees in work site safety practices, and promotes facility safety/ environmental stewardship by analyzing current conditions & recommending improvements.
Manages environmental and safety incidents to ensure good root cause, short- and long-term corrective/preventative actions are taken and implemented.
Analyzes accident and environmental data to identify trends that improvements can be made on, works with contractors on equipment installations and modifications and represents the site at external environmental/safety events, and audits.
Maintain legally required records and reports to ensure environmental and safety compliance. Support conservation and sustainability initiatives in line with Company initiatives.

Qualifications
Required Skills

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Environmental Health & Safety preferred. Related discipline acceptable.

EXPERIENCE:

Five (5) or more years of relevant work experience focused on EH&S, preferably in a lean manufacturing environment.
Experience ensuring compliance with Local, Federal, State and OSHA/Environmental regulations.
Strong organizational and time management skills and pays close attention to detail.
Competent in Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis.
Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities as well as to evaluate situations, identify options and implement effective solutions quickly and efficiently.
Ability to interact with individuals at all levels within the organization.
Able to work independently as well as within a variety of teams.
Strong computer skills, proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, e-mail and meeting management software. Ability to use internet and web-based resources efficiently and effectively.
Must have good verbal and written communication skills and be able to create effective reports and business correspondence.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:

Develop and maintain West Hartford's EH&S programs to include improvement, prevention and compliance.
Help support, develop and participate in EWS level EH&S initiatives and strategy.
Proactively identify division trends and recommend improvements to other EWS sites.
Lead Environmental and Safety sub-teams to drive employee engagement and improvements in areas of Sustainability and Safety. Includes safety inspection processes.
Develop, implement & maintain training programs required by federal and state EPA, ISO-14001, 45001 and OSHA regulations. Manage ISO14001 & 45001 programs at West Hartford.
Provide input to plant management on EH&S budget needs and policies.
Drive annual environmental/safety improvements related to reducing energy use, waste to landfill, wastewater usage, LTIR & OSHA Recordable Injury Rate.
Facilitate addressing unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, hazards, and environmental risks in facility and evaluate/validate the ensuing correction(s).
Motivate facility personnel to achieve EH&S goals and objectives in a timely and safe manner.
Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, new employee orientation, use of safety equipment, hazardous waste handling, and environmental impact reduction efforts throughout the facility. Maintain records of training accordingly.
Maintain OSHA and Legrand required records and reports, coordinate compliance driven safety such as annual audiograms, industrial hygiene surveys, respirator fit testing, CPR/First Aid, etc., handles and defends any OSHA complaints, audits etc, and manage Worker's Compensation.
Facilitate and lead training events, EH&S activities, process improvements, visual control