EHS Operations Manager

Looking for a rewarding career with a Company that believes employees are the most important asset? At WE Soda, we pride ourselves in fostering a collaborative work environment where employees can sharpen and expand their skills, while receiving a competitive wage and maintaining a good work-life balance. We are taking steps to attract and retain talented and motivated salaried entry-level and experienced individuals. Come utilize your skills and contribute to the continued success of our underground mine and surface operations!

Operating successfully in Green River, Wyoming, WE Soda is the world’s largest natural soda ash mine and production site, offering a secure, reliable, and diverse range of high-quality product choices. WE Soda mines and processes trona ore and manufactures soda ash that is used in the production of glass, detergents, chemical manufacturing, pulp and paper production, and water treatment. In addition, the company also produces sodium bicarbonate and other chemical compounds used in common industrial, agricultural, and household applications.

Why Join WE Soda?
• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Medical, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance, Vision, Flexible Spending (Medical and Dependent Care) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Pre-paid Legal, beginning first day of employment: company funds a portion of HSA.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan for salaried employees, the company makes Safe Harbor matching contributions (fully vested immediately) of 100% up to the first 5% of eligible pay you contribute; additionally, the company makes discretionary contributions up to 5% of eligible pay in the first quarter of the following year (three-year vesting requirement).
• Subsidized transportation to our plant from Green River, Rock Springs, and Bridger Valley.
• Flexible schedules may be available dependent on position.


Title: EHS Operations Manager
Location: Green River, WY
Key Responsibilities:
• Provides EHS expertise in identifying and advising of potential safety/health hazards or environmental concerns and assist in developing and implementing corrective actions.
• Provides expertise pertaining to global regulatory standards, as well as professional direction concerning risk management
• Aligns implementation of the EHS improvement process with the goals of the business and supports the development of strategic EHS initiatives within their respective business plans
• Assures timely and accurate reporting for all EHS regulatory requirements in the respective business and conducts due diligence audits related to potential business activities
Activities:
• Identifies, develops and implements strategic solutions to the business’s EHS challenges which improve operational performance, corporate consistency, and enhance business profitability
• Provides oversight and advice regarding the development and implementation of formal and informal audit and assurance processes for the business
• Keeps current of EHS trends and state of the art solutions for EHS matters. Collaborates with site leadership to develop tools and techniques; help managers and employees to manage change to mitigate the safety impact
• Drives safe work practices and environmental responsibility. Collaborate with sites to comply with EHS policies, procedures, and awareness programs
• Coordinates or leads investigations and corrective/preventive actions of significant incidents or near misses to identify and solve root causes
• Leads division EHS initiatives program to assure process and process changes are properly evaluated as to their potential hazards with regards to environment and safety.
• Conduct employee performance assessments and develop and implement development plans to ensure staff capabilities
• Participate in industry working groups and coalitions
Skill, Capability and Educational Requirements:
• B.S. degree - in engineering, industrial health and safety, operations or similar degree
• Minimum 5 years chemical or manufacturing plant experience
• Minimum 5 years supervisory experience
• Strong facilitative leadership abilities to enable organization to achieve EHS objectives
• Ability to influence direction across a complex organization
• Demonstrated success in developing strategies and implementing processes to ensure the company is compliant with both internal and external requirements.
• Must be able to work at all levels of the organization plus with external stakeholders
• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Strong project management skills along with strong program development and proven training experience a plus.
Final determination on pay grade will be made by HR and company leadership holistically considering the candidate’s educ