EHS Leader

About Us:

BW Flexible Systems is a global manufacturer of packaging systems that fill and bag thousands of food and non-food products. Our packaging systems are designed and manufactured to maximize the efficiency and lifetime value of our customers’ packaging lines. Our range of machinery includes form-fill-seal, feeding, bag filling and sealing, pouch-making equipment, flow-wrap, reclosable packaging solutions, palletizing, stretch-wrapping and more.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

GENERAL PURPOSE

The EHS Leader is responsible for leading the safety program for the Duncan site; one who promotes and prioritizes safety as a core value. This role is responsible for providing insightful leadership by influencing others to discover, develop, and apply their talents to promote occupational health and safety and minimize risks to themselves and their co-workers.

RESPONSIBILITIES              

• Develop, implement, and drive business processes to ensure we are sending people home healthy and safe through a comprehensive safety and environmental program.
• Prepare and/or provide safety training for team members on policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Maintain and enforce safety policies and procedures.
• Develop and execute continuous improvement roadmap.
• Provide strategic advice and professional action on all Health and Safety matters.
• Conduct gembas, inspections, and performance reviews to reduce risks and ensure compliance.
• Identify best practices and lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce work environment risks, raise safety awareness, and improve safe work practices.
• Ensure all safety/facilities related inspections are completed and maintained in accordance with the required regulations.
• Fosters and promotes a positive health and safety culture throughout the site, maintaining employee engagement and influencing safe behaviors.
• Lead the safety committee and on-site first responder team.
• Assist leadership in investigating all safety incidents and near misses; provide timely incident reporting and drive to root cause elimination/prevention.
• Maintain a proper record of workers’ compensation claims.
• Represent company during third party inspections and safety reviews.
• Manage and maintain departmental budget.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: 

Bachelor’s degree in a Safety related discipline, or a technical field with safety experience in a manufacturing facility.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years of safety leadership in manufacturing environment.
• Experience working closely with the Facilities team to complete required safety inspections.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize, balance, and manage multiple priorities with a high sense of urgency in a rapidly changing environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office products.

        

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES / COMPETENCIES:

• Communicates Effectively – Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer Focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. Strong interpersonal skills.
• Decision Quality – Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Directs Work – Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.
• Drives Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Instills Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Optimizes Work Processes – Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, by using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Plans and Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Mechanical aptitude – Ability to understand the use of machines/tools and intuitively see how things work. Adept at fixing things and able to take unfamiliar items apart and put them back together.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading facilities/maintenance in a manufacturing env