Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

Overview

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets. It supplies its products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food processors. To learn more about the company, please go to the company website at pactivevergreen.com.

 

The Pactiv Evergreen Carton Converting Facility is located in Athens, Georgia, which opened in 1951 and employs over 160 team members.  The facility ships over two billion gable top cartons annually. Athens prints and die cuts refrigerated gable top cartons for a variety of global brands found in retail groceries throughout the US.

 

Responsibilities

Facility Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

The EHS Manager reports directly to the Plant Manager at the facility and is responsible for providing focus, definition, and technical expertise for the development of a proactive Environmental, Health, and Safety plan that is consistent with Pactiv Evergreen’s (PTVE) corporate policies, vision, and values; and is in compliance with local, state, and federal EHS regulations.

 

DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Drive the development and implementation of EHS policies, procedures, and programs.
• Maintain updated OSHA and EPA-required written programs and develop/conduct training as necessary.
• Oversee the reporting and investigations of any potential injury, accident, and/or health and safety-related issues.
• Oversee and conduct the necessary environmental, health, and safety training to support and enhance the organization’s safety culture.
• Develop and deploy policies, procedures, and programs to support best practices and identify best practices with the PTVE system.
• Provide communication and training to plant management, establish and maintain communications, reporting, assessments, training programs, and guidance.
• Work with the Corporate EHS departments and provide prioritized direction and technical expertise to the engineering organizations or contractors in implementing EHS projects.
• Be capable of sharing best practices to assist in driving change across multiple locations.
• Have a relentless pursuit of injury prevention, compliance, and risk reduction.
• Be capable of facilitating and sponsoring employee-led teams that solve problems and lead the location(s) to World Class Safety.
• Be capable of aligning the local team and influencing others to achieve the desired EH&S performance objectives outlined by corporate initiatives, business unit initiatives, and local/site initiatives.
• Review and analyze data to determine the next opportunity to improve EH&S performance.
• Bring experience with innovative EH&S compliance and risk reduction techniques via employee engagement, behavior-based safety programs, risk assessments, and understanding of implementing, managing, and sustaining EH&S programs in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:

• BA/BS degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Engineering or technical discipline or related field.
• Environmental Health and Safety Certifications (CIH, CSP, CHMM) are strongly preferred.

Experience

• 7+ years of progressive and related professional health and safety experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Environmental experience is a plus.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.
• Strong analytical skills as well as organizational skills.
• Solid project management capabilities with the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from origin through execution.
• Well-developed leadership and motivational skills with a proven ability to influence and motivate others to quickly achieve results.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
• Ability to travel (5%).
• Must be team-oriented with the ability to work on high-collaboration and performance teams.