Job Description

TekPro is partnered with a longstanding manufacturer in Chicagoland in their search for an Environmental Health and Safety Manager! Please apply to now to be considered.

Title: EHS manager

Department: Manufacturing

Reports to: Manufacturing Manager (or equivalent management)

Summary:

Collaborates with management in advance, towards implementing company safety and environmental policies to identify, eliminate and control hazardous conditions that may lead to injury and/or property damage. Recommends to management, policies to ensure compliance with OSHA and other safety requirements. Collaborates with management in advance, inspections of factory operations and physical conditions within the plant to identify and eliminate industrial hazards. Investigates accidents and prepares reports to management. With collaboration from management, organizes safety committees and directs programs, in advance, to educate workers in safety. It is important to understand that collaboration and coordination with management, often in advance, is an important aspect when performing these duties.

Typical Duties and responsibilities:

1) Investigates industrial accidents, injuries or occupational diseases to determine causes and

recommends preventive measures to management.

2) Reports &/or reviews incident reports, facilities inspections with management.

3) Develops and documents programs and processes, with collaboration with management, in

accordance with federal state and local regulations for safety in the workplace.

4) May recommend and write or revise plant safety rules, with collaboration with management.

5) With collaboration from management in advance, conducts and coordinates worker training in

areas such as safety laws, regulations and hazardous conditions and safety equipment.

6) Upon collaboration with management, converses with supervisors and employees to obtain

information about work environments and workplace incidents.

7) Provides technical recommendations to management on health risks to develop ways to

manager safety and health concerns.

8) With collaboration from management, evaluates adequacy of actions taken to correct safety

shortcomings or violations.

9) Ensures completion of required OSHA recordkeeping and reporting (ie. 300 logs, etc.).

10) Maintains safety measurements and statistical data to report to management (DART, etc.)

11) Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of current company safety policies and applicable Occupational safety and Health Administration standards.
• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to conduct training
• OSHA 30 experience and with EPA reporting (i.e. EPA Form R, EPA Storm Water, EPA Tier 2, EPA SPCC Plan, etc.) and HAZ MAT, LOTO, etc. in a manufacturing setting.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Health and Safety, Safety engineering, Evironmental Health or related

field is desired, but not necessary

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an industrial environment.

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