Area EHS&S Manager

Job Summary

The Area EHSS Manager will be responsible for the occupational health, safety, environmental and sustainability management for four locations in Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando, Midway, and Cape Coral). This position will have 3 direct reports (EHSS Coordinators).

Job Location

This position will be based out of our location in Jacksonville, FL. This position will work closely with all levels of management and hourly employees to ensure EHSS standards and methodologies are communicated and targeted goals are achieved through individual as well as team-based objectives and strategies. This position reports to the Regional EHSS Director and partners closely with operational leaders. This position will require 60-75% travel between our 4 locations in the Southeast.

Job Responsibilities

• The Area EHS&S Manager will provide a consistent presence within the facilities they oversee and is expected to identify areas of improvement as well as present solutions to the operational teams which provide sustainable value for growth.

• Be a partner with Area General Manager in ensuring ownership by all team members at each site.

• Provide leadership to sites’ EHS professionals and site managers to ensure the full integration into IPG EHS standards and expectations.

• Actively participate on operational team in the areas of operating plans, strategic planning, EHS&S initiatives, internal auditing, management systems, compliance initiatives and governmental/regulatory reporting

• Supervise team of site based EHS&S professionals both directly and indirectly across the region

• Assist with onboarding new EHS professionals and operational managers across the region, as needed.

• Providing oversight expertise for incident investigations, development of corrective plans and follow-up actions to prevent recurrence

• Advise and assist local management in implementing, managing and auditing within the framework of an innovative EHSS Management Systems in a manufacturing and construction setting

• Monitor region’s EHSS metrics and trends, compile reports and share trends and corrective direction taking action in shifting our safety culture from rules and regulatory compliance to a safety culture developed as a behavior driven value at all levels of the organization

• Manage workers compensation, general liability and automotive liability cases; manage claims with medical team and coordinate with the insurance provider and legal counsel

• Develop best practice sharing and learning culture with emphasis on implementation across entire region

• Establish region and/or site priorities and resourcing strategies in conjunction with Regional EHSS Director to identify resource support as needed

• Drive environmental compliance across the region and support in operational sustainability project roll outs and implementation

• Track area environmental permitting requirements, draft and submit renewals/permit applications, ensure all exemptions are accurate and develop methods to reduce environmental exposure to the business. – This is a Partnership with the ENV team

• Build/maintain systems for tracking consumption rates for Sustainability reports, Innovate and explore new methods for increasing sustainability at the site level that have potential for scale across the business.

• Build and manage small teams across the business, reduce bottlenecks to communication and project completion through leveraging resources, personnel and relationships.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in EHS, Science or Engineering related fields or relevant experience

• 5+ Years in EHS and/or Manufacturing with EHS responsibility or Relevant Manufacturing Experience

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to reach across the various functional departments to facilitate seamless safety integration.

• Expert knowledge of OSHA CFR 1910 regulations

• Strong project and process safety management skills, with experience managing major manufacturing projects and/or process change initiatives.

• Detailed working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Ability to effectively navigate and research regulatory agency and industry related web content.

• Nationally recognized Safety and Health Certifications (GSP,ASP, CSP, CIH) – Preferred but not required

• Experience managing a team of direct and/or indirect reports