Safety Manager

Job Description

The EHS Manager, Develops, modifies, and assists in the implementation of EHS standards,

guidelines, training, and methodologies to enable the Plant to deliver consistent, outstanding

EHS performance. Ensures that Federal, State and Local regulatory requirements are

incorporated into daily operations, projects and programs. Responsible for leading the Plant

EHS Audit Program to ensure conformance with BPI Packaging standards and government

regulations. Leverage’s data based KPIs and audit results to identify and drive continuous

improvement opportunities and to reduce waste.

Essential Responsibilities:

- Responsible for leading the Plant EHS Audit Program to ensure conformance with BPI

Packaging standards and government regulations.

- Implement EHS management strategies, direction and policies with the goal of

protecting BPI Packaging employees, regulatory compliance, reducing waste, and

growing the business.

- Investigate and assess areas in the Plant where performance is substandard and, in

partnership with Plant Manager/Director, make recommendations and assist in

developing actions to address.

- Maintain and improve EHS standards and guidelines.

- Define applicable areas of focus, timelines, resource requirements, and business

partners to drive implementation of the EHS Standards.

- In partnership with the Plant Manager/Director set KPI’S and specify the measurement,

collection, and monitoring systems.

- Maintain existing training programs and identify and develop new learning tools.

- Lead / participate in Plant EHS audits. Provide assistance in tracking and closing of

audit observations and in the use of audit software.

- Participate in optimizing and standardizing factory designs for improved EHS

performance.

- Drive business issue resolution and continuous improvement. Collect key learning’s,

standard methodologies, potential issues / trends and opportunities for improvement.

- Ensure that all serious incidents and accidents are fully investigated, that lessons

learned are codified and shared as appropriate and that corrective action has been

taken to remediate the root causes.

- Contractor Training and qualification will be conducted annually and records kept on

file.

- EHS will maintain the written Emergency Response Plan and conduct training drills on

the same as needed.

- Provide statutory reporting to applicable local, stage, and Federal agency’s

- Develops local site regulatory strategies

Required:

- Bachelors degree in a safety, environmental, basic sciences, or related field.

- A minimum of 6 year’s experience in an Environmental or Occupational Health Safety

field at the management level.

- Safety experience, influence and negotiating skills, strong communication skills, the

ability to work across functions, strong leadership skills, and the ability work

independently.

Preferred:

- Certified Safety or Industrial Hygiene professional.

- Experience working in a laboratory environment. Basic Facilities Management or

Engineering experience.

- PSM/Environmental/ Sustainability experience