Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Avon Lake
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Who we areFor more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes. Our VisionReworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.Our BusinessReworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.Our ValueReworld's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world's largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.All that we're missing is you. Apply today!About the roleReporting to the Director of Environmental Affairs, the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and executing the safety and occupational health components of personnel, materials, equipment, and working environments. Additionally, this role is responsible for ensuring that all environmental related tasks are completed for the site. This position will drive effective internal management of EHS programs to identify and prevent environmental incidents.Position Responsibilities

• Manage medical-related conditions (HAZ Mat Surveillance, Respiratory, Workers Comp & Off Duty).
• Conduct and coordinate worker training in areas governed by USEPA, OEPA, OSHA, DOT, and other government agencies
• Perform critical employee onboarding and orientation duties.
• Investigate, report, and review findings from all near-miss reports, accident investigations, facility inspections, or environmental testing results.
• File claims and manage ongoing claims.
• Interface with Risk Control, Captive Insurance, and all Client/Disposal Partner H&S Representatives.
• Peer review of all safety programs for adequacy, compliance, and improvement opportunity.
• Provide exceptional and hand-on training around critical subject matter including confined Space, HAZWOPER, First Aid & CPR, DOT Hazardous Materials, OSHA 10 Hour, SPCC, SWPPP, RCRA, Environmental Awareness, and client specific programs.
• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.
• Perform external auditing (disposal partner and client services) and internal auditing (field projects, truck terminals, wastewater treatment facilities).
• Manage relationship with regulatory authorities including inspectors, law enforcement, as well as, the community.
• Ensure environmental compliance by providing interpretations and guidance, assisting with the preparation of and ongoing maintenance of environmental licenses and permits, providing review and feedback regarding non-routine environmental reporting and communications, and conducting site audits and compliance reviews.
• Using full knowledge of Environmental practices and standards, reviews, analyzes and other data, to confirm Environmental standards are met
• Develops workable strategies to mitigate/eliminate compliance risks and provides recommendations to Director and/or business partners as required.
• Maintain membership affiliation and ongoing trainer education.
• Co-administer Ideagen (environmental task/incident internal system), E Logs, fleet technologies, USEPA/OEPA site accounts and database systems.
• Expand upon occupational clinic relationship and service profiling.
• Execute integration duties per new business unit acquisition.
• Ensure corporate programs and procedures are understood and implemented at each facility, including NetSuite review and reporting, RCA for significant environmental events, and industrial hygiene monitoring and chemical characterization.
• Collaborate with the Director of Environmental and Manager of Transportation to prepare training materials, coordinate weekly and monthly safety themes, complete incident reports, and generate monthly statistics.
• Attend and teaches training courses in the field for all relevant environmental tasks.
• Verify CES consistently remains up-to-date and current with local and federal regulations.Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in science (biology, chemistry, environmental science, occupational health, and safety) or engineering (environmental, chemical, mechanical, industrial hygiene, etc.) or a related degree; in lieu of a degree, 10+ years of experience
  • Knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, ASM, NPPA, DOT regulations, Clean Water Act, SPCC, EPCRA, and RCRA requirements.
  • 5 years of experience as a safety and/or environmental professional responsible for compliance in the area of OSHA, ANSI, ASME NFPA, and DOT standards.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety and environmental rules, operating and maintenance instructions, Code of Federal regulation, OSHA regulations, and other consensus standards, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
  • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  • Knowledge of solid waste permitting requirements and related reporting requirements
  • Demonstrated understanding of the relationship between business activities and relevant regulatory state, local and regulatory requirements.
  • Proven ability to use critical thinking skills and rigorous logic and methods to solve challenging issues with effective solutions related to regulatory compliance.Physical Demands of the Role
    • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
    • Ability to walk, stand, sit, and climb
    • Ability to lift/carry 50lbs
    • Ability to work from heights and in confined spaces
    • Qualify to wear a full-face respirator
    • Consistently work in various weather conditionsOur DEI CommitmentReworld is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an Affirmative Action Program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law. Know Your Rights ()Please note that Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site because of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by going to Reworldwaste.com and clicking on the 'Contact Us' button. Under Inquires, select 'Careers' in the Interest field, fill out all required fields including your message. In the message section, please note this is a 'Job Application Accommodation Request'.

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