NEED- Environmental Health and Safety Manager (EHS) II Emporia, KS (onsite)

Position: Environmental Health and Safety Manager (EHS) Location: Emporia, KS (onsite) Duration: Full Time Job Description: • This smaller rural location is situated between Wichita and Topeka. • No direct reports • Large plant of approximately 600 employees • Manufacturing required. Food manufacturing preferred. • Prefer candidates coming from a large company with a TPM or IWS pillar structure. This position will oversee the plant's EHS pillar, and the successful candidate must understand how to drive world-class manufacturing through a structured pillar system. • Examples include Tyson, General Mills, Mars, PepsiCo, P&G, Mondelez, and Conagra. • Environmental Health and Safety Manager Responsibilities include: • Ensure that all required environmental reports are submitted to the appropriate regulatory agency in a timely and accurate manner and that ecological permits are kept current • Guide in developing, implementing, and documenting required HS&E training for site personnel • Work with safety professionals and others at this location and utilize Corporate and outside resources to develop, implement, and manage programs that will improve the safety of all employees and help ensure regulatory compliance. • Function as a liaison with Local, State, and Federal Regulatory Agencies on matters relating to Safety and Environmental regulatory compliance and is a resource for interpretation of OSHA and EPA regulations • Coordinate the development of the Annual Safety Plan, working with plant and corporate personnel, who establish defined goals and time frames that will improve employee safety, meet regulatory requirements, and control safety-related costs • Solicit involvement of appropriate members of the workforce to form teams that will address specific safety and environmental issues. This will serve to maintain and encourage employee involvement. • Support internal and external HS&E Key Element assessments • Coordinate and report metrics related to HS&E performance and compliance • Implement and sustain Corporate HS&E Standards • Participate, coordinate, lead, communicate and follow up on monthly HS&E Leader conference calls • Ensure consistency in all personnel practices and actions • Manage and maintain site emergency response program and business continuity plan • Manage employee health programs and worker’s compensation for the plant • Manage site security programs and initiatives such as procedures for guards; site security systems, cameras, employee badges; and other security measures • Assist with training and qualifying site HS&E resources • Assist with site policy and procedure development, implementation, and enforcement • Work closely with the leadership of the plant to ensure cross-department coordination and collaboration to maximize HS&E results What We Are Looking For: Minimum Requirements: • A bachelor’s degree • 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment • 3 years of experience in Occupational Safety, Environmental or science related field, engineering, or risk management