Area EHS&S Manager

Job Summary

The Area EHS&S Manager will be responsible for the occupational health, safety and environmental management of our production facilities, in alignment with the Oldcastle Infrastructure National Platform for Environmental, Health and Safety management. This position will work closely with all levels of management and hourly employees to ensure environmental, safety, and health work standards and methodologies are communicated, and targeted goals are achieved through individual as well as team-based objectives and strategies.

This position will work closely with all levels of management and hourly employees to ensure EHS&S 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 be based out of the Chandler, AZ location(s) and will required 60% travel.     

Job Location

This is a hybrid position located in Ogden, UT with travel to: Chandler, AZ, Fontana, CA and Lakside, CA. Candidates must live in Ogden, UT.

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 to 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 EHS Management Systems in a manufacturing and construction setting.
• Monitor region’s EHS 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.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in EHS, Science or Engineering related fields or relevant experience.
• 6+ Years in EHS and/or Manufacturing with EHS responsibility.
• Excellent communication skills able to reach across the various functional departments to facilitate seamless integration.
• Expert knowledge of OSHA CFR 1910 regulations.
• Strong project and process management skills, with experience managing major projects and/or 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 (ASP, CSP, CIH) preferred.
• Experience managing a team of direct and/or indirect reports preferred.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or listen.  The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to handle or feel.  The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move anywhere up to 40 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.