This position provides environmental, health, safety, and security leadership to the Site. Individual is accountable for: directing EHS activities at his/her location(s); establishing EHS objectives and targets; internal reporting of EHS performance; communication of national, area, and local regulatory requirements, and; ensuring documents are available in the local languages. Position is responsible for: maintaining site ISO/OHSAS certifications; assuring accurate and complete EHS reporting of metrics; assuring closure of MESH and regulatory agency findings on a timely basis; completion of required training for EHS personnel; managing interfaces with the public and governmental authorities with adverse findings and enforcement actions; directing actions during crises; site security, creating a strong EHS culture that engages employees throughout the site in EHS teams and processes. Essential Functions: Manages and directs site in achieving EHS targets & objectives. Directs development, maintenance, and achievement of goals in support of corporate and business group EHS strategic initiatives. Coordinate with Engineering/Manufacturing Departments the proper process for installation of new equipment or production lines, based on the MESH guide line. Facilitates risk assessment at the location to identify critical EHS hazards and aspects. Works with leadership team to create targets and objectives based on key EHS risks (annually). Determines appropriate leading and lagging indicators to track performance against targets and objectives. Oversees construction and repair projects. Supports creation of EHS goals for the site manager and appropriate activity based goals for the leadership team, functional managers, and front-line supervisors to drive EHS culture, compliance, and results. Supervise all Safety and Environmental activities. Formulates and recommends engineering policies and technical work in accordance with project objectives in all related EHS. Drives and promotes zero incident EHS culture throughout site. Creates and facilitates EHS engagement through EHS teams and committees needed to accomplish the established targets and objectives for the year Responsible and Site Leader for MESH and MESH Prism systems with full compliance towards the Site. Response to actions and processes on time and manage actions accordingly. Works with leadership team and MESH element champions to complete an annual evaluation of compliance for EHS country, state, and local regulations. In addition, complete the MESH self-assessment and update in MESH suite. Identify needs of trainings, to ensure legal and EHS compliance and support plant general training plan. Work with site leadership team and facilities to ensure that all key EHS operational controls are in place, on a PM program, and that EHS action items are resolved on a timely basis. Supervise assigned team and contractors. Assure compliance with Mesh and environmental laws. Industrial hygiene - Identify sources of explosion, monitor and control. Education to affected employees. Keep records. Noise exposure - Identify sources, develop engineering controls, program implementation. Education to employees. Machine Guarding - Evaluate new existing equipment, develop guarding and education to employees, include lockout & tag out. Fire prevention - Keep surveillance of fire suppression equipment inspections (internal & external). Abatement of findings. Firefighting training for employees. Hazard Communication - Evaluate all SDS and communicate hazard to employees. Keep control of documents. Pressure Vessels and Overhead Cranes - Coordinate inspections. Keep records. Emergency Preparedness Procedure and Drills. Personal Protection Equipment - Identify need, purchase and control. Ergonomics - Permanent member of the Team. Safety Steering Committee – Support inspections strategy and members training. Contractors - Coordinate projects, gather safety and insurance data. External Contacts with governmental offices such as: Fire Department (Inspection and Coordination) Estate Police (Coordination) Workers Compensation (Inspection) PRIDCO (Liason and inspection) Department of Health (Inspections) OSHA/ PROSHO Qualifications Education: Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Industrial Health and Safety or related field. Experience: Minimum Five (5) – seven (7) years of experience in leading EHS efforts in manufacturing environment. Manufacturing Management OSHA/ PROSHO MESH/ MESH Suite Environmental Health and Safety knowledge Tooling Management Engineering Demonstrated success in leading, planning, development, and implementation of EHS Management Systems, Compliance Programs and BBS Demonstrated ability to lead by example, work with business management and technical professionals, team with diverse business, develop strong partnerships, communicate, influence and build consensus Fully Bilingual - English and Spanish
