Environmental, Health, And Safety Manager

PLZ is committed to product stewardship and innovation, strong ethical standards, sustainable operations and most importantly, the development of our people. Whether at our manufacturing facilities or corporate headquarters, PLZ prioritizes health and Safety, and offers you the support you need to create the career you want, through engagement, equity and inclusion, and opportunity.

From household cleaning solutions to personal care products, and food to automotive lubricants, PLZ produces more than 2,500 different aerosol and liquid products in our facilities across the continent. We know that being the partner of choice for our clients starts with being the partner of choice for our employees. Learn more at www.plzcorp.com/careers or visit https://youtu.be/XYNIFpLQIJY

The Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager is responsible for driving Environmental Health and Safety compliance, while building cross functional relationships and facilitating a behavioral based culture.  

Primary Responsibilities include:

• Ensure company compliance with all applicable EHS Regulations.
• Practice transparent compliance by utilizing EHS walk-throughs, corrective action logs, risk assessments and behavioral based safety observations.
• Champion efforts to audit physical conditions and safe work practices and researching standards, regulations, etc.
• Implement, educate and maintain policies, practices, and programs associated with all phases of occupational safety, health, accident prevention, and environmental compliance.
• Lead and investigate employee near miss, corrective action, incident investigation, root cause discovery and reporting efforts. Ensure cross communication with sister sites.
• Recommend, develop, implement and create programs in order to reduce work related incidents or injuries with emphasis on prevention efforts geared toward near miss reporting, zero incident-injury goals and risk mitigation efforts.
• Manage EH&S training programs including but not limited to Emergency Action and Fire Prevention, Hazard Communication, GHS, Process Safety Management, Lockout/Tagout, Proper Storage and Disposal of Hazardous – Non Hazardous Waste.
• Gather and interpret data needed to provide on time delivery of annual EH&S state and federal reporting.
• Provide timely new product/process safety reviews via the Workflow System and actively participate in Management of Change efforts.
• Create strong and effective Hazardous Waste Operations/Spill Response Team. Serve as site's Incident Commander.
• Fostering EHS Committee(s) that will aid in a strong and sustainable safety culture.
• Manage hazardous waste program as a large quanity generator.
• Manage all other environmental programs such as air emissions, spill preventions, wastewater, and underground storage tanks.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor degree with focus in safety, environmental science or health, chemistry, engineering or other related field.
• Minimum of 5 years related experience in the EHS capacity in an industrial environment preferably within process manufacturing, petrochemical or chemical manufacturing.
• Specific knowledge and experience in local, state and federal regulations relating to safety & environmental issues.
• CSP designation with CHMM experience preferred.
• Multi-state health and Safety and environmental compliance experience with the ability to  travel up to 25%.
• Ability to drive change.

PLZ Corp offers a robust suite of benefits Including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits.
• Company paid Life and Short-Term disability.
• Voluntary benefits including additional life, disability, and hospital/accident insurance.
• 401k & company provided match.
• Paid Time Off
• Bonus incentive programs (Note, bonuses are subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.