Environmental Health & Safety Manager - 24492

Position Objective
Company Overview:
The Harvard Companies provide important building services to thousands of clients across the business community. Harvard Maintenance and Harvard Protection Services are two of the largest and fastest growing, privately owned providers of high quality janitorial and security services in the United States.
We are an industry leader and are well known for our innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit. Our success over the last fifty years stems from Harvard's Inverted Pyramid®, which recognizes that our front-line employees are the most important people in our organization. The Inverted Pyramid® ensures that our employees feel valued, are given the tools to be successful, and are empowered to execute in their roles. People are also at the center of our Core Values. Our People First core value clearly states that "we are a family organization that promotes respect and embraces diversity".
Position Objective:
Responsible for the implementation, management and adherence to the company's corporate safety and risk management programs. This position will be responsible for standards and functions to reduce and prevent employee injuries, accidents, occupational illnesses and exposure to long-term health hazards
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate safety training for supervisors and managers
• Administer safety exposure assessments and hazard evaluations of operations
• Facilitate technical safety orientation and new employee safety orientation
• Maintain governmental regulatory compliance
• Complete routine job analysis /observations
• Manage investigation and documentation of on the job injuries
• Perform root cause analysis of all employee injuries
• Implements, directs and coordinates safety incentive program
• Maintains defensive driving program
• Primary local contact with regulatory agencies on all local EH&S matters and coordinates communications with corporate partners
• Provides assistance and support to local management in identifying and resolving employee health and safety issues
• Coordinates reporting of worker compensation claims, accommodations for return to work and interfaces with medical providers, management, and corporate Risk Management in providing for proper employee injury management

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Background in EHS, certifications in safety are preferred (ASP, CSP, CHMM, etc)
• Ability to work alternating day and evening hours
• Must be a self-starter who can effectively evaluate situations and take independent action to expedite the resolution of open issues
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to influence all levels of organization leadership
• Janitorial experience recommended but not required
• (5-7) years' experience in safety

Compensation
Harvard is offering a competitive compensation structure including benefit package with medical, dental, life, and long-term disability (LTD) insurance along with 401K Savings Plan.
An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D/V