Pregis - Conover, NC
posted 16 days ago
About the position
Pregis is in the packaging business to protect what matters. We are committed to providing our customers and employees sustainable growth through purpose-driven innovation and customer-centric packaging solutions. If you are looking for a company that is thriving across various high growth industries and is innovative, customer focused, high integrity, believes in strong teamwork and collaboration, Pregis is the company for you. Check out the Pregis Purpose to learn how sustainability and social responsibility is at the very core of our company DNA. The Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for tasks related to safety and environmental hazards in the workplace as well as administrative needs for recordkeeping, audits and permits.
Responsibilities
- Continually improve, evaluate, implement and maintain health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to protect employees and comply with company, state, federal and local regulations.
- Manage facility workplace incident investigations to include responding to and reporting all incidents, incident investigations, determine root cause, establishing recurrence prevention plans, and follow through.
- Develop and update Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).
- Maintain all relevant EHS logs and documentation.
- Oversee hazardous waste storage area, waste reduction monitoring and ensure regulatory agency compliance, labeling, containments, proper disposal and documentation.
- Ensure all new materials and supply orders include Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and evaluate new raw materials for facility use considering safety and regulatory factors.
- Conduct auditing to monitor progress of EHS improvement and compliance. Leverage the data and findings to implement true root cause corrective actions.
- Assist in emergency response and provide first aid guidance.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years Health, Safety & Environmental experience
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene preferred
- Working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, NFPA, PSM, and RMP regulations
- Ability to lead small, diverse teams with a focus on driving safety performance metrics
- Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work with regulatory guidelines
- Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding employee safety issues, investigations and company processes
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently
- Skills/Abilities: Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
