EHS Leader - Plant Site

Become the driving force behind a safer healthier and more environmentally conscious workplace at our thriving 400 employee Minnetonka site. As the EHS&S leader youll spearhead cuttingedge strategies and innovative programs designed to protect our most valuable asset our people. Your mission To create a workplace where risks are minimized compliance is second nature and a culture of safety flourishes.

In this pivotal role youll craft and implement forwardthinking Environmental Health Safety and Security (EHS&S) initiatives while ensuring seamless regulatory compliance and providing expert technical support. Youll deliver engaging training sessions that empower employees at all levels champion a positive safety culture that inspires and motivates and work tirelessly towards the ultimate goal: an injuryfree and healthy work environment.

Join us in shaping a workplace where safety isnt just a priority its a way of life. Your expertise and passion for EHS&S will make a tangible difference in the lives of hundreds of employees every day. Are you ready to lead the charge towards a safer more sustainable future

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively designs develops and implements strategies policies programs processes and systems that ensure EH&S compliance enhance performance and drive core values and results to an operational level. 

• Gathers and analyzes EHS data develop goals to meet targets manage scorecards databases and dashboards for EHS related programs and metrics

• Develops effective communication processes to make safety priorities and performance visible.

• Analyzes data to proactively assess health and safety challenges from risk assessment methods and develop action plans to ensure all significant risks are controlled and managed as part of the operational controls defined within the EHS management system and procedures.

• Provides regulatory assistance technical support and training for the site.

• Responds to safety and environmental compliance issues enforcement actions emergencies and changes in operations or security coordinating with corporate resources as required.

• Leads the deployment application renewal and reporting process for environmental permitting and plans (EPA MPCA SPCC etc.)

• Conducts and/or coordinates EHS audits incident investigations emergency response plans ergonomics PPE programs machine guarding management of change industrial hygiene and other EHS programs.  

• Logs and tracks audit recommendations to completion and assists all levels in developing corrective actions for audit findings.  

• Reviews capital projects for safety and environmental impacts and permitting requirements

• Maintains expert knowledge of existing and proposed regulations including chemical management and Hazardous Waste

• Manage supervise train coach and mentor direct reports and support team members involved in delivering the EHS programs.

• Supports the Safety Committee

• Works to reduce workers compensation risks and costs.

• Serves as member of the facilitys emergency response and crisis management team during times of serious incidents by directing efforts when requested offering recommendations interpreting regulations and coordinating communication with government regulators or agencies

Qualifications :

Core Requirements:

• Bachelors degree applicable certification or equivalent experience required

• 10 years of EHS leadership experience (manufacturing industry preferred)

• Experience as manager of complex EHS performance compliance permitting regulatory issues projects and programs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.  

• Ability to manage and prioritize a highly variable team workload generated by user developer and project support requests and effectively communicates results to both team and users.  

• Excellent analytical problemsolving skills.  

• Subject matter expert in application monitoring configuration and security capabilities.

• Effectively trains on highrisk management standards and other WTS EHS requirements.  

• Identifies and communicates opportunities for wellbeing. 

• Knowledge of procedures used to anticipate recognize evaluate and control physical chemical and ergonomic hazard

• Experience with new manufacturing operations with chemical management

Additional Information :

Why Youll Love Working Here!

• In diversity lies strength We strive to be a workplace that is inclusive and empowers people to contribute their best
• Recognition and rewards for your hard work and achievements
• Opportunity for new challenges We are growing and love to promote from within
• An excellent leadership team and a collaborative culture that values innovation 
• At all levels of the organization we recognize talent and want to help you build your sustainable career!

At Veolia we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions deliver better results and build stronger communities. Were an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets we also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

• Compensation The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles.  The range is not an absolute but a guide and offers will be based on the individual candidates knowledge skills experience and market conditions as well as internal peer equity.  Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range:  $155000  $175000 annually 
• Annual Incentive Plan 15%
• Medical Dental & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1! 
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off 
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

This position is expected to stay open until December 20th 2024. Please submit your application by the above date to ensure consideration.

Disclaimer: The salary other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time subject to applicable law.

****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H1B visa) for this opportunity****

VWTS does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates.  Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of VWTS and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications without discrimination.

As an inclusive company Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications without discrimination.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime