The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for maintaining and improving the safety, health, and environmental standards within the Assurant Device Care Center (DCC) organization. This position involves developing, implementing, and overseeing policies and programs that ensure a safe workplace and compliance with applicable regulations. The EHS Manager works closely with several departments to mitigate risks, train employees, and initiate corrective measures, all while fostering a culture of safety and environmental responsibility throughout the organization.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop, Implement, and Maintain Assurant Procedures & Policies: Create and enforce health and safety plans, protocols, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and Assurant procedure/ policy.
- Conduct Risk Assessments, Audits and Inspections: Regularly perform safety audits, risk assessments, and inspections to identify hazards and recommend corrective actions, and implement appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
- Training & Education: Provide training to employees on safety procedures, regulations and industry with the best practices to foster a safe and healthy working environment. Lead employee safety committees and encourage participation in safety initiatives.
- Incident Investigation: Investigate accidents,
- incidents, and near misses to determine root causes and the implementation of preventative measures.
- Regulatory Compliance: Monitor workplace environments to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations regarding environmental, health and safety. Acting as a liaison with regulatory agencies and ensure timely reporting and remediation of compliance issues.
- Emergency Preparedness & Response: Collaborate with key stakeholders within Assurant to develop site emergency response plans and conduct regular drills, as required.
- Record Keeping: Ensure the Maintenance of accurate records of incidents, inspections, and regulatory compliance, reporting findings and metrics to management and regulatory agencies (where required and appropriate)
- Environmental Programs: Coordinate waste disposal, pollution control and other environmental programs to minimize Assurant’s environmental impact.
Basic Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, occupational health and safety, or a related field required.
- Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to develop strong business relationships focusing on communication, collaboration, and customer service.
- Analyzes current operational status and determines appropriate course of action to drive safety excellence.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to speak clearly and persuasively; ability to elicit cooperation at all levels of the organization.
- Knowledge of the functions of emergency management including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
- Knowledge of natural and human caused hazards.
- Experience with ergonomics assessments and evaluations in an environment with high repetition work requirements
- Knowledge of incident command systems and emergency/recovery support functions.
- Facilitation skills in working with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency groups.
- Ability to work in an environment where changing priorities are the norm and flexibility is a must; demonstrated skills in managing multiple tasks.
- Previous Experience
- 10+ years EHS experience in a reverse logistics, automation, or light manufacturing environment
- 5+ years of EH&S Management experience
- Experience with ISO9001 certifications required
- Experience operating within a RIOS/ R2 certified environment
- Program/project management experience.
Preferred Skills
- Certifications and Membership
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or equivalent is preferred.
- OSHA 30- General Industry (or similar) certification
- Ergonomics certifications (BCPE, OSHA, or similar) preferred
Pay Range:
$86,000.00 - $143,700.00
Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.
If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.
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Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.
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