Environmental Health and Safety Manager

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER
KENANSVILLE, NC

As a member of the US/Canada EHS team, the Kenansville Plant EHS Manager will be responsible for managing and sustaining the EHS management system, driving EHS performance, analyzing and finding trends to drive action.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Support the growth of an engaged safety culture at Kenansville.
• Ensure execution of EHS policies, providing guidance on program feasibility, and implementing EH&S corporate directives and guidelines for Lear locations within responsibility.
• Establish and maintain appropriate compliance assurance processes and adhere to Lear specific EHS requirements; Perform and coordinate audits to ensure compliance to applicable legal and other requirements (customers, investor, and corporate requirements) in the assigned plant. Assist with aggressive abatement of findings and tracking actions to closure.
• Ensure data integrity, accurate and on time reporting.
• Ensure thorough incident investigations are conducted for all significant EHS incidents. Publish EHS Alerts for incidents, and coordinate read across of relevant EHS incidents occurring at assigned Lear sites.
• Establish, implement, manage & sustain the EHSMS (ISO14001 & ISO45001). Guide proactive plans to identify and control risks.
• Establish relationships with regional governmental agencies, as appropriate; interact and negotiate with governmental entities on behalf of Lear.
• Ensure injured worker information is submitted to the Third-Party Administrator (TPA) in a timely manner. Interact with the TPA and medical community to gain an understanding of the status of claims. Interact with plant management to ensure an effective Return to Work program. Create workers’ compensation user control reports on a periodic basis. Maintain the OSHA 300 log and ensure injuries/illnesses are accurately logged.
• Ensure the implementation and management of Ergonomic, Sustainability and Continuous Improvement programs to boost the EHS culture.
• Ensure the wastewater treatment process is effective and in regulatory compliance
• Coordinate budget planning to ensure needed capital and expense funding is included in the businesses operating plan.

Advantages of working at Lear in the functional group:

• Opportunities for advancement across Lear’s manufacturing network and corporate offices.

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety or Environmental or associated field desired.
• 2-3 Years of EHS Manager experience.
• Ability to interact with EHS across multiple sites and across different regions.
• Experience executing activity based on standard work and project plans, meeting deadlines, and communicating challenges and opportunities to improve.
• Experience working independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to work effectively with business leaders.

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Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.