Environmental, Health and Safety Director jobs in Lexington, KY

• Ensure Schneider-Electric Lexington, KY employees and operations maintain compliance with all environments, health, and safety regulations; and keep abreast of any changes to laws and regulations that impact the organization.
• Report out on appropriate metrics, evaluate data trending, and provide data input to management reviews, with a view to continuous improvement and enhancement of EHS performance.
• Assist with the implementation of EHS policies, practices, guidelines, and procedures. Identify location-specific requirements for each area and participate in the development of related programs and policies.
• Assist in developing training programs and conduct training to comply with regulatory and corporate EHS initiatives.
• Supervise the incident/accident investigation process including root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Conduct environment, health and safety audits and risk assessments. Participate in external EHS compliance audits and loss prevention audits.
• Coordinate the completion of all corrective actions with site personnel resulting from risk assessments, compliance audits or loss prevention audits.
• Consult with facilities maintenance and property management personnel to ensure appropriate fire and life safety controls are in place and maintained.
• Oversee required permitting submissions for air, water, and land jurisdictional requirements.
• Manage RCRA and all hazardous waste requirements in compliance with local regulatory agencies.
• Serve as site contact point for government inquiries relating to EHS.
• Function as a technical EHS resource for management and the safety committee. Lead the site safety committee.
• Participate in the site’s Continuous Improvement/Lean/5S activities. Provide recommendations for improving EHS practices within the facility.
• Oversee site ergonomics program with assistance from third party resource.
• Coordinate with regional security manager to ensure appropriate life safety measures are in place.
• Manage ISO 14001 and 45001 requirements and hold quarterly Management reviews and report out on objectives and targets.
• Participate in weekly Plant Leadership meetings and report out on EHS leading and lagging metrics.
• Perform project work to reduce overall carbon footprint to meet net zero initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

• BS. Degree in Environment, Health, and Safety Management or equivalent
• 5 – 10 Years of EHS experience within a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Possesses a comprehensive knowledge of environment, health and safety guidelines and regulations; a good working knowledge of health and safety engineering, and a highly refined understanding of the issues related to manufacturing and delivery/service environments.
• Knowledge and experience with managing ISO 45001 and 14001.
• Strong skills with Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, PPT, Teams, and SharePoint.  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required. Must have ability to communicate through all levels of the organization.
• Ability to be on call for emergencies as the location has operations that occur 24/7.
• Previous experience in manufacturing, paint, and heavy fabrication is desired.
• Prior experience  and familiarity with Wastewater Treatment operations is preferred.

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