EHS Manager- Heavy Equipment
Job Description
EHS Manager – Heavy Equipment Sales & Service
Direct Hire - $120K, Full Benefits, Vehicle,
I am searching for a Manager of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) for the heavy equipment division to implement and maintain EHS programs, and drive injury and vehicular incident reduction, regulatory compliance, and a positive safety culture.
As Manager EHS, you will be a leader of EHS functions within the division and be responsible for improving the health and safety of assigned branches, and for technicians who travel to and serve our customers at their locations. Each day you will partner with leadership and work with branch and mobile technicians that service construction equipment and similar types of industrial vehicles and equipment. You will work closely with partners in Operations, Fleet, Continuous Improvement, Human Resources, and Legal to further our EHS program. This position requires a strategic approach to drive EHS continuous improvement, program scalability, and sustainability. You will use data to evaluate trends related to leading and lagging indicators to help your partners focus on safety, and project management techniques to drive performance improvement through safety incident prevention, investigation, and mitigation.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Serve as EHS regulatory and incident reduction subject matter expert
- Partner with leaders and support teams to identify and prioritize EHS continuous improvement initiatives relating to risk reduction, incident reduction, cost reduction, and regulatory compliance
- Identify emerging EHS compliance and incident risk trends and drive the implementation of existing policies and practices, or create new initiatives as needed to mitigate risks
- Drive change management and communications to ensure efficient and effective EHS program implementation alignment with stakeholders
- Leverage stakeholder feedback to inform and align EHS support initiatives
- Act as a self-motivated creative problem-solver, listen, adapt, simplify, and lead teams through complex situations to implement simplified issue-resolution actions
- Provide proactive oversight of EHS policy implementation through behavioral and regulatory compliance assessments and Gemba walks
- Drive EHS improvement actions to closure utilizing project management techniques, including clear improvement area identification, ownership, closure tracking, and post-closure validation
- Develop employee training and communication tools and administer coaching and formal training
- Drive incident investigation and corrective action process effectiveness
- Assist with EHS data analysis and trend report generation
- Assist with workers’ compensation claim reporting and management actions
- Perform new location startup safety management system implementation activities
Job Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety or related field and a minimum of 7 years of industry experience practicing occupational safety and health management. Vehicle mechanical or industrial service and DOT transportation compliance focus is preferred.
- Certified Safety Professional, OSHA Certified Instructor, or other occupational safety certifications preferred- CSP, OSHA 500, 501
- Advanced project management, change management, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement experience
- Advanced behavior-based safety program implementation and sustainment experience
- General knowledge of worker's compensation laws and general claims management practices
- Ability to consistently travel approximately 30% - 40% to regional branch locations and be able to travel on short notice based on business needs.
- Proficiency with modern Microsoft Windows Office software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook email
- Ability to establish and maintain trust with organizational partners through effective collaboration, negotiation, conflict resolution, and long-term partnership-building
