Job Summary
This position reports to the Manufacturing Director for the Kirkhill business unit with full responsibility for day-to-day Environmental, Health and Safety at the Brea facility. Directly supervises two employees and indirectly guides the “safety committee” and production supervisors as safety champions.
Salary Range: $120K – $140K
Primary Responsibilities
- Establishes, implements, and oversees environmental, health and safety programs to ensure facility compliance with all state and federal regulations including Cal/OSHA and local laws.
- Own and develop an overall safety and risk management program for the Kirkhill facility providing suitable loss prevention attention in all areas/levels.
- Host plant tours for audits and inspections to identify and correct potential hazards/exposures for full compliance with safety/environmental regulations.
- Pro-actively recommend policies, develop safety programs and coordinate initiatives throughout the factory and office areas.
- Applies regulatory and company policies/programs to ensure safe and environmentally sound working conditions.
- Engage Production Supervisors in participative groups as SPONSORS and messengers of the Safety values of Kirkhill.
- Partner with Human Resources for employee training, health procedures pertaining to accident prevention programs, return to work issues, and coordinating time loss issues with payroll.
- Identifies and analyzes workplace hazards, health risks, prescribes necessary preventive or corrective measures and safety equipment.
- Contracts with vendors for properly licensed hazardous disposal and monitors waste handling.
- Organizes and equips spill-control teams. Reviewing, updating and maintaining environmental and spill-control manuals and procedures.
- Specifies/approves the purchase of safety and health products and services.
- Recommends external technical/advisory service providers.
- Sets safety standards for specific equipment and areas of operation.
- Researches loss, accident and illness frequency trends by area or operation, and initiate remedial action as warranted.
- Educates personnel in existing hazards, develops safety consciousness and assists with developing safety training recommendations. Personally delivers training or coordinates through industry groups and consultants as appropriate.
- Train production supervisors as safety SPONSORS.
- Ensure employee job instructions include PPE, safety, cautions and visibility
- Conduct employee hazard communication (right to know).
- Conducts respirator fit testing and other medical testing as required.
- Develops creative, motivational communications and training techniques to keep safety top of mind throughout the facility.
- Conducts periodic safety inspections of the facility, prepares reports, studies accidents and causes.
- Monitors housekeeping practices with a daily walk of the plant.
- Engage supervisors to investigate accident root causes. Solutions should seek to maintain control of hazards occurring from changes in processes, methods, materials, equipment or manpower. Ensure follow-up.
- Inspects fire sprinkler system monthly, insures that fire extinguishers are routinely checked, monitors new chemicals received, maintains current MSDA files for all chemicals and distributes list to impacted departments.
- Reports to management all accidents, health issues, major unsolved problems as they surface. No surprises is the goal.
- Conduct quarterly plant safety audits and reports results to management with recommended corrective actions.
- Maintain the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above
- Understand and live by Kirkhill’s ethics and business conduct policies
- Performs other duties as needed or as assigned by management.
Qualifications
- Seven or more years EH&S experience working with AQMD, Title V, EPA and Cal/ OSHA in a manufacturing environment with more than $50 million in revenue.
- Sound technical skills as demonstrated by an understanding and practical application of technical knowledge in a leadership role with ability to articulate technical issues at an understandable level to a variety of stakeholders across the organization.
- Ability to work effectively in an environment where tact, sensitivity, respect, tenacity, persuasive ability, and decisiveness are required for success
- Strong writing, speaking, analytical and presentation skills
Kirkhill, Inc. Competencies
- Customer Focus – Knows and understands the needs of internal and external customers. Is results oriented and works hard to consistently provide exceptional service.
- Ethics and Values – Adheres to an effective set of core values and beliefs and acts in accordance. Rewards the right values and disapproves of others.
- Problem Solving – Looks beyond the obvious to find effective solutions.
- Integrity and Trust – Widely trusted and seen as direct and truthful.
- Functional/Technical Skills – Possesses the skills to be effective in the job. Has the skills to perform the job at a high level of accomplishment.
- Listening – Practices active and attentive listening, able to hear others.
- Action-oriented – Full of energy, willing to take action.
- Composure – Cool under pressure, not knocked off balance by the unexpected, is a settling influence.
- Values Diversity – Supports fair and equal treatment for all.
Education/Previous Experience Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Safety, Environmental or Engineering discipline is required
- Minimum of seven years of experience in Environmental Compliance and Safety in a manufacturing operation.
Kirkhill, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All successful candidates must submit to post offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen and background check as a condition of employment.