EHS Manager

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases is a leading provider of cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers, process systems, services, and solutions for the LNG and industrial gases industry. We are a subsidiary of Nikkiso Company Ltd, a leading industrial manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with over $1.5 B in annual revenue, 8000 + employees worldwide, and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Summary

The Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for the health and safety of company employees, visitors, and contractors, as well as the company's compliance with environmental laws and regulations. The manager participates in and leads initiatives to provide for the safety and health of employees. The position ensures all employees are trained in EHS components relating to their position. The EHS Manager works with the Operations Manager to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations for all employees, equipment, and operations. The role reduces workers compensation exposure through accident investigation and proactive accident reduction techniques.

Salary

$83,000 - $120,000

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Implements EHS programs in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Evaluates workplace environments, equipment, and practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
• Conducts safety training and demonstrates the use of safety equipment.
• Investigates accidents to identify cause and determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future.
• Serve in an advisory capacity to management and liaison with regulatory agency inspections and correspondence.
• Represents the company in community and industry safety groups, programs, and conferences.
• Keeps abreast of current developments of training, safety, and accident prevention programs.
• Maintains records and assembling reports on lost time accidents.
• Implements hazardous material control.
• Drive EHS compliance through audits, process/equipment review and proactive risk elimination and track corrective actions to closure.
• Compiles periodic reports to Corporate, works cooperatively with EHS Corporate on risk reduction projects and initiatives.
• Serves as a lead to develop and implement site emergency response plans including hazardous material handling and spill response.
• Reviews EHS incidences and audit findings and monitors leading and lagging indicators to detect performance trends.
• Participation in management review and performance excellence program.
• Review project and product technical and testing requirements to assure EHS requirements are fulfilled.
• Participation in scrap material management.

Competencies

• Technical Capacity.
• Organizational Skills.
• Strategic Thinking.
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Strong communication and computer skills
• Ability to develop and implement EHS programs
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with management as well as associates from the floor.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position may have direct supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers, and smartphones. Environment will be both an office setting and manufacturing facility, of which operates heavy machine equipment and combustible gases.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and work with various materials and/or tools, as well as work and bend at different heights, in various temperatures, and be on feet for an extended period of time. 

• Bachelor's Degree and/or 6 years+ of relevant experience
• Proven track record within our industry or industries with comparable risk profiles and cultures
• Demonstrable track record of driving safety implementations successfully throughout facilities
• Comparable site (practical) experience in a highly engineered / manufacturing environment

Travel

Domestic and International travel may be required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Nikkiso CE&IG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Nikkiso CE&IG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.