EHS Manager

Smurfit Westrock • Lexington, KY • 10h ago

Site Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Opportunity Summary:

As the EHS Manager, you will lead, motivate, and cultivate a culture of EHS excellence in the workplace to mitigate risks, prevent accidents and illnesses, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote safe and environmentally responsible behaviors as part of daily operations. This pivotal role reports directly to the site's General Manager.

This is an onsite position working at the Lexington, KY facility.

How You Will Impact Smurfit WestRock:

Collaborate with safety and environmental teams, as well as business leaders, to foster a proactive safety and environmental culture

Implement the company\u2019s Environmental and Safety Excellence programs:

Safety programs include, but are not limited to, pedestrian traffic, power industrial trucks/mobile equipment, lock-out/tag-out (LOTO), machine guarding, working from heights, ergonomics, material handling/dock safety, job safe planning, electrical safety, contractor safety, walking/working surfaces, confined spaces, hot work, line and equipment opening (LEO), and hazardous communication.

Environmental programs encompass new chemical approvals, air emissions, stormwater management, wastewater processing, spill prevention and countermeasures, solid/hazardous waste management, and oversight of environmental permits and plans.

Conduct thorough investigations in response to EHS incidents, including using human and organizational performance approaches

Organize employee safety and environmental engagement initiatives, including leading the site's safety, environmental, or EHS team.

Perform safety and environmental risk assessments and develop site-specific action plans to mitigate risks

Develop comprehensive training plans for safety and environmental awareness, regulatory compliance, and other relevant topics

Partner with the local leadership team to establish specific safety and environmental KPIs and create action plans to achieve those objectives

Ensure timely performance of EHS testing, monitoring, training, and submission of required internal and external reports

Execute or coordinate site safety and environmental inspections

Actively manage the facility's EHS compliance task calendars

Collaborate with site leadership to ensure prompt closure of findings from corporate internal environmental and safety audits

Routinely assess safety and environmental performance on the manufacturing floor and audit processes and site conditions

Serve as a liaison with agencies such as OSHA and state/local environmental entities

Evaluate operational changes and capital projects to identify and plan for EHS program impacts

What You Need to Succeed:

Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental science, engineering, or equivalent

Minimum of two years' experience managing EHS in an industrial setting

Strong organizational skills, prioritization abilities, and capacity to manage multiple tasks concurrently

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage others to comply with EHS policies and standards

Extensive knowledge of EHS standards, methodologies, and regulations, including OSHA, EPA, local and state environmental regulations, ANSI, and NFPA

Proven track record of critical thinking and problem-solving

Ability to exercise professional judgment in making quick decisions under stressful and time-sensitive conditions

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

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