Position OverviewThe
Environmental Health and Safety Manager will provide the overall direction towards a zero-injury culture established within our production facility in San Antonio, TX. The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will create, develop, implement and maintain safety policies, programs and requirements for the facility that will achieve industry leading safety compliance and performance. The San Antonio factory is a 1M sq. ft production facility producing class 6 - 8 and EV commercial trucks. Support a multi-shift facility of ~ 1,000 employees and a primary shift (5:30AM - 4:00PM) and recovery days as needed.
Responsibilities- Responsible for achieving and maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations, company policies and other requirements in a cost-effective manner
- Work cross functionally with Maintenance and Engineering to ensure safety and ergonomic compliance, lead safety meetings, safety governance committee, and establish safety goals and objectives for the site working closely with the Plant Director and staff to ensure optimum performance while maintaining regulatory compliance
- Provide leadership to a small team including Safety Specialist and Environmental
- Drive a culture of safety first, influence, teach and mentor safety across the facility
- Conduct employee training, participate in new hire onboarding
- Co-lead Emergency Response Team with Facilities, partner with site fire, security and medical teams
- Lead Emergency Action Plan, run drills on scheduled basis
- Assist with light/restricted duty assignments
- Conduct risk assessments and make recommendations
- Development and management of all employee safety training at the manufacturing facility
- Conduct and lead accident investigations, conducting employee (hourly) interviews, document/report findings and corrective actions as necessary
- Review plans and specifications for installation of new machinery or equipment to ensure all safety requirements have been met
- Assist in the development of technical documents including Safety procedures
- Maintain a thorough and up-to-date working knowledge of federal and state environmental and safety regulatory requirements affecting company operations
- Oversee preparation of all regularly scheduled reports required by local, state, and federal regulatory agencies
- Ensure site permits and regulatory documentation are kept current. All documentation shall be maintained in a manner that is readily available and shall include training to site management on content and location to ensure document availability during external audits.
- Participate, oversee and provide guidance in all safety incidents, spills, releases, near miss and providing corrective guidance, follow up, reporting, documentation and closure
- Drive and execute Root Cause Analysis support as required for all investigations
- Report metrics and safety performance on a regular basis
- Provide overall guidance for the administration of the local EH&S training function, which is to include local as well as corporate training requirements.
- Responsible for safety training delivery content, methods and records.
- Travel < 10%, occasional travel to other International plants and conferences
- Must be able to support production hours and recovery days as needed
Minimum Requirements- Bachelor's degree
- At least 10 years of health, fire safety or safety experience
- At least 4 years of management experience
OR
- Master's degree
- At least 8 years of health, fire safety or safety experience
- At least 4 years of management experience
OR
- At least 12 years of health, fire safety or safety experience
- At least 4 years of management experience
Additional Requirements- Qualified candidates, excluding current International Motors employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. International Motors does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)
Desired Skills- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification preferred
- Master's degree in safety (e.g. Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, etc.) discipline
- Knowledge of and experience with OSHA and EPA Regulations, including regulatory inspections
- Experience in safety and health including OSHA recordkeeping requirements
- Experience in the manufacturing industry and setting. Automotive Manufacturing industry preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, and the ability to work well in a cross-functional team environment
- Experience working in a matrixed organizational structure
Benefits and CompensationWe provide a competitive total rewards package which ensures job satisfaction both on and off the job. We offer market-based compensation, health benefits, 401(k) match, tuition assistance, EAP, legal insurance, an employee discount program, and more.
For this position, the expected salary range will be commensurate with the candidate's applicable skills, knowledge and experience.
You can learn more about International's comprehensive benefits package at https://careers.international.com/#benefits.
Company OverviewAt International Motors, LLC* ("International"), we've never backed away from forging our own path. Our openness and ability to meet customers where they are, combined with our curious mindset is what defines us as a company. And as individuals. With big changes ahead for the commercial vehicle industry, and people counting on us to keep things moving, we say: bring on the journey.
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL
From a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today, few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit www.International.com.
*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.
EEO StatementInternational is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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