Current Job Openings

EHS Engineer— Minneapolis

Our client is a medium duty manufacturer in the Minneapolis area. They are looking for an EHS Engineer to lead the program at their manufacturing facility and all the sales offices. This is a new position for the company and requires a person with a strong personality that can not only develop and implement their own EHS program but knows how to get the proper buy-in from all levels of the organization. This position reports directly to the Global EHS Director and is considered a valuable resource within the organization. This is a great opportunity for someone to enter a highly visible position with complete accountability for the EHS program and its results.

Required Qualifications/Training

BA/BS  in Science/Engineering

Certified Safety Professional (desirable but not required)

Exposure to a work environment with a fully-developed safety management system.

Electrical testing experience/knowledge.

Minimum of 5 years experience in Health and Safety management within a manufacturing environment. (union exp. preferred but not required)

Willing to travel. Flexibility needed. May work a varied schedule, if necessary.

Introduction :  Our client is a major manufacturer of aluminum coiled sheet, flat sheet, and plate for worldwide markets in the aerospace, ground transportation and general engineering industries. The facility is currently undergoing a major expansion to meet growing customer demands.

Duties/Responsibilities

Individual will be responsible for leading and championing all aspects of the safety function including implementation of existing corporate standards, industry best practices and managing audit processes to ensure continuous improvement.  Daily management and engagement of the line organization involving incident investigations, hazard control and safe work practices.

Short and long term safety program planning, including annual safety plans and injury reduction goals.

Safety Program Management includes safety and health policy/procedure administration, safety program audits and inspections, review and application of state and federal regulations and development of safety training to support prevention initiatives.

  Act as liaison to Union safety representatives, co-chair joint company/union safety meetings and lead joint union management prevention activities.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Safety Management, Safety Engineering or Equivalent.  Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is highly desirable or evidence of working toward certification.

Minimum 5-10 years of leadership experience in safety management with a record of progressive responsibilities and proven accomplishments. The preferred candidate will have a solid track record of successfully managing safety processes within a unionized manufacturing environment. Manufacturing experience involving molten metals is ideal.  The candidate must possess a fundamental working knowledge and understanding of State and Federal regulations pertaining to OSHA, NFPA, NEC and ANSI.

Ideal candidate will have experience with process safety management, behavioral based safety, molten metal safety and lean manufacturing tools.  

The position requires significant time on the shop floor engaging line management and department personnel.

  Benefits :  A comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, prescription drug and vision plans with hire date eligibility, LTD, Life insurance, AD&D, HealthAccount and Dependent CareAccount, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) plan with 100% immediate investing in company match.

  Please call Dennis Garton for additional information

Safety Professional-Syracuse, New York

Essential Job Requirements:

7+ years as safety leader in a manufacturing environment.  Solid experience working with teams and OSHA  to improve safety performance.  Strong written/oral communication skills; ability to effectively facilitate group consensus.  Computer savvy:  ability to utilize Microsoft Office, Lotus notes.  B.S. in Business or Safety Management.

  Preferred Job Requirements:

Safety and/or Industrial Hygiene certification desirable.

  Job Description:

Safety

•          Provides leadership in developing, implementing and managing safety policies, procedures, and practices

•          Develops processes to identify key critical safety issues, methods and means to improve, and tracking systems to measure progress.

•          Works with facility Leadership to build safety awareness and attitudes.

•          Works with teams to develop clear annual safety and health goals based on priorities from audits and injury trends.

•          Provides crew safety meeting support; coaches and works with facility Leadership to be a visible role model for accident prevention.

•          Provides process and technical leadership to the Safety Leadership Team.

•          Provides leadership for a variety of safety programs, such as STOP, CPR/First-Aid training, as well as OSHA and company mandated safety training.

•          Provides technical support for on-going problem-solving regarding safety issues.

•          Actively participates in the facilities Emergency Response Plan.

•          Serves as primary contact for all OSHA inspections/inquiries and administration of SHARP.

•          Manages compliance to all company and OSHA regulatory requirements.

  Training and Education

•          Works with company Leadership to develop and implement a comprehensive employee safety training and education strategy.

•          Stays abreast of latest training and education technology and utilizes it, as appropriate, to improve employee learning efficiency.

•          Ensures development and implementation of high-quality technical and non-technical safety training programs and audits effectiveness of training. 

•          Identifies and coordinates training for Safety Leadership Team members.  This will be required with new SLT members as well as maintaining the knowledge of the Focus Area Reps of each focus area.

 Contact Dennis Garton for additional information

Arkansas/Oklahoma-International company seeking:

Title:                         Environmental Team Leader

Location:                    Near Ft. Smith , Arkansas

Reports to:               Plant Manager

Responsibilities:      The facility is a PSD permitted source subject to NSPS Subpart Da.  Position is responsible for providing environmental management and technical support.  Ensuring compliance with all issued permits and applicable State and Federal regulations and will have core responsibility for all aspects of environmental compliance (air, waste, and water) including monitoring, inspecting, auditing, reporting, and record keeping.  The position is also responsible for monitoring proposed regulations that may impact facility operations and will participate in various environmental work groups (corporate and civic).

Qualifications:          -         BS in environmental science or related degree from an                                                                                  accredited college or university.

-               Minimum of 5 years with a preference of 10 years of current work related experience with a background in solid fuel-fired power plants a benefit.

-                Strong background and technical understanding with the development and implementation of environmental compliance plans: Title V air permit monitoring and compliance reporting;  MACT standards; Continuous Emissions Monitoring, operation and maintenance including DAHS systems and familiarity with 40 CFR Part 75; Spill remediation and SPCC plan compliance; SWPP Plan; Hazardous Waste regulations(SARA, TRI, RCRA) and disposal; participation on environmental work activity groups; familiar with oil testing procedures and analysis of results as well as waste sampling techniques and analysis of results; multi-media environmental permitting; conducting environmental inspections and audits;  negotiating permit terms and reporting requirements with regulators; NPDES reporting.

-                      Must be knowledgeable of current ODEQ and Federal regulations pertaining to air, waste         and water.

-                      Experience with Environmental Management Systems

-                      Demonstrated leadership experience preferred.

-                      Project Management skills beneficial.

-                      Demonstrated ability to create a safe work environment.

-                      Must have effective verbal, written, and computer skills.

-                      Effective organizational skills with commitment to tight deadlines.

-                      Motivated self starter who can function with minimum supervision.

-                  Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Call Dennis Garton for additional details.

  Arkansas/Oklahoma