Health and Safety Manager

Company: Veolia North America
Location: Beaumont
Posted on: May 29, 2023

Job Description:

Company DescriptionAbout VeoliaVeolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. In 2022, with nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) generated consolidated revenue of ---28.508 billion in 2021. www.veolia.comJob DescriptionBENEFITS -Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. - Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement. - - -Position Purpose: - -The Health and Safety Manager has comprehensive leadership responsibility for the implementation and administration of all Health, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and OSHA compliance Programs at the Veolia ES Technical Solutions Henderson Facility. The Health and Safety Manager shall strive to provide a healthy and accident-free work environment for all employees through the recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental and workplace health hazards. The Health and Safety Manager shall counsel management and employees honestly and completely in the responsible and ethical application of environmental and industrial health principles and practices.Primary Duties/responsibilities: -

• Develop and Implement site specific programs in accordance with published OSHA standards and Veolia ES Technical Solutions Health and Safety Policies.
• Educate and train personnel as necessary to implement site specific health and safety programs.
• Coordinate workers' compensation and accident and injury management programs with facility health and safety personnel to identify adverse trends and develop meaningful productive standards resulting in cost effective operations.
• Implement industrial hygiene programs as well as modifying existing plans to meet the needs of the facility.
• Develop and implement the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) initiative at the Port Arthur, Texas Facility.
• Provide guidance to all levels of management regarding utilization of appropriate health and safety practices in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Provide training on all applicable health and safety standards and policies as needed.
• Provide appropriate research and investigation to support the development of existing and/or potential new health and safety policies as determined by management or required by federal, state, or local agencies.
• Administer computer programs required to support EH&S Department. (CMS, Tracer, Compliance Suite, HM DOT, etc).QualificationsEducation/Experience/Background: -
  • BS in Industrial Health & Safety, Environmental Health Science, Chemistry or a related discipline.
  • Five to eight years in the hazardous waste industry or related work experience preferred
  • "Hands-On" experience and technical knowledge of "plant-critical" industrial health and safety standards including, but not limited to, Process Safety Management, Confined Space Entry, Personal Protective Equipment, Fire Safety, Emergency Response, Control of Hazardous Energy, Medical Surveillance, Root cause analysis, and workplace chemical exposure assessments and exposure control methodologies.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: - -
    • Excellent hazard recognition and abatement capability.
    • Excellent written and verbal skills.
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel & PowerPoint.
    • Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
    • Strong team playerRequired Certification/Licenses/Training: -
      • OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER Certification.
      • Certified Industrial Hygienist or Certified Safety Professional Preferred
      • DOT Hazardous Materials Certification.Additional InformationAdditional Information - -Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. - -We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. -As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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