Health and Safety Manager at Prospiant Inc in Cincinnati, Ohio

Job Description:

About Our Company - Prospiant, the agriculture technology business portfolio of Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROCK), and the leading U.S.-based provider of turnkey controlled environment agriculture (CEA) solutions for growing fruits, vegetables, hemp, and cannabis. The company has expertise in custom-designed, manufactured, and installed greenhouses for research, education, and retail garden centers. Prospiant embodies long-term stability with the unmatched financial strength and end-to-end expertise of our heritage brands; gained during more than 150 years of combined business success.

We are trusted AgTech experts partnering to grow a prosperous and sustainable world. Our success in the produce, commercial, and cannabis markets couldn't be possible without our employees' commitment to our core values - Make It Better, Make It Right, Make It Together, and Make An Impact.

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  Make It Better - Challenges our way of thinking every day to exceed the needs of our customers and improve our business and workplace. Raises the bar and sets new standards.
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  Make It Right - Cares about doing the right thing for fellow employees, customers, and our communities. Holds high standards of ethics and safety and includes others. Does not look the other way when something is amiss.
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  Make It Together - Works collaboratively with others, across the organization, and with our customers. Fosters a culture that is inclusive of different perspectives and experiences.
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  Make An Impact - Approaches work and life with an intent to drive change and make a difference for our customers, investors, and community.

Gibraltar is a leading manufacturer and supplier of products and services for North American AgTech, renewable energy, residential, and infrastructure markets. By building solutions that make life better for people and the planet, Gibraltar advances the art and science of engineering, science, and technology to shape the future of comfortable living, sustainable power, and productive growing.

Guided by an inclusive, values-driven culture that celebrates and rewards different perspectives, we work together to create lasting positive impact on everyone our business touches. To learn more about what makes us #GibraltarProud, visit our website: www.gibraltar1.com

Position Summary

The Environmental, Health and Occupational Safety (EHOS) Manager will create, implement, coordinate and continuously improve safety programs for all of Prospiant. Provides consultation and direction to ensure programs and services are implemented with the highest environmental, health and safety standards. Ensures policies and procedures are monitored and updated to meet current business needs and requirements with a focus on health and safety. Reports to the VP of Operations.

The business has a significant growth opportunity, driving the need for harmonized, institutionalized and scalable processes to deliver profitable growth and exceptional customer experience. Fostering an outcome-based and metric-driven management process and culture will be important in this fast-paced growth environment. Therefore, it is imperative to implement across the group a world-class culture of health and safety.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure overall EHOS compliance of all manufacturing facilities, construction sites and office operations.
• Drive and instill a group culture of safety that embraces continuous improvement.
• Oversight and management of Contractors and Supplier EHOS compliance at construction sites and facilities.
• Lead and manage EHOS KPIs dashboard(s) including safety management software.
• Work hand-in-hand with HR to develop a training curriculum, deploy and manage EHOS training program.
• Implement and manage a PPE & ToolBox talk EHS program across all manufacturing and construction sites.
• Lead safety meetings to remind new and current employees of workplace safety procedures and EHOS policies.
• Leads the development and maintenance of all EHOS training program systems for staff and provides training to new employees in order to on-board new employees in G&P safety culture and safety management systems
• Mentor department managers, as needed, to augment and support their efforts in moving to a best practice organization in terms of safety and environmental compliance.
• Conduct and perform multiple-site audits to ensure compliance with EHOS regulatory and corporate requirements, followed by Kaisen/Jishuken improvement events and incident reduction initiatives.
• Assists department management in identifying employee injury causation trends, and mitigation options for reducing injury frequency and severity.
• Applies and interprets occupational health rules and consensus standards (i.e. ANSI) to enhance understanding of compliance with appropriate standards and controls.
• Prepares and delivers recommendations to department managers, safety committee representatives, departments, managers and employees.
• Performs administrative duties associated with the specific duties of the position.
• In coordination with management designs systems to recognize and eliminate occupational safety and health hazards, including hazards which are recognized as risks to employees.
• Determine OSHA recordability for appropriate record keeping.
• Oversight and vendor management for Workers' Compensation
• Ensure multi-site compliance with all local EHOS applicable codes.
• Develops health and safety procedures for all areas of the company.
• Manage a Safety Data Sheets (SDS) program to ensure they are properly stored and shared with employees and customers that will come in contact with potentially hazardous chemicals. It includes SDS archiving, revisions tracking, and SDS digitization.
• Prepares and schedules training to cover emergency procedures, workplace safety, and other relevant topics.
• Monitors compliance with safety procedures.
• Drafts inspection reports to document inspection findings
• Works with Manufacturing staff to establish procedures, standards and systems related to EHOS.
• Ensures that factory operations comply with occupational safety & health regulations, as well as corporate regulations.
• Ensure policies and procedures are monitored and updated to meet current business needs and requirements.
• Continuously monitor the plant for hazardous safety and health conditions and ensure identified hazards are corrected, eliminated or guarded.
• Performs Incident investigations and recommends and ensures implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensures all new manufacturing employees are properly oriented and trained on the safe operation of all equipment in the plant.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business, industrial management, or related disciplines.
• 8 years of experience in Environmental, Health and Occupational Safety and/or Compliance
• 5 years of leadership experience
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing/construction
• OSHA-30 or above
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Knowledge of production machinery, processes, and standards in the field or industry
• Understanding of ergonomics
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Organizational, planning, and documentation skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects in various stages simultaneously

Why Prospiant?

• Complete Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD/LTD, 401(k) with company match
• Opportunities for career development and advancement
• Dynamic workplace
• Paid volunteer time off
• Education assistance
• Referral bonus
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Opportunity to get involved with employee resource groups and engagement events

Gibraltar is an Equal Opportunity Employer; and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. In addition, Gibraltar will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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