EHS Manager

PADNOS is a full-service recycling company handling paper, plastic, metals and electronic recycling. We tailor recycling programs for consumer and industrial clients throughout the United States. PADNOS was founded over a century ago and continues to transform the recycling industry. The company has thrived as a family business through four generations and has grown to be a market leader and best in class
innovator.

PADNOS has a rich history of taking care of our Team Members, their families and the multiple communities we serve. We invest in our Team Members and offer the following benefits:

• Competitive Wage
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 100% Tuition reimbursement for Team Members
• First Time Home Buying Assistance
• 401K Match and Profit Sharing
• Performance Driven Bonuses

The position of EHS Manager provides a professional service role dedicated to the identification and management of safety, health and environmental risks on behalf of PADNOS. The EHS Manager works within the EHS department and can engage cross-functionally with every department, leader and Team Member in the company. This role embodies three (3) major buckets of responsibility.

• Fulfilling the safety partnership pillars for an assigned group through systemic field visits and
  support.
• Plan and manage to completion assigned key EHS related projects.
• Execute other EHS related areas of ownership for the department and company with a high level
  of quality.

This is a people-centered role in a fast-paced high risk work environment. This position requires a person who gravitates to a challenge, assertively owns and drives safety results, and has experience with culture change management, system safety implementation, and EHS management software. They should have excellent professionalism, communication, problem-solving, project management, mental toughness, and teamwork abilities. Additional characteristics and skills necessary to be a good fit for this position include a diverse background in EHS and risk management, the ability to manage work time effectively, a high level of hazard recognition and mitigation experience, exude a passion and desire for safety excellence, proficiently navigate office-based software (Excel, Outlook, Word, ppt, etc), embrace detail and analytics for the trending of data, experience with root causation, and safety program writing and development.

The right person for this role is a teacher by nature, organized, embraces self-accountability and holding others accountable for excellence, professionally objective with a high level of integrity, and processes constructive criticism and feedback well.

• Manage & drive safety performance for assigned departments/groups
• Workers’ Compensation & General Liability insurance management
• Injury and Illness case management (300 logs)
• Knowledgeable in evaluating and mitigating workplace health hazards
• Safety Audit and Coaching field visits
• Safety meeting facilitation and attendance
• Incident investigations
• Safety Topic program development (assessing, writing, training)
• Develop and present training programs & topics
• Manage and audit data in the safety database system
• Own and execute assigned projects and program topics
• Self-directed and results-oriented with a strong commitment to safety best practices

• 5+ years of safety experience
• Experience with ‘change management
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience in project management
• Familiar with forms of media and technology
• Organizational skills, with projects, people, and ideas
• Experience managing a system safety approach
• Experience in dynamic work environments/industries

PADNOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, weight, height, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, genetic medical information, protected veteran status, or disability status.