Sr Environ & Safety Lead

Sr Environ & Safety Lead

Location(s):
Starr, SC, US, 29684

Function:
Envir, Health and Safety

Audience:
Experienced Professional

Work Arrangement:
On Site

Requisition

Purpose of the Job:

The EHS Leader provides leadership, mentoring, and direction for the Starr Plant. This responsibility includes development, implementation, and evaluation of critical safety and environmental process and procedures to achieve a zero-incident environment. This position leads and applies technical abilities to engage employees at all levels of the organization to sustain these safety and environmental processes and procedures and to ensure that all employees are Safer Together.

The EHS Leader is a member of the Starr Leadership Team.

Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe.

A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses;

global in scope - human in scale.

Reports to: Plant Leader

Span of Control: Direct reports include one salaried employee and four primary employees

Environment, Health & Safety:

• Live the Safety Stand: adhere to the environmental, health, and safety responsibilities so all employees are Safer Together
• Demonstrate a commitment to employee health and safety, particularly through a commitment to zero injuries, awareness of hazards, and a strong understanding of legislative requirements in all aspects of the operation

EHS Strategy and Support:

• Set strategic direction to cultivate a positive safety culture, drive prioritization, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHS programs and tools and ensure Company and compliance goals / requirements are achieved
• Lead functionally the EHS staff to maximize organizational impact by fostering collaborative interactions, clearly communicating goals, objectives, and expectations, and providing opportunities for professional development
• Develop and implement policies, standards, and guidelines that support Owens Corning business needs
• Leads or supports sustainability initiatives targeting reduction of the Company's footprint in energy consumption, waste, water, air, and greenhouse gas emissions
• Oversees plant wastewater treatment operations, including compliance, monitoring, and continuous improvement
• Evaluate regulatory trends to determine operational, financial, or other business impacts, and implement industry best practices
• Set goals for key EHS indicators and report progress
• Leads the EHS Pillar to drive continuous improvement initiatives as part of TPM
• Champions and supports OC's healthy living initiatives and wellness

EHS Program, Policies, and Procedures:

• Proactively drive and sustain a strong safety culture throughout the plant by promoting, developing, and implementing OC EHS policies and standards
• Direct and manage EHS compliance through program implementation and procedural development
• Creating, implementing, and auditing EHS training programs, directing department personnel to provide EHS expertise in support of the business, and reviewing and interpreting global regulatory requirements
• Provide leadership and guidance for EHS programs and compliance, supporting planned expansions or modifications of facilities or production processes, and developing behavior-based safety programs
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams to meet EHS and business objectives
• Manages Title V air permits and ensures ongoing regulatory compliance

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