Environmental Health and Safety Director (EHS)
Readerlink

Description

ReaderLink. We Link. Publishers. Books. Retailers. Customers.

We are North America's largest book distributor with over 70,000 customer store locations. We move over 325,000,000 books per year and work with over 700 retailers and 500 publishers. If you want to end every day knowing that you helped deliver a book into the hands of readers across America, let's talk. We are currently recruiting for an Environmental Health & Safety Director (EHS)based in our Romeoville, IL distribution center.

The EHS Director will be responsible for leading occupational safety and health programs and initiatives, environmental reporting and security related programs across all North America Distribution Centers and corporate offices. This position will support a standardized approach across all locations by utilizing a "hands on" approach to work with employees and management to instill a strong EHS culture.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Oversee all aspects of the Company's EHS and activity and ensure that they are implemented consistently across the company.
• Interacts and works with employees from all levels within the organization to build a safety culture based on employee engagement and a goal of zero incidents.
• Manage, oversee, and maintain the Environmental and Health and Safety programs.
• Responsible for the EHS operations and practices to reduce the risk of injuries or losses and to maintain safety and environment compliance and education throughout all locations.
• Monitor, evaluate and review existing, new, and upcoming EHS legislation and ensure that the company has systems and procedures in place to meet legal compliance.
• Conduct regular regional safety team calls, and in person meetings to discuss progress, strategy, and new trends.
• Lead effective injury and claim management, WC cost analysis and cost containment by partnering with clinics, claim adjustors, and internal teams.
• Establish safety KPIs to foster a safety culture and a reduction of workplace injuries across the organization.
• Ensures that safety incident data, alerts and other reports are fully distributed throughout the company.
• Responsible to ensure training is conducted in areas such as health, safety and environmental laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
• Work proactively with leaders and other key staff to establish and maintain a program of continuous improvement in the management of Health and Safety within their areas of responsibility, which includes conducting regular audits.
• Ensure that rigorous risk assessment and accident management systems are in place to enable staff in all company areas, including distribution sites, to undertake risk assessment processes to identify hazards and to ensure that appropriate control measures are in place.
• Ensure that appropriate records are maintained in compliance with legal requirement and that necessary notices are displayed and reviewed.
• Ensure compliance with, and implementation of, all Company policies and procedures that impact on the delivery of effective EHS systems, including Data Protection.
• Lead investigation of accidents and injuries to determine root cause and preventive measures.
• Oversees compliance audits taking proactive measures to remediate all adverse EHS conditions.
• Conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals as well as company standards and procedures.
• Manages action steps in response to internal, third party, government and/or insurance audits.
• Manages facilities audits, equipment, and processes in order to evaluate operational effectiveness to Identify and correct potential hazards and to ensure environmental and health safety regulation compliance.
• Maintain the accident and 'near miss', a system to prevent potential safety hazards, database and prepare reports for EHS Committee and Company, using statistical and other analytical tools.
• Develop and conduct ongoing testing of emergency procedures including emergency evacuation, fire/tornado drills, first responder team, etc.
• Function as a liaison with outside organizations, such as fire departments, police departments, and rescue teams, so that emergency responses can be facilitated.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's Degree in EHS, Risk Management, Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Engineering or similar required.
• Eight (8) plus years' experience working in a distribution environment.
• Required Competencies & Knowledge: EHS training programs - Workers Compensation - OSHA, EPA, City, County, and state recordkeeping requirements and overall compliance.
• Solid safety experience overseeing multiple facilities.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Project management and prioritization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work within a large, complex, matrixed organization.
• Ability to exert influence without direct-line authority.
• The work performed is in a distribution / warehouse environment, not a remote role.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced, team environment.
• Maintain harmonious working relations with employees from all departments.
• Maintain harmonious working relations with management from all levels.
• Communicate effectively with all employees and management.

ReaderLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran.


ReaderLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran.

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