The Site Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager reports to Plant Director, is a member of the Plant Leadership Team, and is responsible for the overall management and direction of Health, Safety, & Environment within the confines of the site.  This critical role understands the interworking relationship between safety and productivity, profits, associate engagement and retention.  As a site leader the HSE Manager sets the overall site HSE vision of excellence and ensures overall Mars HSE programs are vital and relevant

What are we looking for?

• Ensure Site maintains continuous “audit ready” state of compliance with company and governmental HSE Standards
• Develop and Deploy the site specific HSE Strategies, Programs and Plans to position the site as a best in class organization
• Accountable for the execution of all site Environmental Permit Compliance, including Air, Stormwater, Water, Spill Control, and Wastewater.  Ensures all testing required through permits and company standards are met on time
• Executes proper management of the sites hazardous waste management activities to ensure 100% compliance with federal, state, local and company regulations and standards
• Ensures all shipments of hazardous materials and wastes are in done in compliance with DOT regulations
• Sets the overall HSE vision of the site; executes the proper motivational techniques required to enliven this vision
• Delivers training and coaching to establish clear understanding by all site associates on HSE expectations
• Build and support a leading indicator culture at the site with focus on at-risk identification, near-miss RCA and hazard identification/elimination all in support of the safety pyramid
• Leads the effective implementation and utilization of risk assessment and risk prediction processes at the site and drives for appropriate mitigation measures to lower associate risk.  Ensures effective communication and understanding by all affected associates
• Ensures investigation of all HSE related incidents utilizing specific tools to drive to root cause and identify actions to prevent recurrence. Drives completion of recognized corrective actions to prevent incident recurrence are effectively implemented, this includes execution of corrective actions developed from other site incidents
• Serves as the site level HSE technical expert, providing technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function including capital project review and risks management associated with non-capital modifications
• Must have the tact, motivational managerial skills to achieve desired results through a manage by influence model where direct lines of authority do not exist
• Uses a data driven approach to manage, modify and prioritize site HSE direction.  Maintains, shares and uses data to influence, motivate, measure and drive continuous improvement. Upwardly communicate performance toward company goals for safety and the environment
• Leads site efforts to measure and improve Industrial Hygiene Risk.  This includes but is not limited to ergonomics, respirable dust, noise and chemical exposure.  Coordinates all necessary IH and audiometric monitoring
• Coordinate 100% Employee Engagement Committees for improving safety and environmental performance. Ensure HSE systems are implemented and maintained effectively.  Champions the site Behavior Based Safety effort.  Although this program is associate lead, the site HSE manager will provide the team with the needed influence and guidance to be successful.  Also uses BBS data to shape the overall site HSE strategy
• Owns the overall site Contractor Safety program to reduce risk associate with construction and trade contactor activity.  Ensures project managers are accountable for proper management of contactors
• Manage the overall site HSE Budget to ensure proper fiscal stewardship of department funds.  Understands budgetary processes and pressure, but also can articulate and justify HSE spending
• Manager overall site security and supports the Mars Global Security Program by implementing standards and best practices
• Supports the site management team to foster a caring culture where health, safety, and environment are ingrained as a core value equal to other business functions within the site
• Partners with other key functions on initiatives including Engineering, Operations, P&O, Quality, S&F to develop and deliver site based goals and plans
• Partners with other key functions on initiatives including Engineering, Operations, P&O, Quality, S&F to develop and deliver site based goals and plans
• Actively participates on Site Leadership Team and effectively leads, coaches and develops operations line supervision to be effective HSE leaders/coaches in their respective positions
• Supports the Mars Sustainable in a Generation (SiG) initiative through various means

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Minimum Qualifications
• B.S. Safety Management, Industrial Safety, Sciences, Engineering, or Industrial Hygiene
• Strong technical and regulatory knowledge and expertise, required including EPA, OSHA and DOT
• Experience with hazard recognition, behavioral-based safety, job hazard analysis and Process Hazards Analysis desired
• Must have the ability to positively influence safe behaviors and present technical material to large groups
• Effective leadership and personnel management skills
• Ability to interact with site level manufacturing/business management, community, elected officials and non-government organizations as well as, state and federal regulatory agencies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including a high level of comfort developing and delivering training and motivational presentations to all levels of associates is a must
• Experience developing and managing projects on time, on budget, safely to completion
• Physical ability to climb 8 floors of stairs, work in elevated temperature and humid environments, for extended length shifts on occasion
• Knowledge/Experience
• Experience in food manufacturing and GMP strongly preferred
• Industrial Hygiene preferred. ASP/CSP/CIH or other professional certificates preferred

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.​​​​​​​

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