EHS Group Manager

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JELD-WEN is currently seeking a Manager, Environmental Health & Safety to join our growing team. 

The Opportunity

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager will lead the site environmental, health and safety initiatives. They will assist site leadership with establishing site specific policies and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory and JELD-WEN Global EH&S requirements, prevent injuries & illnesses, reduce workers' compensation costs, and help create a strong EH&S culture.

Experience with MS Suite of products, e.g. Excel, Access, Minitab, PowerPoint & Visio required.

What You Will Do

• Identifying environmental, health & safety risks and hazards in the workplace and implementing prevention programs
• Advising site leaders and employees on how to minimize risks and hazards in the workplace and improve environmental, health & safety performance
• Assisting the site in complying with applicable environmental, health & safety requirements
• Training site employees on environmental, health & safety requirements and the EH&S management system
• Assisting the site with implementing JELD-WEN EH&S programs, policies & standards and EH&S management system
• Training line managers to recognize hazards and risks and leading the line organization in identifying and controlling hazards and risks
• Conducting environmental, health & safety inspections in the workplace
• Managing emergency procedures (such as fire alarm drills)
• Offering general environmental, health & safety advice to all employees
• Reporting injuries, illnesses and near misses to the corporate environmental, health & safety department and business leaders
• Establishing site specific EH&S reports and communicating performance with the site leadership
• Maintaining accurate EH&S records applicable for the site, e.g. OSHA injury & illness logs, environmental permits and testing, training documentation, equipment inspection records, etc.
• Tracking environmental, health & safety inspection and audit findings to closure
• Assisting the plant manager with establishing and maintaining a site environmental, health & safety council
• Sharing environmental, health & safety lessons learned and encourage a learning culture on environmental, health & safety.
• Partnering closely with all site leaders to create, maintain and improve our safety environment.

Who You Are

• BS Safety Engineering, Safety Sciences, Engineering or similar
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) preferred
• 7-10 years of environmental, health & safety experience in a global manufacturing organization
• Experience implementing EH&S Management Systems, e.g. ISO 14001, ANSI Z-10, or ISO 45001
• Significant knowledge of U.S. Environmental, Safety & Health laws (OSHA & EPA) required
• Experience using web-based systems to support EH&S, e.g. Process Map, Enablon, Gen- Suite, or similar
• Strong communication, presentation, training and facilitation, project management skills are essential
• Proficiency in LEAN and Continuous Improvement manufacturing principles
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Process safety management experience desired
• Exemplary customer service skills and attention to detail
• Advanced skills using the Microsoft suite, including Excel, PowerPoint and Access databases
• Strong analytical skills to analyze safety & health data
• Up to 10% overnight travel required.

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About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. 

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates across North America and Europe. Our associates are dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives through our market-leading product brands across the world. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit corporate.JELD-WEN.com or follow LinkedIn.

JELD-WEN has been named by Forbes as one of ‘America’s Best Employers’ and by Newsweek as one of the ‘World’s Most Trustworthy Companies’. 

What We Offer

Investing in People is one of our Core Values, we strive to attract & retain great people! As such, JELD-WEN offers competitive compensation & benefits packages. As a global organization, specific benefits may vary, however typically including medical & dental, generous leave policies, retirement program, etc.

JELD-WEN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation based on individuals’ physical traits, beliefs, and/or other characteristics that are protected under applicable laws.

JELD-WEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.