Senior Environmental & Safety Lead

Company: OWENS CORNING
Location: Medina
Posted on: September 20, 2023

Job Description:

-PURPOSE OF THE JOB -The EHS Leader is a critical member of the steering team, providing guidance and coaching in the areas of safety and environmental stewardship to all plant members. The EHS Leader interfaces across the Roofing and Asphalt Business to provide solutions to safety challenges as well as advances and innovation in Hazard Identification. The position acts as the subject matter expert in the plant and is accountable for building capability to ensure a plant wide safety culture. -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 each and every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale. -Reports to: - Medina Site Leader - -JOB RESPONSIBILITIES -1. Live the Safety stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities

• Complete all required safety training
• Adhere to all plant and position-specific safety policies, procedures, and standards
• Educate team members on safe operations of new processes or modifications
• Effectively communicate Owens Corning's stand on safety throughout the Site to ensure all employees believe in and behave in a manner that supports our stand that all accidents are preventable, safety is everyone's responsibility, and that working safely is a condition of employment at Owens Corning -Metrics
  • Critical Outcomes - -2. Leading and executing Safety & Environmental in the plant
    • Lead and support safety initiatives and processes to drive towards an injury free culture -
    • Lead and support environmental initiatives and process to drive towards zero NOVs/ENCs
    • Effectively communicate Owens Corning's stand on safety to ensure employees believe in and behave in a manner that supports our stand that all accidents are preventable, safety is everyone's responsibility, and that working safely is a condition of employment at Owens Corning
    • Maintain a leadership presence on the plant floor, influence employee and Leadership behaviors, and fully engage employees in the safety process
    • Advise and guide the steering team in developing and implementing a risk-ranked strategic plan, prioritize and advocate capital/resource requests, and advise the leadership team on all aspects of environmental requirements and responsibilities
    • Grow and develop the plant safety specialist, as well as the EHS Pillar within the workforce
    • Develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of all critical EHS processes, programs, and procedures (removed reference to PSM)
    • Sets and accomplishes critical metrics regularly to ensure continuous improvement in the processes that lead to a 100% engaged safety culture at the plant
    • Live the Safety Stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities
    • Partner with FI team to lead and initiate Management of Change (MOC) processes
    • Oversee safety and environmental aspects of construction projects at the site
    • Track data for sustainability to report out to Corporate
    • Develop innovation solutions to drive sustainability goals
    • Track and maintain necessary environmental records per Title V permit requirements for submitting required quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports -Metrics
      • Safety Metrics - RIR/TIR, SIF First Aids, SIF Near Misses, SIF recordable(s), SIF Safety Program implementation
      • Safety Continuous Improvement
      • Engaged EHS Pillar
      • Risk control process / hazard control risk score reduction (HRC)
      • Environmental metrics- ENCs/NOVs and Zero waste to landfill -Drive Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Actions & Implementation
        • Ownership of EHS TPM activities in increasing total production standards
        • Responsible for leading the development and execution of EHS TPM implementation plans to meet and exceed the business objectives
        • Assist in leading and facilitating teams through events including but not limited to: Kaizen events, 5S, Lean Daily Management, Waste Elimination, Managing for Daily Improvement, Visual Factory, Six Sigma projects and other similar processes.
        • Oversee the upkeep and continuous auditing of the TPM pillar boards throughout the plant for EHS items
        • Hold team members accountable for follow-through on TPM activities or improvements.
        • Support the TPM leader with various TPM related activities
        • Eliminates potential health and safety risks, resulting in a safer workplace.
        • Specifically targets the goal of an accident-free workplace - -3. Knowing Our Customers
          • Elevates the customer perspective of self and others by knowing our products, manufacturing, and selling processes; leverages this knowledge to influence other leaders to make the best business decisions
          • Works to understand all phases of product distribution, sales, and field use - - -4. Leading and Developing Talent
            • Build leadership capability within Safety teams
            • Collaborate with other EHS community members
            • Partner with local and federal agencies - -JOB REQUIREMENTS -MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
              • 5 years EHS leadership in an industrial environment or graduate of Owens Corning Environmental, Health & Safety Leadership Program
              • Bachelor's degree in safety and environmental management or similar -PREFERRED -EXPERIENCE:
                • Certified Safety Professional (CSP) qualification preferred
                • Leading change management efforts
                • Demonstrated success coaching and leading teams in a high employee empowerment culture, while training and developing technical skills in others
                • Managing and delivering results through projects and initiatives
                • Experience utilizing SAP, Aspen Tech, Cority, Excel, PowerPoint and AWAQS -KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
                  • Ability to travel as required -(5-10%)
                  • Learns concepts and new skills at a very rapid pace and applies learning to the job -
                  • Understands deep and complex scientific concepts and can troubleshoot problems based on abstract data
                  • Conducts himself/herself with the highest ethical and moral standards
                  • Achieves results fast, individually and through teams - can synthesize data and multiple points of view quickly and creatively to arrive at balanced solutions
                  • Takes business risks, grows from failures, and celebrates success
                  • Quality and detail driven; unyielding performance expectations of self and others in living the OC Safety Stand
                  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills -#LI-TF1#LI-Onsite -About Owens Corning - - Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our three integrated businesses - Composites, Insulation, and Roofing - provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with approximately 19,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2022 sales of $9.8 billion. For more information, visit -.Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. - -

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