Regional Health & Safety Leader Job at Covanta
Join us in creating a sustainable future and becoming a protector of tomorrow!
Company Description:
Our mission is to provide sustainable waste and energy solutions to ensure no waste is ever wasted. At Covanta, we believe the materials discarded every day should be utilized to their fullest potential to preserve the world’s valuable resources and generate clean energy for our client communities and the world we live in.
What Covanta Offers You:
Highlights of Covanta’s Competitive Total Rewards package:
- A competitive base salary
- Performance-based Annual Incentive Plan
- Day 1 – Health Care Benefits, including dental and vision
- Wellness Program Incentives & Rewards
- Retirement Savings Plan and 401K with Company match
- Paid Time Off (Vacation & Holiday)
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
Position Description:
Covanta is seeking a dedicated, versatile, and self-motivated Safety and Health professional with a solid track record of leading the implementation of safety and health programs in an operating environment. We are looking for innovative and successful Safety and Health candidates who are forward-thinking and progressive in their approach to safety and health management systems. The Regional Safety Lead is an experienced, energetic, dedicated, versatile, self-motivated health and safety professional that has proven leadership skills and is a relationship builder with a solid track record of leading the implementation of safety and health programs in an industrial environment. This a great opportunity for a growing company to be strategic and impactful.
This position is based out of the Midwest Headquarters Office in Chicago, IL. There is an estimated 50% travel for responsibilities in supporting our Midwest Facilities.
Responsibilities:
- Foster the success of programming through strong relationships with the President of the Midwest, the Chief Operating Officer, Area Managers, facility/regional staff, facility managers, and the facility safety managers.
- Develop, deploy, and support the implementation of Health and safety regional strategy and associated policies, processed, and procedures.
- Build H&S rigor with the facilities across the Midwest through culture change, leadership, and strong process implementation.
- Interface with Risk Control, Captive Insurance, and all Client/Disposal Partner ES&H Representatives.
- Drive continuous improvement to all current policies, regulations, and unique industrial process rules.
- Conduct and coordinate worker training in areas governed by OSHA, DOT, and other governing agencies.
- Collaborate with regional peers for best practice sharing, of safety programs, compliance, and improvement opportunity.
- Complete quarterly snapshot audits for assigned facilities in the region and track/report findings.
- Participate in the development and implementation of Corporate Safety Procedures and programs.
- Responsible for regional spending against corporate budget coordinating with regional leadership team and finance.
- Coach and support the facility safety leads with the following topics as needed:
- Development of training materials and coordination of weekly and monthly safety themes.
- Fit testing.
- Ergonomics evaluations and design changes.
- Hazard control evaluation.
- Evaluation of safety and health program implementation and maintenance at the site level.
- Evaluation of PPE selection.
- Completion and tracking of industrial hygiene sampling and medical surveillance testing (blood lead levels, hearing testing, respiratory medical qualifications).
- Provide support for outage planning/participation and oversight/participation
- Facilitates and/or participates in Accident investigation/Root Cause Analyses for OSHA-recordable injuries and serious near misses.
- Lead lean problem-solving, Kaizens, and continuous improvements for missed KPIs.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related field or Equivalent industrial experience
- Preferred CSP or CIH
- 10+ years of applicable experience (industrial safety & health, environment, OSHA, regulations, ANSI, NFPA, and NIOSH standards)
- Experience working at a regional level or in support of multiple sites
- 5+ years of in-process and program experience
- 3+ years of direct management experience
Candidate Profile:
- Self-directed, action-oriented, forward-thinking, and creative individual with high ethical standards.
- Effective communicator of critical information to a variety of audiences and in potentially stressful situations
- Dynamic leader with a record of achieving results individually and through others.
- Project management experience
- Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to provide constructive feedback in a positive way.
- Strong analytical ability, good judgment, and strong safety and health/operational focus.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with peers and other company leaders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently and build consensus.
- Organized, team player who is an effective influencer.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change in the face of adversity; to challenge the status quo constructively.
- Articulate, strong communicator, verbal and written.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
The work environment is highly industrial in nature with large fluctuations of heat, cold, and exposure to potential hazards
- Able to stand or sit for sustained periods of time.
- Able to climb stairs and ladders; can work at heights if needed.
- Able to work in confined areas when needed.
- Able to lift equipment that can weigh up to 25 pounds on an infrequent basis.
- May need to wear personal protective equipment including respiratory protection, fall protection, safety boots, protective clothing, hearing protection, and gloves.
Covanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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