Sportsfield Specialties, Inc., innovative leader in the manufacture and sale of athletic field equipment is seeking an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager to create, support and ensure compliance with all related environmental, health and safety initiatives, programs, agency regulations, training, and insurance requirements to improve upon a culture of high standards.

Responsibilities/Duties:

·         Identify, develop, communicate, and promote standards, processes, and best practices, providing guidance to operations leadership and plant team members, ensuring compliance with all company and regulatory/insurance policies.

·         Train managers and production team members on programs in safe work practices.

·         Collaborate with production team to analyze current/unique situations to identify/develop EHS improvement recommendations.

·         Develop, communicate, and track EHS metrics to measure results and ensure proper allocation of resources.

·         Lead and/or support environmental, health, and safety projects across the New York facilities.

·         Develop and implement EHS onboarding and training materials for new hires, contractors, and visitors.

·         Manage relationships with EHS-related vendors, ensuring timely and satisfactory service.

·         Analyze data to identify trends to prevent injury and mitigate health and environmental risks.

·         Review proposed and new regulations to ensure continuous compliance.

·         Review near misses/injuries, ensuring timely corrective actions are identified and seen through to completion.

·         Investigate, complete and report work related injuries to insurance carrier and maintain OSHA log.

·         Lead regulatory audits and ensure timely and appropriate corrective actions are submitted.

·         Manage all environmental permit requirements, ensure compliance and timely renewal.

·         Perform Lockout Tagout certifications for all qualified personnel and own forklift certification process.

·         Record, track, and manage safety footwear and safety eyewear program to submit to payroll.

·         Ability to work flexible hours as needed to conduct training and assessments.

·         Occasional long distant travel and frequent travel between Delhi and Deposit locations.

·         Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.  Completed coursework should involve safety management, safety, and environmental regulations, etc.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial safety experience with a strong background in training.
• Experience building and leading teams is highly preferred.
• Experience leading change and multiple projects at once is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Thorough understanding of OSHA regulations.
• Experience with DEP and EPA requirements preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, Outlook and Excel).

• Professional certifications in environmental, health, and safety are highly desirable.