Environmental, Health & Safety Associate Manager

Company: PepsiCo
Location: Arlington
Posted on: September 10, 2020

Job Description:

This leadership role is responsible for the health, safety, and environmental strategy and execution for PGCS North America.-- This encompasses the Arlington concentrate plant, three US distribution centers, and one Mexico distribution center.-- The role is also a key point of contact for government and regulatory agencies.The HSE Manager must have functional expertise across a number of competencies including environmental compliance, health and safety, PepsiCo HSE standards, and management systems.-- The position also requires strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, influencing and engagement skills, business acumen, and change management.Responsible for the long-term health, safety, and environmental strategy of the Arlington plant and North America distribution centers while enabling plant production requirements and ensuring all applicable PepsiCo, federal, state, and local regulations and standards are metLead and develop a team of EHS--professionals based at the Arlington plant and Grand Prairie DCBuild capability of site resources to support the implementation of EHS programmingDemonstrate professional maturity and ability to act as a change leader by influencing all levels of the organization to drive continuous improvement in safety performance.Lead the Arlington and DC teams by developing and implementing strategies that will improve health, safety, and environmental resultsManage the site-wide system, Program Owner process, to identify and evaluate hazards (risks), and implement effective controls (corrective solutions)Strategically partner with with Arlington functional leadership team members and DC Managers to drive a safety culture as demonstrated by the level of employee engagement and site resultsAlign with Support Center senior leadership on the strategic direction of PGCS EHSLead execution of the site's annual EHS Plan, including the development of expense and capital budgets needed to support these effortsLead incident investigation process, including root cause analysis and identification of corrective action plans.Follow all applicable facility health, safety, and environmental requirements and procedures for reporting incidents and/or injuries, including having the authority to immediately address safety risksEnsure that required regulatory permits are acquired, that reports are submitted to regulatory agencies, and any site permit conditions (e.g. sampling, recordkeeping) are metLead the continuous improvement of ISO 14001, OHSA 18001, GEHSMS programs and procedures though active leadership in the near miss/good catch program and serve as the management representative for EHSInterface with regulatory bodies (OSHA, EPA, DOT, and State/Local Regulators)Qualifications:Requires a Bachelor's degree;-- HSE focus preferred5+ years of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) experience in a manufacturing environment requiredExperience in a food manufacturing environment preferredProfessional EHS certification is recommended (CIH, CSP, CHMM, and/or PE)Functional EHS Knowledge in regulatory requirements, EHS technical aspects (safety, industrial hygiene, environmental), risk management, behaviour-based safety, training, auditing/program review, regulatory agency enforcement, EHS vendor/consultant management, business knowledge requiredProven track record in driving a cultural change in EHS-- with the ability to establish a vision, develop a strategic plan, and manage changeStrong communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and influence management skillsIncumbent must be able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks without losing momentum while also completing all daily tasks efficiently and effectivelyStrong communication, follow-up, and influencing skillsAbility to build capability in othersHigh level of urgency to provide world class--resultsThis position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United StatesReq id :--214520BR

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