Environmental, Health & Safety Operations Manager
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Location: Rochester, NY 14609
Description:
Wegmans has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Operations Manager to support the company's commitment to ensuring world-class standards across its operations. This individual will be responsible for the effective implementation of established and emerging EHS programs.
This role will focus on leading a team of EHS professionals to fully implement effective, efficient, agile, and compliant EHS programs across retail stores operating in 9 states and Washington D.C., corporate offices, three distribution center operations, and multiple manufacturing operations. This role will collaborate cross-functionally to inspire focus and adherence of state, local, and federal EHS regulations, emerging issues, standards, and best methods.
An ideal candidate will have significant EHS compliance background (US focused), be an effective communicator and an experienced leader.
Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
At Wegmans, we've long believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive pay and a variety of benefits & perks is just the start of what it means to work at Wegmans.
Whether through premium pay for working overtime, on Sundays or on recognized holidays, offering industry-leading health care coverage and wellness programs to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being, or paid time off (PTO) to help you balance work and life, we've got something for everyone.
And because we care about the wellbeing and success of every person, we recognize each person has their own unique scheduling needs. We're proud to offer flexibility in scheduling so our employees can prioritize what is most important to them. Our large, high-volume stores and 24x7 operations allow for personalized schedules that balance an employee's individual needs with the needs of our business and each department.
Comprehensive benefits*
Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you Retirement plan with both a profit-sharing and 401(k) match A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel and more! And more!
***Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.
For 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Discover what it means to work for a family-owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love-and love what you do.
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This role will focus on leading a team of EHS professionals to fully implement effective, efficient, agile, and compliant EHS programs across retail stores operating in 9 states and Washington D.C., corporate offices, three distribution center operations, and multiple manufacturing operations. This role will collaborate cross-functionally to inspire focus and adherence of state, local, and federal EHS regulations, emerging issues, standards, and best methods.
An ideal candidate will have significant EHS compliance background (US focused), be an effective communicator and an experienced leader.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop a team of EHS Professionals by building trust, providing support, and fostering growth through meaningful feedback and opportunities
- Lead the implementation of a cross-collaborative and integrated strategy to drive EHS compliance and incident reduction initiatives as an integral part of our culture, ensuring any new and changing initiatives are effectively being implemented across store operations, corporate, distribution and manufacturing
- Actively seek opportunities to strengthen EHS programs by continually assessing against established EHS programs; identifying opportunities and driving any findings to closure, while ensuring training, policies, standards, and company EHS metrics are met and fully executed
- Lead collaborative teams that will review and advise about topics such as new chemical and equipment approval/use; advising business operations regarding EHS issues related to human safety, industrial hygiene, environmental practices to ensure that they are providing a safe, healthy and environmentally compliant place to work and shop
- Support an EHS on call response team to ensure safe and immediate steps are taken to remedy and report incidents in compliance with regulatory expectations
- Assist with the incident investigation process under tight deadlines and work closely with various business area throughout the organization to investigate escalated issues, understand root cause of incidents and provide recommendations on how to best remedy complex situations; proactively reducing repeat incidents across the organization
- Maintain up to date information regarding operations EHS performance, work with other EHS Leaders to discuss emerging needs and feedback, EHS Management System, and Federal, State, Local and International regulations; determine how this information may be useful to Wegmans, and make recommendations to management
Required Qualifications:
- 10 or more years of EHS experience
- Bachelor's degree in the EHS field, or a related field in combination with a CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager) certification, or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- 5 years of leadership experience with a team of direct reports
- Experience leading divisional or companywide initiatives or projects
- Demonstrate sound judgment, integrity, and discretion with confidential information
- Ability to travel
- Experience with ISO, ANSI, other EHS management systems and programs
- Advanced functional knowledge of environmental, occupational health and safety regulations and agencies, including, but not limited to EPA, OSHA, DOL, and state-delegated programs
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Degree
- Food Manufacturing, Retail, and Supply Chain experience
- CSP: Certified Safety Professional - BCSP: Board of Certified Safety Professionals
- ASP: Associate Safety Professional - BCSP: Board of Certified Safety Professionals
- CHMM: Certified Hazardous Materials Manager - IHMM: Institute of Hazardous Materials Management
- CIH: Certified Industrial Hygienist
- Advanced knowledge of EHS software / compliance management system
- Experience with quality management systems (ex. SQF, ISO, ANSI)
At Wegmans, we've long believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive pay and a variety of benefits & perks is just the start of what it means to work at Wegmans.
Whether through premium pay for working overtime, on Sundays or on recognized holidays, offering industry-leading health care coverage and wellness programs to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being, or paid time off (PTO) to help you balance work and life, we've got something for everyone.
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Comprehensive benefits*
***Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.
For 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Discover what it means to work for a family-owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love-and love what you do.
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