EHS Manager

Job Objective    

Job Objective    The EHS Manager primary objective is to develop, implement, and sustain the Solbiate Site’s strategic and tactical plan for all EHS, Process Safety, and Security matters, as well as develop and manage and integrate the EHS management systems (Seveso, ISO 14001, ISO 45001).

With the partnership of all Solbiate’s functions, the primary deliverable of this position is to create a culture of engagement, empowerment, and compliance through direction and oversight of all programs that support the site’s primary goal of an  EHS incident-free workplace and seek the commitment of every employee.

The position provides leadership and technical expertise to meet Bakelite Corporate and site expectations in environmental, health, safety, process safety, and security management systems. It also provides the EHS leadership to the site to ensure  on time compliance with policies and applicable regulations as an active member of the Management Team.

Covers the role of RSPP as per Legislative Decree No. 81/2008 and Duty Manager for emergency plan.

Essential Functions    

•    Establish & continually refine plant’s short term EHS strategy & improvement plan.
•    Establish EHS performance & cultural metrics to gauge current state and provide basis for continuous improvement measurement.
•    Manage site EHS budget and associated spending. 
•    Participate in developing the EHS site’s capital expense spending budget & site plan, evaluating all the mitigation risk.
•    Review all EHS projects for risk, cost & prioritization within overall plan and budget.
•    Provide leadership and facilitation of incident investigations. Ensure robust process is in place to fully determine cause and corrective actions as necessary. Train others at the plant in the use of causal analysis tools and methods.
•    Ensure EHS matters are fully addressed in plant PHA.
•    Provide oversight and management of site EHS, and Process Safety related action items studies and participate in review of all PHA studies.
•    Ensures the fire protection system and emergency systems are well maintain and managed.
•    With the collaboration of site’s functions, ensures security std are met and applied.
•    Track & publish standardized EHS performance & cultural metrics on a routine basis consistent with company requirements & align EHS performance indicators with overall Corporate key performance indicators. Identify and implement initiatives to drive continuous improvement.
•    Conduct periodic audits of plant EHS programs including contractor activities
•    Implementation and maintenance of company EHS policies and standards.

Regulatory Compliance:
•    advance in the new applicable regulations in order to comply with them on time and with quality.
•              Develop and manage a system to ensure that all site’s permits and authorizations are maintained.
•              Coordinate all safety, environmental and prevention activities to address the site to the compliance with current legislation and risk assessment related to the site.
•              Coordinate the implementation of all requirements as per Seveso process and safety management (PSM) standards & regulations.
•              Drive and participate to the management of change (MOC) to ensure the identification of all EHS, security, and process safety requirements.
•              Be the internal reference point for site for all governmental EHS  contacts & inquiries.
•              With the collaboration with site functions, manage the site’s waste program.
•              Interact with DGSA to ensure the annual reporting and that the related activities of ADR regulation are met.
•              Collaborate in the management of the Solbiate remediation activities.
•              Define & manage plant emergency preparedness activities.
•              Interact and collaborate with external authorities, responsible for controls of activities related to safety, hygiene, process safety and environmental. 
•              In collaboration with all departments, define and manage EHS training needs for all site associates & contractors.
•    Have a clear and orderly documentation system. Responsible for ensuring that documentation is in place on a timely basis.
•    Be on the field to ensure the EHS management system requirements are followed.
 

Knowledge, Education, Skills & Qualifications
    
•              10 years experience as EHS professional in a multinational chemical company (Seveso highly recommended)
•              Degree in Chemistry or engineering 
•              RSPP qualification
•              Specific knowledge and understanding of EHS Italian  regulation (e.g. Legislative  Decree No. 105/2015; Legislative, Decree 81/2008, Legislative Decree 152/2006)
•              Safety Mindset, communication and leadership skills  
•              Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
•              Excellent verbal and written Italian is required
•              Good verbal and written English is required
•           Respectful, approachable and visible