EHS Manager

EHS Manager

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Date:Oct 16, 2024

Location: Carthage, MO, US

Company: Leggett & Platt

We make life more comfortable.

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. AsThe Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

Bedding

The world leader in bedding technology.

Leggett & Platt has been the driving force in bedding components technology since inventing the bedspring in 1885. Now, we own more mattress industry patents than anyone in the world.

Springs, foam, adjustable beds, machinery – our Bedding businesses design, produce, and supply innovative sleep solutions that help you rest comfortably.

Learn more about Bedding Components: L&P Bedding Group (https://beddingcomponents.com/)

As an EHS Manager you will have the opportunity to work with internal company functions and appropriate external management to sustain EHS best practices and processes. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by leading and ensuring compliance with Branch and Corporate policies and procedures, and compliance with all government mandated regulations. The team you will be working with values and all-inclusive atmosphere.So, what will you be doing as an EHS Manager?

Evaluates, analyzes, and reports branch metrics regularly to ensure continuous improvement;

Drives continuous improvement by managing and maintaining written EHS programs;

Performs and/or coordinates all EHS inspections;

Promotes and influences EHS engagement through communication and training programs;

Conducts comprehensive and effective incident investigations to determine root cause and uses findings to recommend preventative procedures and processes;

Drive continuous improvement by managing corrective and preventative actions;

Evaluates and implements programs to control, eliminate and prevent injuries and accidents;

Monitors and manages branch compliance regularly and implements plans to meet standards and regulations as required by state and federal agencies;

Interprets and answers basic EHS, EPA, OSHA, and other regulatory commpliance questions;

Manages waste disposal and evaluates waste streams for environmental compliance;

Regularly reviews workers compensation and other local claims;

Delivers and manages new employee EHS orientation training;

Facilitates and participates in monthly safety meetings and;

Other duties assigned

To be successful in this roll, youll need:

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Able to maintain confidentiality in matters involving personnel and security issues

Ability to recognize known/potential workplace hazards and ability to drive change

Abiity to present and communicate safety toolbox training

Abiloity to write routine reports and correspondence

Thorough knowledge of OSHA regulations

Excellent computer skills

Effective critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong effective leadership, collaboration, coaching/training and motivational skills

Ability to respond to emergencies calmly and professionally

Good attention to detail

Education and experience

Bachelors degree in environmental health and safetyi preferred but not required

Minimum of 4 years job-related experience in a manufacturing environment

OSHA certification preferred

Facilitating and mitigating regulatory inspections a plus

What to Do Next

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.

Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.

Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.

Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

Were actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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