Title: Program Manager (EHS - Environmental Health and Safety)
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Duration: 6 Months, conversion to fulltime later
100% Onsite
This opportunity is for an on-site Programs Manager – Safety, Facilities, and OPEX located in Santa Rosa, California. This role is responsible for EHS and general safety at the site and program management support to continually drive improvements.
Qualifications:
- B.S. Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related field; OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in the Health and Safety field with both hands on and program management experience.
- Person must have good experience in Environment, Health & Safety, and working knowledge of operational excellence and/or project management.
- Ability to navigate and interpret EHS regulations.
- Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
Qualifications:
- Monitors the workplace environment in the laboratory facility and office locations by analyzing work processes, materials, equipment, and the work habits of employees and ensures appropriate corrective action is taken where hazards exist.
- Conducts and coordinates ergonomic risk assessments and makes appropriate corrective action recommendations.
- Develops and oversees EHS training programs for employees in areas such as employee-right-to-know, ergonomics, hazardous material handling, emergency response, industrial hygiene, and life safety.
- Performs EHS duties such as job safety analyses, health and safety training, workplace incident investigations, workplace safety inspections, PPE usage and internal audits as directed.
- Coordinates employee exposure monitoring activities for chemical and physical agents.
- Supports the management/reporting of all hazardous material and hazardous waste activities including the collection, transportation, and disposal of all hazardous waste in compliance with all applicable regulations.
- Reviews new hazardous materials and checks incoming material for SDS’s, unique usage and storage characteristics. Works with end user to ensure proper usage and disposal. Provides guidance as necessary.
- Oversee site security and maintain compliance with local and company standards
- Leads the maintenance of the facility’s Emergency Response and Fire Plans and provides on call support for EHS / Facilities emergencies.
- Updates and maintains all required documentation and records for environmental health and safety activities.
- Provides supervisory oversight for the facilities management and maintenance vendors’ personnel and oversees facilities planning, space allocations, construction, modification and maintenance.
- Provides project management support for OPEX related projects, including tracking, and reporting.
- Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:
- Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
- Long Term Disability
- Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
- MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
- 401(k)
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