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Health and Safety manager

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Hybrid
Battle Creek, MI
Senior level
Hybrid
Battle Creek, MI
Senior level
Oversee compliance with EHS and ergonomic standards, provide guidance to staff, conduct audits, and lead sustainability initiatives.
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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.
Job Responsibilities:
Summary of Responsibilities
Responsible for ensuring that all EHS and ergonomic standards are maintained and in compliance with all legal and other requirements; including but not limited to EPA, EGLE, OSHA, MIOSHA, ISO 14001, ISO45001, Cosma Casting Michigan (CCMi) policies and Magna policies.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and essential duties required to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ensure Cosma Casting Michigan EHS and Ergonomic policies and procedures are consistently applied based on the principles of the Magna Employee's Charter, the Corporate and Divisional EHS and Ergonomic policy, as well as being in compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations.
  • Provide support and guidance to EHS staff and Division Management
  • Follow the principles of the Magna Employee Charter
  • Maintain effective communication and coordination with all internal customers, plant Leaders and Team Members; maintain positive employee relations; listen to issues and concerns and respond (C48) within 48 hours
  • Support new program launches by reviewing safety, environmental & ergonomics of new equipment, work stations, etc.
  • Provide direction to Team Members and Leaders on EHS matters
  • Maintain a high profile with Team Members on the plant floor and be a strong advocate to ensure that Team Member EHS concerns and issues are resolved in a timely manner
  • Monitor new and amended legislation and remain current with the latest EHS and ergonomic requirements
  • Complete correspondence forms and reports as required
  • Promote and facilitate Open Door process and Fair Treatment
  • Participate in Continual Improvement Activities
  • Adhere to customer requirements, Business Operating System and company policies
  • Write, implement and maintain all required EHS programs and policies.
  • Review all written programs and policies annually, update as needed, reimplement / retrain on any changes.
  • Promote and practice "zero harm" by immediately addressing any hazard, unsafe behavior, defective equipment, or unsafe condition observed anywhere at the facility.
  • Monitor Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and ensure they are updated
  • Direct the organization on what personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed
  • Conduct EHS inspections & audits and report results to division Leadership no less than monthly.
  • Implement, maintain, and report on status of the Environmental Management System per ISO 14001 and the Occupational Health and Safety Management System per ISO45001
  • Set both leading and lagging indicators for EHS and report performance to Management no less than monthly.
  • Maintain EHS data such as injuries and waste generation
  • Coordinate recycling program
  • Coordinate spill control team
  • Investigate ways to reduce risk, waste and any other EHS liabilities
  • Conduct all tasks as required to comply with EHS regulations. This includes but is not limited to taking samples, writing reports, doing tests and auditing systems.
  • Assist the EHS Department with other EHS related tasks as assigned
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Sustainability
  • The Sustainability Champion will report to the most senior manager in a division: GM, AGM or plant manager
  • Lead a cross-functional team to handle all sustainability related activities in a division
  • Is the contact person for sustainability-relevant topics across the division
  • Reviews sustainability related performance indicators (KPI) within the division
  • Takes care of all Mafact 6.13 Sustainability Improvement aspects within the organization
  • Work together with the global and regional Sustainability Leads


Qualifications

  • Able to demonstrate understanding of how job performance affects product quality and customer satisfaction
  • Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Must be a team player and promote a team approach to problem solving
  • Highly self-motivated and flexible
  • Must be capable or working under pressure and with short completion times on projects, and of working flexible hours in order to meet both internal and external customer requirements
  • Must be able to understand written instructions


Education and Experience Required

  • High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience preferred
  • Post-secondary education or equivalent experience in an industrial environment
  • Five or more years' EHS experience in a manufacturing environment required
  • Prefer graduate level degree, and engineering study or work experience
  • ISO-14001 Awareness Training


Work Environment

  • Includes office and manufacturing plant
  • Must be able to perform all essential functions as appropriate on the plant floor, in meetings, and with employees of all departments, management, customers and suppliers
  • Provide support for three shifts and weekend production schedule
  • Flexible hours and able to work additional hours as required


Other Considerations

  • This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor/manager.
  • A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions.
  • Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
  • This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.


Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Cosma International

Top Skills

Iso 14001
Iso 45001

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