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Job Title:  Environmental & Safety Manager  

Location: Fort Riley KS

Type position: Full Time

Pay Type: Salary  

Clearance Required: NA

Position Overview

Manages and coordinates all organizational environmental safety activities and programs to ensure a safe, healthy, and accident-free work environment for all employees. Develops and implements best practices and infrastructure for accident prevention, regulatory agency compliance, and facility security.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and monitors safety programs to reduce frequency of accidents and injuries; assists in minimizing overall workers’ compensation costs.
• Plans, implements, communicates, and monitors safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal agency rules and regulations.
• Audits various safety program elements of effectiveness; schedules and performs safety inspections; identifies issues and develops corrective action plans.
• Supervises, controls, and monitors fire prevention and response activities.
• Investigates all accidents and injuries; recommends and/or coordinates corrective actions.
• Develops and implements safety training programs designed to instruct employees in general safe work practices plus specific instruction with regard to hazards unique to any job assignment; provides training for new employees.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of federal and state safety and environmental regulations and web sites; maintains up-to-date knowledge of safety codes and regulations; distributes and/or posts new or revised safety standards that affect the company.
• Reviews and responds to regulatory agency inquiries.
• Identifies potential safety hazards at all facilities; reports hazards and recommendations for eliminating/reducing to management.
• Coordinates with other departments on design and construction of new equipment, facilities, and work methods to ensure compliance with safety policies and regulations.
• Ensures all unsafe conditions, EHS incidents and injuries are reported immediately and schedules or coordinates corrective actions as soon as possible.
• Maintains records for statistical measurement and conformance to standard practices of the safety industry.
• Prepares and maintains required safety reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum of three years related experience; Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) preferred.
• Knowledge of EHS regulations and compliance standards. Professional certification (CSP, CESCO, CET, CSHM etc) preferred.
• Commitment to excellence and high standards
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work with all levels of management
• Proven leadership and business acumen skills
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow
• Maintains thorough knowledge of federal and state safety and environmental regulations and web sites; maintains up-to-date knowledge of safety codes and regulations; distributes and/or posts new or revised safety standards that affect the company.
• Reviews and responds to regulatory agency inquiries.
• Identifies potential safety hazards at all facilities; reports hazards and recommendations for eliminating/reducing to management.
• Ensures all unsafe conditions, EHS incidents and injuries are reported immediately and schedules or coordinates corrective actions as soon as possible.
• Maintains records for statistical measurement and conformance to standard practices of the safety industry.
• Prepares and maintains required safety reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
• US Citizen
• Must be able to pass pre-employment and background checks related to the position
• Valid state driver's license

FITT Scientific is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

FITT Scientific is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

Employment decisions at FITT Scientific are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate