Job Description

Site level personnel have an obligation to support the site EHS activities, compliance, and stewardship in coordination with site level responsibilities and corporate EHS initiatives, programs, and standards. This role requires strong leadership and communication with various stakeholders with the highest level of integrity and transparency - an overriding commitment to the protection of people, community, and Tenneco liabilities.

• Directs and promotes the safety and health programs for the Exton facility to ensure compliance with governmental regulation and corporate policy.
• Investigates accidents, incidents, near misses and implements corrective and preventative measures to prevent reoccurrence.
• Ensure Tenneco reporting and escalation process is followed at all times
• Identifies potential EHS hazards in the workplace, conduct risk assessments, develop and execute actions to mitigate the hazards/risks. Verification of critical EHS&S equipment and system inpsections.
• Develop emergency response procedures so that employees are well-prepared to respond appropriately during an emergency
• Oversee environmental intiaitives such as waste management, pollution prevention, air quality, etc in order to minimize the site’s environmental impact
• Understand all Tenneco EHS policies.  Develop and promotes safety manuals, policies, and procedures specific to site and aligned with corporate on the Exton EHS SharePoint Site.  Works with R&D/technical teams in developing safety goals to include accident reduction, housekeeping and safety compliance.  Establishes standards for housekeeping, machine guarding, ergonomics, etc.
• Consolidates information from EHS teams at other System Protection sites to ensure global reporting is accurate and completed on time.
• Ensures site is compliant with all regulatory requirements in the township, county, state and country.  Maintain compliance calendar, permit/ceriftications.
• Continuous monitoring of EHS performance, trend analysis and the implementation of improvements for enhancing EHS at the site.
• Maintain and manage, for the site, the EHSIS system and LMS system and ensure all site data is accurate.  Responsible to input all information in Corporate EHS database.
• Conduct regular inspections for compliance.  Point person for any and all EHS audits.
• Train and educate employees on all EHS matters. Develop and execute a training calendar.
• Consistent interaction with site employees.
• Develop and oversee the safety team.
• Provides management and the safety teams with up-to-date information on new developments in the areas of safety, health and the environment.
• Ensure vendors or contractors are aware and following all EHS rules/policies within the Exton site.
• Coordinate communications and site support through assigned regional EHS manager
• Understand and manage the roll-out of all Corporate programs in a timely manner
• Work closely with the site manager to determine EHS budget, identifying cost-effective solutions for EHS initiatives
• Learns continuously about industry trends, best practices and regulatory changes that are vital to maintaining a strong EHS program.

• B.S. in Engineering, Environmental/Safety Science, or related discipline

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in EHS role required.  Automotive industry or manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA & reporting requirements
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including formal and informal presentation skills
• Strong communication skills and ability to professionally handle conflicts to ensure all employees adhere to the rules/policies/programs.
• Ability to explain to all employees the importance of safety and following safety protocols, policies and programs
• Possess excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Organized and driven to complete corrective actions in order to continuously improve the EHS culture at the site
• Passionate about ensuring all employees return home healthy and safe
• Strong integrity to adhere to EHS standards, policies, regulations