Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Founded in 1979, Chemsolv, Inc, based in Roanoke, Virginia, is well established as one of the largest chemical distributors in the United States.
The company has branch facilities in Colonial Heights, Virginia; Piney Flats, Tennessee; and Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Chemsolv, Inc.
has consistently been ranked in the Top 100 Chemical Distributors as published by Purchasing Magazine.
Chemsolv represents over 100 manufacturers of industrial chemicals, silicones, solvents, lubricants, metalworking fluids, and other specialty products, all of which are supported by a commitment to continuous improvement in its operating practices.
The company is a member of the National Association of Chemical Distributors, which administers Responsible Distribution.
Chemsolv, Inc.
operates a sizable fleet of delivery trucks including box trailers and tankers.
In 2023, with support from OpenGate Capital, we formed Integrity Partners Group (IPG) together with Chemisphere, a Midwest chemical distributor based in St.
Louis, Missouri, and Eden Custom Processing in Eden North Carolina.
Our goal is to continue giving our customers the personal attention they deserve while growing our capabilities and portfolio through IPG.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Environmental Health & Safety Manager to join our team in Roanoke, VA.
The successful candidate will have the overall responsibility of safety and environmental programs.
This position is responsible for Developing and implementing safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental programs to ensure a compliant, safe, and incident-free work environment.
The ESH Manager will promote organization safety and continuous improvement by working with all departments to analyze current situations and recommend and drive improvements in addition to providing strategic direction and initiatives that address root causes while reducing corporate liabilities and costs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
Responsible for assessing, developing, and conducting safety training for hourly and management employees at 4 locations, across 2 states.
Monitors compliance to state OSHA standards, as well as state air quality requirements, the safe handling of hazardous materials, material safety data information, and other federal and local code enforcement requirements.
Conduct plant safety and environmental audits.
Coordinate the efforts of emergency disaster recovery response contractors, medical first aid responders and other safety related teams.
Responsible for the safety and industrial hygiene plans, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with local, state, and Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
Maintains a system for reporting, monitoring, and correcting safety problems.
Responsible for environmental plans and policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local, State, and Federal environmental rules and regulations.
Maintains a system for reporting, monitoring, and correcting environmental problems.
Oversees health & safety, environmental, and DOT audits for facility and recommend preventative measures.
Development and execute safety training and incident prevention programs.
Educate Management on Safety and Environmental best practices, prevention and how to work around/with hazardous substances.
Responsible for compiling and submitting accident reports required by regulatory agencies and Workers’ Compensation cases, in conjunction with the workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
Implements training programs which will increase proficiency in safe practices, promote safety consciousness, ensure environmental compliance, and advance continuous environmental improvement.
Develops appropriate guidelines to ensure legal compliance and formulates recommendations for implementing applicable best practices consistent with the company’s strategic safety and environmental objective.
Encourages management team to balance short-term demands with long-term benefits of strategic EHS programs; and inspires commitment and involvement with safety objectives and programs.
Drive EHS initiatives, which reduce incident rates and environmental impacts while also reducing company costs; establishes order of priority for EHS initiatives and drives their implementation in cooperation with other managers and key personnel.
Proactively seeks areas of opportunity for improvement; identifies root causes of accidents; recommends changes to workflow, equipment, or other process elements; and develops and implements support systems or processes to achieve safety objectives.
Participate in the investigation of accidents, injuries, fires, and industrial health problems.
Cooperate in the preparation of material and evidence for Company use in hearings, lawsuits, and insurance investigations.
Collaborate with the Director of EHS to assist in reducing compensation costs, claims, and injuries through appropriate recommendations on programs, evaluations, investigations and advice.
Communicate with the municipal, county, state, and federal agencies on EHS matters.
Accompanies agency representatives when they inspect the facility.
Serve as the primary liaison between applicable regulatory and government agencies.
Files and/or posts reports as required by external legal and convening agencies.
Communicates with the Director of EHS for advice on regulations, contracts, licenses, etc.
Communicates and celebrates successes to maintain and foster site-wide commitment to safety and continuous environmental improvement; and provide recommendations for corrective direction when EHS programs deviate from strategic plans and objectives.
Develops the procedures and continues to monitor and train the personnel necessary for the handling of hazardous substances and disposition of hazardous waste.
Formulates, maintains, and executes emergency plans and responds to safety and employee emergencies.
Ensures all significant near misses, injuries, and safety events are investigated and abatement measures implemented.
Monitors and controls industrial hygiene, which relates to the long-term effects of factors such as chemical exposure, noise, lighting, heat, and humidity.
Manages hazardous and universal waste storage and disposal in compliance with all applicable regulations.
Monitors activities where accidents could occur, halting any operation or activity that constitutes an imminent hazard to personnel or equipment.
Conduct risk assessment audits.
Reports safety statistics to Management.
Other duties as assigned QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Demonstrated competency in fire safety, emergency preparedness, HazCom, facility audits and safety management.
Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
Team player, ability to work diplomatically and collaboratively with all levels of the organization, results oriented, and proactive.
Must be self-motivated.
Ability to work independently in planning and implementing responsibilities.
Organized and can prioritize a high volume of work.
Excellent oral and written communication skills Must be able to work outside normal business hours and travel as needed.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Industrial Safety or other related disciplines or 5+ years environmental health and safety experience in chemical distribution or manufacturing or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Safety certifications are a plus.
Solid technical background in Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene principles, manufacturing processes, and engineering control measures.
Extensive knowledge of OSHA, DEQ, DOT and EPA regulatory requirements in a manufacturing environment.
This position requires a valid driver’s license for business travel.
WORK LOCATION AND SCHEDULE: Roanoke office, 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday 25% travel required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee often works in outside weather conditions.
The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions and vibration.
The employee is required to stand and walk in the production facility, walking outside and sitting at a desk.
Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
This job operates in a professional office environment frequently.
This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
There may be high background noise levels at times.
COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to communicate effectively with regulatory authorities, government officials, major customers, and senior executives.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.