EHS Manager- Plant

About Kennametal

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader,Kennametal Inc.delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn toKennametalto help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive.Kennametalgenerated$2.1 billionin revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more atwww.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Position Title:

EHS Manager- Plant

Position Description:

This position is responsible for leading and driving the corporate and site level EHS strategy, culture and compliance for the Orwell, Ohio facility. The EHS Manager will lead and drive EHS strategy and performance, compliance, develop and implement systems and standards across the site.

Essential Duties:

• Lead and drive Environmental Health and Safety strategy and execute action plans aligned with company strategic objectives.
• Implement and drive sustainable of EHS management systems, regulatory programs, and processes to support compliance and management systems with a heavy emphasis on FSI prevention.
• Work as a part of the operations Leadership team with dotted line responsibilities to the plant manager.
• Manage all aspects of EHS compliance programs at the location with a heavy emphasis on critical safety programs as well as critical environmental permits.
• Implementation of corporate EHS standards to assure compliance with internal standards and consistency across locations.
• Work directly with the location leadership to drive a value based EHS culture and ensure clear EHS roles and responsibilities are assigned to all employees.
• Responsible for implementation and management of the EHS management systems such as Gensuite and MTS learning management systems.
• Lead EHS capital investment projects for process improvements, compliance, as well as fatality and serious injury prevention.
• Lead and manage the industrial hygiene program.
• Responsible for all aspects of environmental, including Air Permitting, Waste Management and Water compliance.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 year of EHS experience in manufacturing setting.
• Certified safety professional degree or other applicable degree strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge and application of OSHA/EPA requirements.
• Excellent leadership and people skills
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.

Desired Characteristics:

• Self-motivated with high energy, ability to lead projects with minimal direction
• Ability to adjust to change in a fast-paced environment
• Advanced computer skills and ability to analyze data and use all Microsoft platforms
• Sound knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and codes/standards

Equal Opportunity Employer