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Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country's largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

The Health and Safety Manager has comprehensive leadership responsibility for the implementation and administration of all Health, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and OSHA compliance Programs at the Veolia ES Technical Solutions Sauget, IL Facility. The Health and Safety Manager shall strive to provide a healthy and accident-free work environment for all employees through the recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental and workplace health hazards. The Health and Safety Manager shall counsel management and employees honestly and completely in the responsible and ethical application of environmental and industrial health principles and practices.

Primary Duties /Responsibilities:

+ Develop and Implement site specific programs in accordance with published OSHA standards and Veolia ES Technical Solutions Health and Safety Policies.

+ Educate and train personnel as necessary to implement site specific health and safety programs.

+ Coordinate workers' compensation and accident and injury management programs with facility health and safety personnel to identify adverse trends and develop meaningful productive standards resulting in cost effective operations.

+ Implement industrial hygiene programs as well as modifying existing plans to meet the needs of the facility.

+ Develop and implement the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) initiative at the Henderson Facility.

+ Provide guidance to all levels of management regarding utilization of appropriate health and safety practices in accordance with regulatory requirements.

+ Provide training on all applicable health and safety standards and policies as needed.

+ Provide appropriate research and investigation to support the development of existing and/or potential new health and safety policies as determined by management or required by federal, state, or local agencies.

+ Administer computer programs required to support EH&S Department. (CMS, Tracer, Compliance Suite, HM DOT, etc).

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background:

+ BS in Industrial Health & Safety, Environmental Health Science, Chemistry or a related discipline.

+ Five to eight years in the hazardous waste industry or related work experience preferred

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

+ Excellent hazard recognition and abatement capability.

+ "Hands-On" experience and technical knowledge of "plant-critical" industrial health and safety standards including, but not limited to, Process Safety Management, Confined Space Entry, Personal Protective Equipment, Fire Safety, Emergency Response, Control of Hazardous Energy, Medical Surveillance, Root cause analysis, and workplace chemical exposure assessments and exposure control methodologies.

+ Excellent written and verbal skills.

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel & PowerPoint.

+ Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines

+ Strong team player

Required Certification / Licenses / Training:

+ OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER Certification.

+ Certified Industrial Hygienist or Certified Safety Professional Preferred

+ DOT Hazardous Materials Certification.

Additional Information

**Targeted Annual Pay Range:** Minimum of $95000 to a maximum of $110000

**Benefits:** Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.