Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish the safety standards for the Dyersburg plant consistent with or exceeding MTI OSHA and other local standards.
• Ensure a high level of compliance within all state and local standards, as well as ensuring environmental compliance within all global environmental regulations.
• Develop an immediate short-term and multi-year plan to drive continuous improvement with specific and actionable steps for near term implementation
• Lead and drive the Dyersburg’s plant organization’s implementation and improvement of key sustainability metrics
• Provide analysis of EHS performance metrics to the Business Unit and MTI management to deepen understanding as well as provide improvement recommendations
• Provide assessment and recommendations for the continuous improvement of the safety culture within the designated plant
• Establish and maintain the EHS training process for the designated plant to ensure that training is conducted in an effective manner and in compliance with regulatory agency and MTI requirements
• Ensure regulatory compliance at assigned plants, including all permits
• Oversee the management of hazardous waste and air pollution activities at the plant
• Review and approve all new equipment, process changes and chemical changes for EHS impacts
• Establish processes to keep abreast of proposed changes to existing laws with regard to their possible effects on all facilities, especially the plant, and take action with site leadership or plant management to address these items on a proactive basis, as needed
• Ensure corrective actions on any items of improvement from third party inspections (e.g. TN OSHA.) are brought to the Company’s attention and tracked to completion
• Lead new hire and annual refresher Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) training
• Lead the Joint Health & Safety Committee meetings and activities to ensure consistent implementation of safety initiatives and act as the main point of contact for data requests and administrative purposes
• Establish and oversee various plant EHS inspection processes identifying potential safety hazards, compliance issues and ensure timely correction of all items noted
• Coordinate and support investigations and root cause analysis for injuries, releases, regulatory deviations, near miss incidents and property damage incidents
• Ensure a contractor safety management process (including periodic inspections and correction of violations) is in place and meets all regulatory and company requirements
• Conduct safety analyses on job functions and work with site management and employees to reduce and manage risk
• Interface with regulatory agencies and assist in negotiation of permit requirements and other regulatory initiatives
• Ensure that safety reviews are conducted for all new process equipment and projects and that they are properly installed
• Work with the Plant Manager to field and respond to neighborhood concerns regarding dust, noise, etc.
• Provide oversight to environmental remediation efforts as necessary for MTI
• Provide oversight and support for the sustainability report data collection process
• Performing and maintaining the industrial hygiene program
• Other duties as assigned

Continuous Improvement/Lean

•  Acts as resource and champion for continuous improvement activities (Suggestion Program, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, problem solving, etc.).
• Work with Plant Managers and Plant Teams to ensure individual employee involvement in continuous improvement activities.

Qualifications/Requirements

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental, Safety or Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical)
• 5+ years’ EHS experience in a manufacturing or a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years’ experience with federal regulatory compliance, reporting, training, and tracking.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must have experience with environmental regulations, standards, and implementation of environmental programs in a manufacturing environment.
• Must have knowledge of safety regulations, standards, and implementation of programs in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience implementing a safety culture change successfully is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with regulatory agencies is a requirement. Incumbent must have a proven track record of collaborating with others to implement EHS processes and systems that facilitate continuous improvement, maintain compliance, and reduce risk.
• Incumbent must have the ability to communicate effectively, to motivate others and to promote a positive work atmosphere. The incumbent must be a persistent self-starter who can work effectively and champion projects with minimum oversight. 
• Must be able to work effectively with all levels and cultures of employees within the company and any/all individuals outside of the company. Incumbent must have demonstrated a willingness to challenge conventional ideas, be flexible, innovative and be able to function effectively in a team format.
• While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically required to read, write, listen, speak and understand English, follow all instructions and other oral/written information, visually inspect equipment/work area, complete paperwork and other documentation accurately, identify, analyze, troubleshoot and solve issues using judgement and mechanical knowledge/abilities, react quickly as needed, be organized and detail oriented, be able to identify/judge the urgency of a situation, use judgement in decision making, communicate effectively with others, be aware of oneself in relation to surrounding equipment, work independently and as a team with others. Ability to instruct/transfer job information/knowledge to others is required.
• The employee is expected to be self-directed, take initiative and be persistent when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties. Additionally, the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, have a high level of integrity, dependability, and self-control to maintain composure, perform multiple tasks at once, manage time effectively and efficiently, meet established deadlines, display a cooperative demeanor, motivate and lead others through change, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training.  Ability to travel regionally is required.

Working Conditions:

• There is exposure to plant production areas, which may include exposure to outside weather conditions as well as loud noise from equipment and dust from production processes. Exposure to plant areas requires the use of appropriate safety equipment.  Personal protective equipment is available for employee use in these circumstances

Career Progression Potential:

• Success in this role positions the incumbent to compete for other positions of greater responsibility within MTI.

Company Overview:

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.