Environmental Health & Safety Manager at Lincoln Electric

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding ExpertTM for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Gainesville - Gainesville, GA, United States (US)
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Environmental, Health & Safety
Pay Range: ($89,104.00 - $133,656.00)
Req ID: 24995

Summary of Position

This role aims to drive operational excellence by fostering a culture of safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across all plants, but focusing on operational outcomes and successful front-line understanding and adoption. By leveraging error proofing, advanced problem-solving techniques, root cause analysis, this role will ensure the effective deployment of corporate EHS initiatives, mitigate risks, and enhance the overall performance and sustainability of the organization.

Key Accountability Metrics

Safety, DART Rate, TRC Rate, Waste, and Environmental metrics for Gainesville, Lean Project Completion, EBITB, Workers’ Compensation Costs, Corrective Actions Closure Rate and Root Cause Analysis Effectiveness

Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions: Include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Functionally manage and support plant-level EHS teams to ensure compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
• Drive successful use of the LECO EHS&S management system, which includes Corporate EHS policies, Directives, internal standards, training, metrics and data systems, and any other applicable EHS management system elements or certifications (e.g. ISO).
• Lead and mentor teams in problem-solving methodologies including 5-Whys, and Fishbone diagrams to identify and eliminate root causes of safety issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on incident prevention, and operational excellence.
• Corporate Initiative Deployment: Spearhead the roll-out and integration of corporate EHS initiatives at the plant level, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with plant management and other stakeholders to ensure consistent implementation and adherence to policies.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs on EHS topics..
• Promote a culture of safety and quality by ensuring that staff at all levels understand and embrace EHS standards and goals.
• Regulatory Compliance & Audits: Ensure full compliance with local, state, and federal safety, environmental regulations.
• Conduct internal audits to verify compliance with corporate policies and regulatory standards and manage external audit preparations.
• Oversee corrective action plans for EHS-related non-conformities and drive accountability for resolution.
• Prepare and present detailed reports to senior leadership on EHS performance, including incident trends, audit results, and improvement initiatives.
• Lead risk assessments and implement preventive measures to eliminate workplace hazards and reduce safety incidents.

Actively works with other functional leaders for integration of EHS into Product Stewardship, Process and Product Design, Quality, Supply Chain, HR, Sales.

Education and/or Experience

Required -

Bachelor’s Degree of Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Health and Safety Science or related field and 4+ years of working in industrial environment with responsibilities in Safety and Environmental functions.

Lean / CI certification and/or successful and demonstrative experience leading lean/CI improvement and transformation

Knowledge -

• Strong audit, risk assessment and incident investigation skills and experience
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, and a logical data-driven and creative approach to problem solving.
• Excellent communication and networking skills, verbal and written at all levels.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams
• Practical knowledge of ISO 9000, 14001 and 45001 standards
• Strong project management skills.
• Metals machining/ processing experience preferred.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.