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Regional Environmental, Health & Safety Manager - Southern Operations

Employer
The Toro Company
Location
El Cajon, CA
Start date
Aug 17, 2021
Closing date
Sep 16, 2021

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Category
Other
Job Type
Employee
Employment Status
Full Time

Job Details

JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Toro EHS director with dotted line relationship with the Director of Southern Operations, the Environmental, Health, & Safety Regional Manager will drive implementation of the Toro Safety Management System across the Southern Operations including manufacturing in El Cajon CA, El Paso TX, and Sanford FL as well as satellite operations in the Fresno CA warehouse and Riverside CA business offices. The position will assure full compliance with all federal, state, local, and corporate EHS requirements while building a culture of EHS excellence. The EHS Regional Manager must be must be highly skilled in interpreting and complying with regulations that apply across geographical regions, exhibit excellent leadership skills, and be able to work across functional boundaries to achieve a zero incident culture.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Work directly with Toro corporate EHS to develop and implement the Toro Safety Management System across the Southern Operations employing proactive safety processes.
  • Establish effective behavioral based safety programs across the Southern Region beginning with, but not limited to, the DuPont STOP program.
  • Responsible for full compliance with all Federal, State, Local, and Corporate EHS requirements including maintenance of records.
  • Administers mandated programs including, but not limited to hearing conservation, safety eye wear program, machine guarding, bloodborne pathogens, respiratory protection, hazard communications, RCRA, Storm Water, SARA 313, community right-to-know, and personal protective equipment. Assures all training and record keeping & reporting, including online reporting of EHS and workers’ compensation related requirements is timely and accurate.
  • Develop and maintain partnerships with local agencies and healthcare professionals to assure compliance and positive community relations.
  • Responsible for keeping management informed relative to safety, health, environmental as well as workers’ compensation issues.
  • Responsible for budgeting and spending relative to safety equipment and supplies, drug-testing, exams, worker’s compensation, and so on.
  • Engage leadership across the organization to drive safety, health, and environmental excellence across the Southern Region operations with the goal of a zero incident culture.
  • Lead the implementation of Job Safety Analysis throughout our facilities to support continuous improvement through thoughtful comprehensive hazard identification and risk mitigation.
  • Establish and monitor annual EHS goals based on long range objectives.
  • Develop and maintain an EHS scorecard consistent with Toro requirements for each location supporting continuous improvement of EHS systems including: safety training, BBS observations, corrective action completion, compliance inspections, hazard identification, recordable incidents, lost time incidents, incident rates, hours worked, work compensation incurred costs, and so on.
  • Engage employees and provide opportunities for involvement on emergency response teams and safety committees.
  • Assure site safety committees are staffed with a standard agenda & expectations and supported by local management including but not limited to scheduled audits, meetings, publishing/posting of minutes, oversite of site EHS metrics, etc..
  • Assure each location maintains a corrective action log to address concerns from employees, audits, inspections, etc.
  • Train employees on company safety policies and procedures assuring all training is current and records are maintained including new employee orientation.
  • Identify and conduct appropriate training programs for accident prevention, i.e., Right to Know, LOTO, PPE, forklift certification, etc. Maintain all training records.
  • Assures all hazardous and nonhazardous materials management and disposal is compliant to all Federal, State, and Local requirements.
  • Assures each facility has an effective emergency response plan including but not limited to identifying a core emergency response team.
  • Develop and implement incident investigation protocols utilizing systematic problem solving methods to establish root cause for incidents. Support site management during incident investigations as required and implement effective countermeasures as warranted.
  • Manage OSHA and other regulatory oversite inspections providing inspectors with requisite information and managing follow-up corrective actions and documentation.
  • Provide ergonomic engineering assessment of manufacturing processes and equipment. Provide EHS review and approval of all capital requests within the region.
  • Review facility procedures and amend as required to keep company compliant with changing regulations on an annual basis.
  • Audit and maintain facility safety data sheet (SDS) files to assure they are complete and up to date.
  • Oversee the processing of worker’s compensation cases, legal issues, accident claims
  • Interface with insurance brokers and in-house legal staff as required on miscellaneous health and safety matters
  • Collaborate with engineering, maintenance and operations functions on proper machine guarding implementation and usage.
  • Lead site radiological activities as Radiation Safety Officer
  • Develops, promotes, and administers “wellness” programs and techniques.
  • Other duties a necessary.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  • Office environment with frequent work taking place on the factory floor, warehouse, and outside facility
  • Rapidly changing workloads and priorities with frequent deadlines
  • Work with confidential information
  • Regular use of personal protective equipment

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree (prefer EHS sciences, Engineering, or Engineering Technology)
  • 7 to 10 years leading and building comprehensive safety programs with evidence of continuous improvement
  • Strong manufacturing business acumen with familiarity in extrusion, molding, assembly, material handling preferred
  • Excellent communication skills, both formal and informal, at all levels of the organization
  • Strong analytical, negotiating, presentation and facilitation skills
  • Ability to organize, lead and direct teams and/or committees.
  • Ability to conceive, develop, and execute EHS related projects within a manufacturing environment
  • Demonstrated knowledge of delivering hands on health, safety and environmental training.
  • Ability to develop, implement, and coordinate comprehensive health, safety, and environmental accident prevention programs.
  • Skilled in the standards, concepts, practices, and procedures within the health, safety and environmental fields.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

JOB DIMENSIONS:

  • Position is located in El Cajon, CA and is the primary EHS resource for the facility. In addition, the position has oversight responsibilities for manufacturing in El Paso, TX and Sanford FL, as well as satellite locations in Riverside CA, and Fresno CA.
  • Position reports to the Toro Corporate EHS Director located in Lyndale, MN with a dotted line reporting to the Director of Operations for the Southern Operations.
  • Responsible for the health and safety of approximately 600 employees
  • The position has one direct report and 3 to 6 indirect reports
  • Develops and administers expense budget of $150,000 to $250,000.
  • Travel requirements of approximately 25%.
  • Position is on first shift, but will occasionally be required to work alternate shifts as needed for training, investigation, culture development, etc.

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We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Company

History
The Toro Company has a pioneering spirit. The company began as Toro Motor Co., an engine supplier for Bull Tractor Co., and survived the tumultuous years of World War I by building steam engines to support the war effort. Toro shifted gears in 1920, changing its name to Toro Manufacturing Co. and refocusing on farming equipment.

In 1921, Toro created the first mechanical golf course maintenance equipment by mounting five lawn mowers behind a Toro tractor to mow the fairways at Minikahda Country Club in Minnesota. As the company expanded further, it established a network of distributors that still exists today. These distributors enhance the professionalism and knowledge associated with the Toro brand.

Toro entered the international marketplace in 1928, shipping golf course and grounds maintenance products worldwide. Throughout the 1900s, Toro developed innovative products to serve homeowners and professionals alike, a growth that continues in the new millennium.

Vision
Toro has a vision for the future and the wisdom of the past. Since 1914 Toro has created innovative, high-quality products that are the best in the turf and landscape market. For us, success is measured not just in numbers but also by the satisfaction of our customers, the preservation and beauty of the environment, and the growth of our employees.

Toro's products are as diverse as our customers. From landscapers and golf course managers to homeowners, grounds and sports field managers and beyond, our equipment is built to satisfy the needs of our customers.

In addition, Toro also gives back to the industry and the communities it serves. Through The Toro Foundation, a portion of every Toro purchase is returned to communities and the turf industry. And The Toro Scholars Program awards scholarships to tomorrow's outdoor landscape industry leaders.

Mission
Toro's mission is to be the leading worldwide provider of outdoor landscaping products, support services and integrated systems. We also explore new opportunities that build revenue growth and sustainability using our core competencies to gain a leading market position.

Environment
Toro is a company with its eyes focused on a future of innovation and growth, yet firmly rooted in its rich heritage. Toro is its people and the commitment that each employee brings to their job. Toro knows that our company's best chance for success is to unleash the potential of our best resource - our people. It's their efforts that have built our company, and that will carry us into the next century.

Benefits
The Toro Company offers a well-balanced benefits program designed to provide a basic level of retirement security and protection against the risks of illness, accident, disability and death. Several of the plans offer the employee flexibility to purchase additional coverage protection at group rates, depending on their individual and family needs. A brief selection of benefits include:

  • Medical Plan
  • Dental Plan
  • Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage
  • Disability Coverage
  • Business Travel Accident Coverage
  • Toro 401(k) Employee Investment Savings and Toro Matching Plan
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts
  • Vacations
  • Holidays
  • Product Purchase Programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Credit Union
  • Free Parking
Company info
Location
Bloomington
MN
US

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