Environmental Health & Safety Manager - LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.

Company Overview

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to reduce capital equipment and installation costs while enhancing system level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems.  Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets.  Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades.  The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES Vertech a leading supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.

LGES Vertech empowers and expects its team members to assume responsibility and make good decisions, while maintaining a team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.  Our diverse and growing team enjoys competitive salaries, generous benefits, including 100% employer sponsored medical, dental and vision insurance, and flexible working hours.

For more information about LGESVT, please visit www.lgensol-vt.com. 

Position Overview

The Environmental Health & Safety Manager, with BESS System Integration Construction Site, is an experienced environmental, health and safety leader, with extensive construction worksite safety experience, as well as experience developing corporate EH&S procedures and standards in the Energy Storage Industry. This includes identifying risks, developing mitigation plans, and driving a safe work culture in a field environment (System Integration). In addition, the EH&S Coordinator will foster a culture of continuous improvement and safe workplace habits. This individual will ensure that the company maintains compliance with all EH&S related country, federal, state, and local regulations. Will have primary EH&S ownership of all active System Installation Sites.

Primary Responsibilities

• Complies with, enforces, and actively promotes all corporate safety policies and procedures and ensures adherence at BESS System Integration Construction Sites
• Develop and update construction site safety standards, instructions, codes, and formalize them into
  company documented practices as required
• Completes EH&S Supplier Assessment and Vendor Approval Process pre and post awards for all subcontractors and service providers per project

• Establish and complete risk assessment plans for contractors to ensure all risks are proactively addressed and control systems are implemented and maintained
• Participate in developing and promoting on- or off-job safety educational programs to address safety issues or concerns
• Ensure safety obligations with clients are carried out as per the terms of the clients and communicated to Site Supervision
• Provide direction and support to ensure compliance with the company’sestablished policies and procedures; as well as those outlined by clients
• Responds to and serves as LGES-VT site safety representative for (among other things) all critical activities, crisis events, and OSHA inspections, and investigations
• Stays up to date on all industry developments and changes to applicable federal, state, and local safety rules and regulations that affect the Company
• Required to be in the field up to 25% - 50% of the time or per Project Manager or client requirements
• Ensure that the following material is available on site: HSE Manual, the applicable OH&S legislation and regulations, site safety inspection forms, observation forms, toolbox sign in sheet and equipment inspections
• Communicate with and assistworkers to ensure that all safety expectations are met
• Indirectly supervise the work and safety practices of various craftspeople in an industrial setting
• Reports to and meets regularly with the Director of Operations

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Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001.
• Preferred Training Certificates.

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certificate
• OSHA 10 or 30 General Industry Certificate.
• Cal/OSHA 30 for Construction.
• OSHA #511 Standards for the General Industry (2008) (30 Hour).
• OSHA # 510 Standards for the Construction Industry (2008) (30 Hour).
• OSHA # 501 Trainer Certificate.
• NFPA 70 Training.
• CPR/First Aid, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification and/or OSHA instructor certifications are preferred.

• Proficient understanding of construction safety standards and regulations
• Risk evaluation and risk assessment experience
• Safety Program Development and Implementation experience
• Jobsite Hazard Analysis (JHA)
• Field Inspection and audits
• Performing Supplier Assessment selection process and onboarding, ensuring all safety obligations are met
• Strong leadership, communication and organizational skillsrequired.

Education and Experience

• A minimum of an associate degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field. Bachelor's Preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in EHS for Construction.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio.

Travel

• Required to be in the field up to 25% - 50% of the time or per Project Manager or client requirements.