Manager Safety - Advanced Drainage Systems

Overview

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.  For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials.  Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion-dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers. 

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

Leadership Competencies

The Person (Highest Priority)

The successful candidate must bring high level of ethical, intellectual, professional, and personal values that complement the team.

A collaborative leader who is confident and assertive in style, but respectful of others. Team-oriented with the ability to build deep relationships and earn the respect of others.

• A critical thinker with a continuous improvement approach to completing work
• Possesses strong technical, project & time management, and analytical skills
• Ability to foster strong team morale and brings fun to the workplace; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue

Sets our Agenda

• Develops distinctive and vivid strategies and goals
• Translates and communicates strategy into simple, actionable plans, priorities, and trade-offs
• Anticipates and foresees obstacles and opportunities
• Aligns the organization by establishing a compelling sense of purpose and mission
• Conveys an unwavering firmness and consistency in actions
• Maintains a long-term global view while managing day-to-day issues

Raises the Bar

• Sets high expectations for the business, people, and self
• Communicates expectations directly, openly, and timely
• Drives accountability for continuous improvement
• Measures and monitors progress and results
• Quickly makes hard choices and difficult decisions
• Develops teams of high caliber people with diverse capabilities
• Coaches team and people how to stretch and excel

Inspires Others

• Creates a confident, innovative, and winning atmosphere
• Visible and out-front with leadership presence
• Energizes and excites the team through listening and showing a genuine caring for the team and team members
• Takes work seriously but not themselves – knows how to have fun
• Empowers people with the opportunity and latitude to grow, take risks, make mistakes, contribute and learn
• Recognize and reward individuals along the way and celebrates milestones

Finds a Way

• Relentless, resilient, and fierce in approach to winning
• Breaks down barriers and removes bureaucracy
• Focuses on solutions not problems
• Makes immediate decisions when sufficient but not all information is available
• Faces reality head-on and rapidly makes adjustments to deliver commitments
• Operates with a boundary-less attitude
• Integrates efforts across units and functions

Enable our ADS Core Values

• Consistently models our expressed expectations and standards
• Builds relevancy and impact of our core values in actions and activities
• Engages and listens to the team to identify and remedy gaps
• Earns the trust and respect of all ADS stakeholders

Delivers Results

• Reliably meets or exceeds commitments
• Is accountable for outcomes and doesn’t rationalize shortfalls
• Has explicit contingencies in place for underperformance
• Maximizes the leverage from unanticipated opportunities
• Delivers quality performance that appropriately balances short- and long-term stakeholder interests
• Demonstrates strong operational and executional skills

Responsibilities

Reporting to our Director of Safety, this position will lead and be responsible for the facility cultural transformation in partnership with the Plant Manager and other site leaders at the Lake Wales facility.  The EHS manager is responsible for supporting company-wide initiatives and programs related to EHS within the supply chain logistic operations and providing support to the Plant Manager. This will include mentoring the safety committee chair, conducting safety inspections/audits, assisting with the development of needed safety training. The EHS Manager will assist with plant, yard, and driver projects as requested such as risk reduction program, data collection related to safety and continuous improvement efforts, and incident investigation support. The EHS Manager will manage the administrative organization of safety files and needed compliance. This position requires the flexibility to work 40+ hours per week and weekends, as required.  This position requires the ability to travel within the Southeast manufacturing region to all regional plants initially to learn about ADS processes, procedures, and safety programs. Approximate initial travel will be 30% and will decrease after the first year.  

This role will directly engage with regional leaders, site leaders and individual contributor team members throughout our organization to be a safety change agent in our growing business.  Therefore, a demonstrated leadership presence and the ability to build strong relationships is an absolute must.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement policies and procedures
• Assist in identifying, developing, and delivering safety training and training materials as needed
• Monitor safety related computer-based training
• Assemble and distribute safety related metrics/reports focusing on performance, trends, and improvement opportunities
• Observe and conduct periodic safety audits and behavioral assessments and make recommendations to Plant Manager and region
• Conduct Inspections and Risk Assessments
• Track regional corrective actions associated with safety audits.
• Assure all safety and environmental compliance issues are current
• Primary contact for Environmental, Health & Safety compliance issues
• Assist in incident investigation and follow up
• Mentor plant safety committees and chairperson
• Work with plant leadership to improve understanding and promote ADS safety culture

Qualifications

• 3 + years of progressively responsible safety and health experience.
• Experience in the design, management, and administration of safety and health programs
• Possesses relentless passion and tenacity on proactive safety culture with the ability to constructively and accountably translate into behavioral and procedural improvement, engagement, and results
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills to identify, monitor, and respond to developing internal and external trends across a broad array of safety, health, and environmental programs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Federal and State regulations impacting safety and health programs.
• Tactical expertise and knowledge of safety program systems, processes, and tools, gained through a career of increasing responsibility in safety.
• Superior organizational, project/process management, kaizen, six sigma, root cause analysis and technical skills as demonstrated by an ability to manage multiple detailed projects and drive towards deadlines.
• Related licenses, certifications, and/or memberships in professional associations preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in related field is required.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Environmental, Health and Safety 

Physical Requirements:

• Working in indoor manufacturing and outdoor environments, sometimes in hot temperatures.
• Climbing and crawling on plant floor and equipment

EEO Statement

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.