Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Job Description
AIR COMPANY is the world's leading carbon utilization company, creating consumer and industrial products from carbon dioxide (CO2). The company's patented and proprietary Carbon Conversion Reactor mimics photosynthesis, using only air (CO2), water and sun (renewable energy) to create carbon-negative alcohols and fuels from CO2.

With three consumer products (AIR Vodka, AIR Hand Sanitizer, and AIR Eau de Parfum) brought to market thus far, AIR COMPANY is moving towards world-scale impact with its latest innovation - CO2-derived sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The company's AIRMADE SAF will be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC). Amongst a number of accomplishments, AIR COMPANY has received $40MM in venture capital funding to date and won an incredible amount of highly acclaimed awards: TIME Best Inventions, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, the NASA CO2 Conversion Challenge, R&D World's R&D 100, and most recently, the Keeling Curve Prize, among others. AIR COMPANY is the future of carbon technologies. It is redefining what a regenerative future that works with nature, rather than against it, could look like.

Overview

We are looking for an Environmental Health and Safety Manager to join our team. This role will report to our Plant Director. The environmental health and safety manager will be responsible for training the internal and external team on safety requirements. This role will play an active role in the creation and implementation of safety programs, and auditing for compliance of federal, state and local safety practices. This person will promote a safety culture and coach teams in effective hazard identification and avoidance. This person must have experience in this role within the industrial and manufacturing industry.

At Air Company we value employees for their unique perspectives. We are an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer we consider applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Requirements

• Develop, organize and perform safety training for internal employees as needed
• Audit Safety Programs to ensure that our employees and contractors are protected in the workplace and are in compliance with OSHA and other federal, state, and local safety regulations
• Driven to make safety a behavior rather than a policy or goal, developing a culture of safety in the workplace
• Comply with the companies Health, Safety and Environment policies in compliance with state and federal guidelines
• Support all safety efforts and promote internal and external safety culture aligning with EHS compliance
• Ensure contractor activities are preplanned for safety through scope review, initiating meetings and risk assessment etc
• Maintain all safety-related documentation, reviewing and submitting required reporting as necessary
• Make recommendations concerning hazards to employee safety or health
• Facilitate environmental, health and safety inspections
• Coach project teams in effective hazard identification, avoidance and corrective actions
• Investigate all accidents/near misses and complete all required reporting
• Serve as a project liaison and manage project correspondence with Insurance carriers
• Ensure teams have safety equipment and resources
• Ensure Health and Safety is a priority at all sites and adequate steps are taken to facilitate a safe working environment for Air Company employees
• Assist in vendor and service provider selection
• Act as the emergency response plan (ERP) champion, creation, training and reporting
• Prevent fines and interruptions by complying with and enforcing the applicable codes and regulations

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health, safety, or a related scientific field
• 10+ years of work experience in a dedicated environmental health and safety position
• Knowledge of Federal and State regulations including hazardous waste management, hazardous waste management, and hazardous material management
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA, DOT, NFPA, EPA, and other governmental regulations and laws
• Strong knowledge of safety systems and new techniques to improve safety in the workplace
• Knowledge of industry standards as applied to industrial environments
• Meeting facilitation and public speaking
• Has an interest in sustainability, technology, science, cultural progress, and startup environments
• Strong bias for action
• Proven ability to work with others, strong interpersonal, influencing leaderships skills