EH&S Supervisor
Avient Corporation (formerly PolyOne Corporation + Clariant Mb), with 2022 revenues of $3.65 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports.
- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy.
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint.
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility.
Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com/.To access Avient's news library online, please visit www.avient.com/news
We are currently looking to extend our team with an:
EH&S SUPERVISOR
The EH&S Supervisor is responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating safety, health and environmental compliance and other programs that result in EH&S regulatory and corporate compliance in manufacturing.
The scope is the Tossiat plant (all activities) – Avient design (Lyon).
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
- Responsible for compliance with all applicable regulatory, plant and corporate EHS and related policies and procedures. Develops and maintains safety systems, policies, and procedures for the site.
- Responsible for Emergency Response functions, roles and responsibilities in accordance with site emergency response plan.
- Responsible for Safety “road map” update and related action implementation.
- Responsible to ensure equipment and facilities are installed maintained and used in compliance with all applicable regulatory, site and corporate requirements.
- Conduct risk analysis to identify potential safety and health concerns and hazards.
- Ensures that all EHS reporting is completed timely and accurately. This includes Avient-required, government, agency and other reporting.
- Chairs Safety Committee meetings. Ensure related reporting and communication.
- Chairs Site Emergency Response Team and manages new chemical approval process.
- Trains employees and management in safe practices and EHS procedures.
- Responsible for all safety-related permit programs.
- Responsible for maintaining and improving site security programs.
- Responsible for ensuring that all waste streams are properly classified and handled.
- Ensures that EHS standards are met by all onsite contract services.
- Maintain existing certification (e.g. ISO 14001) and develop new ones in accordance with management strategy (RC14001).
- Coordinates activities with local fire departments and other government/civic functions on inspection of facilities.
- Participation on projects, teams as required.
- Implement safety standards and cardinal rules and translate and adapt SOP’s into local requirements.
- Participate in meetings both internally and in the European network.
- Safety advisor for dangerous goods.
- Part of site management teams.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Completed Bachelors in EH&S, engineering or related.
- 5 years of experience in manufacturing industry in EH&S.
- Project Management experience.
- Self-Motivated.
- Advanced analytical skills.
- Skilled communicator.
- Microsoft software skills.
PERKS AT WORK
- Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback, we also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways.
- With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
- Extensive onboarding, mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts
We believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.