Who we are

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes.

Our Vision

Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Our Business

Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.

Our Value

Reworld differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world's largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

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About the role

Reworld Midwest Region is hiring an H&S Manager - Come Join Us in Protecting Tomorrow - This position is located at our Niagara Falls, NY (Packard Rd.) facility.

Position Description:

The Health and Safety Manageris responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and executing the safety and occupational health components of personnel, materials, equipment, and working environments. Pursues and implements the most superior safety plans and training systems for Covanta and its Clients. Relative to numerous regulatory influences, theHealth and Safety Managerperforms internal/external audits and executes corrective actions toward comprehensive compliance assurance.

Responsibilities:

• Manage medical-related conditions (HAZ Mat Surveillance, Respiratory, Workers Comp & Off Duty).
• Perform critical employee onboarding and orientation duties.
• Investigate, report, and review findings from all near-miss reports, accident investigations, facility inspections, or environmental testing results.
• File claims and manage ongoing claims.
• Interface with Risk Control, Captive Insurance, and all Client/Disposal Partner H&S Representatives.
• Conduct and coordinate worker training in areas governed by OSHA, DOT, and other governing agencies.
• Peer review of all safety programs for adequacy, compliance, and improvement opportunity.
• Provide exceptional and hand-on training around critical subject matter including confined Space, HAZWOPER, First Aid & CPR, DOT Hazardous Materials, OSHA 10 Hour, and client specific.
• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.
• Perform external auditing (disposal partner and client services) and internal auditing (field projects, truck terminals, wastewater treatment facilities).
• Engage SPCC and other forms of emergency response.
• Maintain membership affiliation and ongoing trainer education.
• Co-administer E Logs, fleet technologies, and database systems.
• Expand upon occupational clinic relationship and service profiling.
• Execute integration duties per new business unit acquisition.
• Ensure corporate programs and procedures are understood and implemented at each facility, including NetSuite review and reporting, RCA for significant environmental events, and industrial hygiene monitoring and chemical characterization.
• Collaborate with the Director of Environmental and Manager of Transportation to prepare training materials, coordinate weekly and monthly safety themes, complete incident reports, and generate monthly statistics.
• Attend and teache training courses in the field for all relevant environmental tasks.
• Verify CES consistently remains up-to-date and current with local and federal regulations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in science (biology, chemistry, environmental science, occupational health, and safety) or engineering (environmental, chemical, mechanical, industrial hygiene, etc.) or a related degree; in lieu of a degree, 10+ years of experience
• Knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, ASM, NPPA, DOT regulations, Clean Water Act, and RCRA requirements.
• 5 years of experience as a safety and/or environmental professional responsible for compliance in the area of OSHA, ANSI, ASME NFPA, and DOT standards.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety and environmental rules, operating and maintenance instructions, Code of Federal regulation, OSHA regulations, and other consensus standards, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Excellent statistical and analytical skills

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The expected annual salary for this position is between $81,040 -$92,290 . This is a good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position. The final salary figure will take into account a variety of factors including experience, ability, and location. Covanta is committed to paying its staff equitably, and these ranges should not be considered career salary limits or caps.

Our DEI Commitment

Reworld is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an Affirmative Action Program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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