ABCO HVACR Supply + Solutions – Job Listing

Title:  EHS Manager (Environmental, Health, & Safety)

Reports to:  VP, Operations           

Based in:  Middle Village, NY -  Distribution Center

Travel required: Yes

Compensation:

• Salary: $65,000
• Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • AFLAC Plans for Cancer, Accident, and Hospitalization Coverage
  • 401 K with Company Match
  • Education Assistance

About ABCO: Established in 1949, ABCO HVACR Supply + Solutions is the largest full line distributor of HVAC and Refrigeration systems and supplies in the Northeast United States.

Whether it’s getting a vital part delivered in an emergency, to providing the service and know-how to create innovative solutions, ABCO is determined to help our customers thrive. We provide solutions and services to contractors, engineers, architects and developers with 17 fast-access locations, ranging from Baltimore/Washington DC to Boston.

Our mission is to exceed customers’ highest expectations. With ABCO, customers are supported with a deep inventory and extensive delivery capabilities, and smarter strategies to help ensure their success and profitability.

For more info, visit our website at www.abcohvacr.com.

Job purpose:  Leads the Environmental, Health, & Safety program at ABCO, responsible for all ABCO locations.

• Champion the development of a strong safety culture in the company with the goal that all employees recognize their role in “everyone going home safe;" develop, maintain, and continuously improve EHS programs, policies, and procedures, assuring compliance with federal, state/provincial, local laws and regulations, industry best practices, and site permit and regulatory requirements in order to ensuring safe, legal, and efficient operations

• Anticipate typical problems, identify potential or recurring problems, and recommend and implement appropriate actions to minimize risks;  develop communications protocols and measurement / reporting systems to ensure that accidents, incidents and risks are quickly identified, communicated to appropriate internal and (when necessary) external parties, and addressed. 

• Implement industry standard metrics systems at all company sites including incident Rate, Severity Rate  and, near miss tracking including analyzing root causes and driving corrective actions in partnership with operating leadership. 

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• ES&H regulatory compliance (OSHA, DOL, DOT, etc)
• ES&H assessments, ergonomic improvements/issues, safety equipment
  selection, safety awareness, joint health and safety committee mentoring,
  and ES&H training
• Conducts Risk Analysis and coordinates actions to remove or mitigate at assigned locations
• Training employees in the DC and branches on safe work practices (including forklift training)
• Reviews all Injury and Incident investigation analysis and follows-up, as necessary
• Maintaining safety records and conducting safety audits at the branch and DC level
• Implements ES&H corporate programs at assigned locations
• Executes injury loss evaluations and recommends solutions to avoid repeated incidents
• Facilitates return to work programs for injured employees
• Liaises and supports third party audits (i.e. Property Insurance Carriers) and develops responses to address identified concerns.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree; Environmental, Safety or related discipline is strongly preferred; minimum 5 years related Safety, Health and Environmental experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment;  Preferred skills include:  Behavior-based safety processes knowledge;  knowledge of OSHA, DOT, FMSCA and hazardous transportation regulations. Preferred certification in any of the following: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Associate Safety Professional (ASP).