The Regional Safety and Compliance Manager is responsible for driving and supporting personnel safety, process safety and regulatory compliance initiatives throughout their region. Developing and rolling out standard processes and programs that support the strategic vision of Lineage and collaborating with cross functional teams to drive performance. A vital component of this role will be to ensure processes and individuals are operating in compliance with regulations mandated by federal, state, and local agencies, Lineage policies and programs and industry best practices.
For this person's day-to-day, they will work remotely; however, this position requires up to 50% travel to sites within the region it supports (with site visits mainly in LA / Vernon / Big Bear). That said, this person will have a high degree of agency in scheduling their work week.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conduct annual health and safety inspections at facilities within your region and work with facilities and local management to close corrective actions.
- Assist facilities in incident investigations, root cause analysis and adequate corrective actions;
- Provide compliance training and support to regional facilities.
- Conduct process hazard analysis (PHA) and compliance audits (CA).
- Support facilities through management of change processes (MOC).
- Review construction and expansion projects to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state regulation codes and standards, RAGAGEP and CalOSHA and CalEPA regulatory requirements.
- Interact with government agencies during regulatory inspections, including negotiating findings and settlements.
- Support facilities with environmental programs, NEPA and/or permitting.
- Manage safety and compliance performance metrics and evaluate data objectively and accurately utilizing analytical skills to report trends and corrective actions to drive best in class performance and share best practices.
- Subject matter expertise in particular area(s) of CalOSHA, CalEPA, or CUPA requirements
Key Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):
- Bachelor's degree in Process, Chemical or Environmental Engineering, Occupational Safety or relative field.
- Professional certification in CalOSHA or equivalent program preferred (CSP, CIH, CHMM, OHST).
- 5+ years' experience in environmental health and safety and/or process safety, preferably with management and multi-site experience.
- Candidate must be knowledgeable with Federal, State and local regulations, specifically OSHA Title 29 CFR 1910 General Industry Standards, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Title 29 CFR 1910.119, EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule Section 112(r) of the 1990 Clean Air Act, CalARP, CalOES, CalEPA, CalOSHA, Clean Water Act, ANSI, IIAR, etc.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to function at a high level of effectiveness, flexibility, independence, and initiative without daily interaction with management.
- Refrigeration experience a plus.