Job: Environmental Health and Safety Director

Fading West exists to build thriving and connected communities by reimagining the construction industry. Our vision is to eliminate the housing crisis for the workforce and the communities they serve. Our mission is to create attainable, high-quality, architecturally interesting, diverse communities for the workforce. To accomplish this, we fully integrate design, development, manufacturing, and construction in a single LEAN value stream.

CORE VALUES

• We Care for People
• We Keep Our Promises
• We Hate Waste
• We Love Challenges
• We Simplify & Standardize
• We Excel & Outperform

OUR CULTURE

Strong Work Ethic, Fun, Learning, and Humility 

• Fading West employees:
  • do not need to be managed
  • consistently impress the team with their insights and output
  • are wicked smart but don’t take themselves too seriously
  • have a passion for the company’s success without ego or pride in ownership
  • are teachable, collaborative, and committed to continual learning, growth, and personal development

Problem-Solving in a Challenging, Changing, and Flexible Organization

• Fading West employees:
  • Challenge the norms and think outside the box
  • enjoy the excitement of figuring out the “how” that accomplishes the “what” we are trying to achieve

Manage Complexity and Simplify Systems

• Fading West employees:
  • enjoy managing complexity to create efficient systems and processes that reduce waste and increase simplicity

Strategic Visionary Thinking

• Fading West employees:
  • Help develop strategies to achieve the objectives of the business plan to maximize return and minimize risk

Relationships and Mission

• Fading West employees:
  • Place a high value on relationships
  • Are discerning, highly relational, people connectors
  • Promote and maintain Fading West’s core values and mission statement
  • Are inclusive and build a culture where difference and creativity are valued
  • Believe diversity drives innovation

POSITION SUMMARY

The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will oversee the organizational compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.  This position will ensure that all environmental policy and procedure manuals are available and updated at all times.  The EHS Manager is responsible for all company safety operations concerning fire, emergency, safety, and environmental programs.  This individual will promote a culture of safety across the organization but specifically within the manufacturing and construction divisions.  Other responsibilities include assistance with the selection, use, storage, and waste stream of consumable products used in the manufacturing process and a cadence of safety and ergonomic assessments across the facility.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations, including those set by OSHA and the EPA
• Conduct safety compliance and ergonomics audits
• Implement internal policies to support employee health and safety
• Follow regulatory reporting requirements
• Monitor work processes and procedures to identify unsafe practices or breaches of safety regulations.
• Along with the Facilities and Maintenance Manager, conduct equipment inspections to ensure they are correctly installed and operational.
• Organize regular scheduled safety training to educate company staff on necessary safety principles.
• Develop and implement safety procedures and policies for production operations.
• Lead investigations to identify the root cause of an incident or other unsafe conditions.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify work areas with high risk of operational hazard.
• Oversee company waste disposal methods to ensure they comply with safe disposal procedures.
• Review company operational processes to ensure they are in line with external safety legislation.
• Manage employee safety discipline process
• Prepare and present to company management periodic reports of safety operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety
• 5+ years of experience in leading a corporate safety program
• Knowledge of industry regulations
• Manufacturing experience in the modular manufacturing industry is a plus
• Detail oriented
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Mentorship and leadership skills

• In-person position (this position cannot be performed remotely).
• May be required to regularly stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time, lift or carry more than 50 pounds.
• Signing a confidentiality agreement, intellectual property rights agreement, non-compete & non-disclosure agreement are required for this role.
• Background check results that meet Fading West’s standards.
• Reference check that speaks to the positive character of the applicant.

BENEFITS SUMMARY
(Offered to all full-time employees (30+ hours/week))

• Health Benefits (Portion of monthly premiums paid by employer)
  • Medical (Cigna)
    • Choice between two plans
      • High deductible plan with $3200 for individuals and $6200 for families w/ HSA
      • PPO Plan with $1500 deductible for individuals and $3500 for families
  • Direct Primary Care Medical Option
  • Dental (Delta Dental)
  • Vision (VSP)
• 401(K) (Fidelity)
  • 4% Employer Match
• Auxiliary Benefits
  • Long Term Disability (fully employee paid)
  • Life Insurance (fully employee paid)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health and Fitness Re-imbursement ($250 / year)
  • Local Gym Discount

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Vacation (2 weeks per year)
  • Personal days (6 days per year) 
  • Sick days 
  • Paid holidays
  • Supplemental parental leave (In addition to CO FAMLI Act) 

Fading West Development LLC and all its wholly owned subsidiaries
are equal opportunity employers