EHS Manager

Position Summary:

The EHS Manager develops and implements effective EHS programs and policies, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations. This role leads daily site-level EHS operations, drives a proactive safety culture, and works cross-functionally with other depts. assisting to mitigate risk, promoting continuous improvement to build a collaborative environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement & maintain comprehensive EHS roadmap, policies and procedures in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements ensuring a culture of proactive safety behaviors for the site.
• Ensures compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), relevant state environmental agencies and other regulatory organizations.
• Develops and implements proactive behavioral based safety roadmap and programs that drive a culture of proactive safety
• Identify EHS training needs leading to the development & coordination of site safety training programs.
• Manages an effective and timely safety incident process that drives root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Managing the Internal and external EHS Audit Programs, conducting Health & Safety inspections, audits, and surveys/ assessments with effective risk management and closed loop corrective actions.
• Engage with site employees to monitor site conditions to ensure compliance for PPE, machine guarding, fire safety and all permit requirements and any daily improvements.
• Manages the site program for chemical use from approval to disposal. Maintains chemical record and storage inventory with all safety data sheets and reporting documents.
• Oversee contractor safety program, including prequalification, orientation, and monitoring.
• Develop comprehensive equipment safety (lockout/tagout, machine guarding) program
• Establish, monitor, and report on EHS metrics ensuring timely, thorough and accurate records and reporting
• Prepare management dashboards, trend analysis, and build out continuous improvement plans.
• Review process changes / new equipment from an EHS standpoint (Management of Change)
• Develop and lead site Emergency Response Plan and team for related incidents.
• Develop and implement required policies and procedures for site and product certification with external agencies (ISO) for EHS elements.
• Oversee medical management program for the site, including medical case management and return to work.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of OSHA (29 CFR 1910), EPA, state regulations, and industry best practices
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills and knowledge of veracious quality/EHS tools for analysis (FMEA, RCA)
• Strong sense of responsibility, highly motivated, forward thinking, and servant leadership.
• Communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate across different departments and sites.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety management system practices and developing, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management System and ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 8 years of experience progressively in an EHS-related field, preferably with 5 years of manager level responsibility as a individual contributor
• Manufacturing experience, highly automated high volume manufacturing is a plus.
• Experienced with developing and leading behavioral based safety programs that thoroughly engage the workforce and drives a positive proactive safety culture.

We offer a competitive salary, robust benefits, paid time off and growth opportunities.