EHS Manager

Required Skills & Experience

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Spend approximately 75% of the day on the plant floor interacting with employees and monitoring safety practices
• Identify potential safety hazards and implement corrective actions
• Conduct routine safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments
• Lead new-hire safety training and orientations
• Conduct training related to LOTO, PPE, fall protection, confined spaces, lifting techniques, and other safety programs
• Perform incident investigations and support corrective and preventive actions
• Create and maintain Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs)
• Lead and support safety committee and compliance meetings
• Partner with production leadership and contractors to ensure safety standards are followed
• Track corrective actions and safety metrics, including TRIR and DART
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and applicable local, state, and federal safety regulations
• Support environmental compliance, including waste management, pollution prevention, and air, water, and waste regulations Must-Haves
• 2+ years of EHS, safety, or closely related experience in a manufacturing, construction, precast, heavy industrial, fabrication, or similar environment
• Strong understanding of OSHA regulations and safety best practices
• Experience conducting safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments
• Experience supporting or conducting incident investigations
• Ability to work hands-on in an active manufacturing environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with employees and leadership across the organization
• Ability to wear required PPE and safely navigate an active industrial facility

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Nice-to-Haves

• 5+ years of EHS/Safety experience
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Occupational Health & Safety or a related field
• Previous precast concrete or construction experience
• Previous safety leadership or management experience
• OSHA 30 General Industry certification
• Ability to obtain OSHA 501
• Experience with environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives
• Experience tracking and analyzing TRIR, DART, and other safety metrics
• Experience leading safety committees or employee safety programs Additional Details
• This role does not have direct reports, but the EHS Manager will take ownership of safety across the facility
• The Valders facility has approximately 400 employees
• An onsite Safety Coordinator will help support the EHS Manager
• Wells is open to candidates with less than 5 years of experience if they have strong plant-floor safety experience and are ready to step into greater responsibility
• Relocation within the Midwest may be considered for the right candidate

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking an EHS Manager to support a precast concrete manufacturing facility in Valders, Wisconsin. This individual will be responsible for leading environmental, health, and safety initiatives across a facility of approximately 400 employees and will have support from an onsite Safety Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on safety professional with experience in manufacturing, construction, precast, or another heavy industrial environment. This person will spend a majority of their time on the plant floor identifying hazards, partnering with employees and leadership, conducting safety training, and driving a strong culture of safety and accountability.