Position summary:
The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the site's Environmental, Health & Safety programs. This role partners with manufacturing and business leaders to ensure compliance with environmental and occupational safety regulations while fostering a proactive, employee-centered safety culture. The EHS Manager serves as the site's subject matter expert for regulatory compliance, risk management, incident prevention, emergency preparedness, and environmental stewardship.
What You'll Do
- Lead the site's Environmental, Health & Safety strategy, ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and company requirements.
- Drive a proactive safety culture through employee engagement, training, risk identification, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs, policies, procedures, and standards supporting safe manufacturing operations.
- Lead hazard identification, risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action programs.
- Partner with operations leaders, safety champions, and employees to reduce workplace risk and improve safety performance.
- Manage emergency preparedness programs, including evacuation planning, response procedures, drills, and business continuity support.
- Deliver EHS training programs for employees, contractors, and site leadership while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Establish and track EHS metrics, analyze trends, and provide regular updates to site leadership on program effectiveness and compliance performance.
- Lead internal audits and inspections while supporting external regulatory interactions and compliance assessments.
- Monitor regulatory changes and ensure timely implementation of new environmental, health, and safety requirements.
- Manage EHS projects, consultants, budgets, and corrective action plans to achieve site goals and compliance objectives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to site leadership by providing technical expertise and practical solutions that strengthen employee safety, environmental compliance, and operational performance.
Minimum Qualifications & experience:
- Bachelors Degree required
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience supporting Environmental, Health & Safety programs within a manufacturing environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior direct supervisory experience required.
- Experience developing, delivering, and executing EHS training programs.
- Knowledge of process design and implementation, change control, auditing, SOP development, document management, and risk management systems.
- Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA and applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations.
- Experience in GMP-regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
- Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Safety Manager (CSM), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or equivalent preferred.
- EHS experience within a manufacturing facility strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 (or ISO 45001) preferred.
United States of America Pay Ranges:
USN: $102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual
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