Senior Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety - Multi Site

Compensation: $160,000 - $171,000 DOE

Travel: 50–70% travel to Thermo Safe manufacturing locations within the U.S.

Location:
Remote / Field-Based;
Central or Eastern US Time zones

While reporting to the Vice President of Manufacturing
, you will serve as Thermo Safe’s senior safety leader and primary safety subject matter expert. You will be responsible for establishing and advancing the organization’s safety strategy, elevating the current safety model, and building consistent safety leadership practices across multiple manufacturing locations.

This role requires a proven leader who can translate safety strategy into practical, sustainable improvements at the site level. You will partner with plant and operations leaders to strengthen accountability, reduce risk, improve safety performance, and embed safety into daily operational decision-making. You will support the sustainability manager with EE reporting for Air, Water and Stormwater Permits.

The successful candidate will combine strategic direction with hands‑on field leadership. They will have the credibility and experience to influence leaders at all levels, coach the organization through change, and drive measurable improvements across a geographically dispersed manufacturing network.

• Establish and advance Thermo Safe’s enterprise safety strategy, standards, and operating model.
• Serve as the organization’s primary safety subject matter expert and trusted advisor to manufacturing and senior leadership.
• Translate enterprise safety priorities into clear, practical expectations for plant leadership teams.
• Coach plant managers and operations leaders on safety accountability, risk ownership, and leadership behaviors that support a strong safety culture.
• Lead safety initiatives across multiple manufacturing facilities and drive consistency in safety practices, expectations, and performance.
• Assess the current safety model and develop a prioritized roadmap for strengthening systems, capabilities, and organizational maturity.
• Lead serious injury and fatality prevention efforts through proactive hazard identification, risk assessment, and mitigation.
• Provide subject matter expertise in machine safety, Lockout/Tagout, energy control, hazard recognition, risk reduction, and incident prevention.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to eliminate or reduce hazards through equipment, process, and workplace improvements.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve safety policies, procedures, management systems, and training programs.
• Conduct facility assessments, audits, inspections, and safety reviews to identify risks, improvement opportunities, and best practices.
• Lead or provide oversight for investigations involving incidents, near misses, and significant safety concerns.
• Ensure corrective and preventive actions address root causes, are completed in a timely manner, and are sustained.
• Develop meaningful leading and lagging indicators, dashboards, and performance reviews that support accountability and informed decision-making.
• Communicate safety trends, risks, priorities, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Partner with site leaders to strengthen employee engagement and ownership of safety.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and other applicable federal, state, and local safety requirements.
• Support environmental compliance activities as needed, while maintaining safety leadership as the primary focus of the role.
• Identify and share best practices across the manufacturing network.
• Travel regularly to Thermo Safe locations to provide visible leadership, coaching, and on‑site support.

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, Industrial Technology, Environmental Health and Safety,…