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Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Caldic North America
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-18
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 110000 - 170000 USD Yearly USD 110000.00 170000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

At Caldic we are continually developing our capabilities, and we strive to become better every day, with the goal to build long-term relationships. To add value to our company, and to our inspiring solutions we are currently looking to add to our team. Are you a natural leader with a proven track record in the industrial market? Do you have the drive to succeed in a moving fast forward company?

Then we are looking for you!

Position Summary

The US EHS Leader is responsible for leading environmental, health, safety, and regulatory compliance programs across U.S. operations. This position ensures the organization maintains safe, compliant, and efficient work environments by implementing EHS standards, reducing operational risk, supporting regulatory requirements, and building a proactive safety culture across manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, and office locations.

Reporting to the North America EHS Leader, the US EHS Leader partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Human Resources, Maintenance, Engineering, Logistics, and site leadership to improve safety performance, strengthen compliance, and drive continuous improvement. The role provides practical field leadership while ensuring consistent execution of company EHS expectations, policies, training, audits, and corrective action processes.

Leadership & Team Development
  • Lead, coach, and support site leaders and EHS resources in the execution of U.S. EHS programs and initiatives.
  • Establish clear EHS goals, KPIs, and performance expectations aligned with business objectives and North American EHS strategy.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, employee engagement, hazard recognition, continuous improvement, and safety ownership.
  • Support development of site-level EHS capabilities, training plans, and succession readiness.
EHS Compliance & Program Management
  • Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations, including OSHA, EPA, DOT, and related agency requirements.
  • Maintain and improve EHS policies, procedures, work instructions, permits, reporting requirements, and regulatory documentation.
  • Lead internal EHS audits, compliance assessments, and corrective action follow-up across U.S. locations.
  • Monitor regulatory changes and partner with site leadership to implement required updates and controls.
  • Support regulatory inspections, agency communication, response planning, and closure of related findings.
  • Lead hazard assessments, job safety analyses, risk reviews, and development of practical controls to reduce injury and environmental risk.
  • Investigate incidents, near misses, environmental releases, and unsafe conditions to determine root cause and corrective actions.
  • Drive completion and verification of corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Implement proactive injury prevention, behavioral safety, ergonomics, machine safety, chemical safety, and contractor safety initiatives.
  • Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to support safe equipment design, facility improvements, and management of change processes.
Training, Communication & Employee Engagement
  • Develop, coordinate, and verify completion of required EHS training for employees, contractors, supervisors, and site leaders.
  • Promote active participation in safety committees, safety observations, toolbox talks, Gemba walks, and employee-led improvement efforts.
  • Communicate safety alerts, lessons learned, regulatory updates, and best practices across U.S. sites.
  • Ensure training records, inspection logs, incident documentation, and EHS files are accurate, current, and audit-ready.
Environmental & Sustainability Support
  • Oversee environmental programs related to air, water, waste, stormwater, chemical management, spill prevention, and emergency response.
  • Support environmental reporting, permit compliance, waste minimization, recycling, and sustainability-related initiatives.
  • Partner with operations and supply chain teams to improve environmental performance and reduce operational risk.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with Operations to integrate EHS expectations into daily management, production scheduling, and operational execution.
  • Collaborate with Quality and Food Safety teams to support GMP, PPE, sanitation, allergen, and plant safety requirements where applicable.
  • Work closely with Human Resources on workers compensation, return-to-work, employee engagement, and safety-related employee matters.
  • Support capital projects, new product introductions, facility changes, and strategic…
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