Plant Environmental, Health Safety Manager

Ready to use your environmental and safety expertise to prevent accidents and injuries and improve efficiency and sustainability? Ready to work collaboratively with Operations and Engineering to continuously improve programs with the support of local safety teams, leadership, and corporate pillar teams?

Someone in a Plant Environmental Health and Safety Role can expect to:

• Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs, policies, and practices to minimize risks and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Monitor plant operations, maintain environmental records, and prepare compliance reports, partnering with regulators, auditors, and outside organizations as the primary EHS contact.
• Review utility utilization, energy consumption, and material use to identify trends, reduce waste, and implement initiatives that improve efficiency and sustainability.
• Develop, manage, and report on recycling and waste management programs, including vendor partnerships, diversion rates, and compliance with environmental standards.
• Establish standards, metrics, and continuous improvement practices based on observations and data analysis (TPM, Lean, Six Sigma), and partner with leadership to evaluate and advance EHS performance locally while ensuring alignment of EHS strategies with organizational and operational goals.
• Conduct inspections, audit, and hazard assessments (e.g., noise, fumes, particles), ensuring timely correction of unsafe conditions and continuous risk reduction.
• Lead accident and incident investigations, determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Establish and manage accident/incident reporting systems, ensuring effective communication, risk predictions, behavior observations, and follow-up.
• Assess organizational training needs and develops/administers EHS training to ensure employees, contractors, and visitors perform work safely and legally. Maintain systems and records for training, certifications, and compliance documentation related to safety, occupational health, and environmental programs.
• Partner with internal safety sponsors and leadership to drive engagement, accountability, and ongoing improvements across all safety elements.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of safety, environmental, OSHA, and regulatory requirements within the manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills to evaluate accident data, processes, and equipment for safety and environmental risks; applies systematic root cause analysis to implement effective solutions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) with the ability to prepare reports, presentations, and data analysis to support decision-making.
• Excels in project management, time management, and prioritization; able to operate proactively and effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Communicates effectively at all levels of the organization—clear writing, persuasive speaking, and skilled group facilitation.
• Acts as a change leader by influencing organizational behavior, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of safety and compliance.
• Provides clear expectations, ensures accountability, and builds commitment while modeling professionalism, approachability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Uses sound judgment and decisive decision-making to balance safety, compliance, and operational needs.
• Serves as a member of the Site Planning Team, collaborating on tactical and strategic initiatives; partners with EHS leaders across sites for consistency.
• Provides leadership coverage for plant operations during after-hours/weekends as needed; occasional travel may be required.

• 4-year degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Risk Management…