Environmental Health and Safety Manager Job Elyria area,Ohio USA,Pharmaceutical

The Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Manager is responsible for supporting and promoting a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant workplace. This position develops, implements, and monitors EH&S programs, ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, investigates incidents, conducts training, and drives continuous improvement initiatives that reduce workplace risks and environmental impacts.

This EH&S Manager collaborates closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, human resources, and leadership teams to foster a culture of safety and environmental stewardship.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

Safety Management
- Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of workplace safety programs and policies.
- Conduct routine safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards and recommend corrective actions.
- Monitor compliance with OSHA regulations and company safety standards.
- Lead incident, injury, and near-miss investigations and identify root causes and corrective actions.
- Track and analyze safety performance metrics, including TRIR, DART, near misses, and corrective action completion.
- Assist with emergency response planning and coordination.
- Participate in safety committees and promote employee engagement in safety initiatives.
Health & Safety Programs
- Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining workplace safety programs, policies, and procedures.
- Conduct regular reviews of safety policies to ensure ongoing compliance with OSHA and company standards.
- Support site leadership in meeting all regulatory safety requirements.
- Conduct regular safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments focused on foundry-specific hazards (molten metal, silica exposure, high heat, heavy machinery).
- Maintain and update programs such as:
- Lead or support industrial hygiene monitoring (noise, silica, air quality).
Training & Employee Development
- Develop and deliver EH&S training programs, including:
- Maintain training records and ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
- Coach supervisors and employees on EH&S best practices.
Environmental Compliance
- Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations, including air emissions, waste management, water discharge, and hazardous material handling.
- Maintain environmental permits, reports, and required documentation.
- Support waste reduction, pollution prevention, recycling, and sustainability initiatives.
- Conduct environmental inspections and audits and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Coordinate hazardous waste management activities in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Compliance and Documentation
- Maintain EH&S records, reports, permits, and regulatory documentation.
- Assist during regulatory inspections and audits.
- Monitor regulatory changes and communicate impacts to site leadership.
- Ensure timely completion of corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintain safety metrics, dashboards, compliance records, and inspection logs.
- Prepare reports for internal leadership review and regulatory requirements.
- Support internal and external audits.
- Support the implementation of safety culture improvement initiatives.
- Lead or support projects focused on hazard reduction, ergonomic improvements, energy conservation, and environmental sustainability.
- Promote employee participation in EH&S programs and continuous improvement activities.

Who You Are :

You are detail oriented, process focused and want to make an impact. Safety is important to you and you like to educate and identify ways to make an operation safe and efficient.

For This Role, You Will Need:

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Strong knowledge of safety, health, and environmental management principles, including risk assessment and mitigation, machinery and process safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, occupational health, fire protection, loss prevention, and regulatory compliance.
Communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence at all levels.
Solid problem-solving and root-cause analysis capability.
Proficiency in Microsoft…