Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety; EHS Manager

Position: Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager
For decades, Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply has been committed to delivering exceptional uniform, linen, and facility service solutions to healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and commercial customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Our success is built on a culture of service, reliability, operational excellence, and a commitment to the safety and well-being of our employees.

As we continue to grow, we are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Corporate EHS Manager to lead and strengthen our environmental, health, safety, and compliance programs across all company locations.

Position Summary

The Corporate EHS Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining a comprehensive Environmental, Health & Safety program across all Dempsey facilities. This role provides strategic leadership and hands-on oversight of EHS compliance and safety culture for industrial laundry operations, maintenance functions, warehouses, distribution centers, and commercial vehicle fleets.

The Corporate EHS Manager will partner closely with plant leadership, engineering, maintenance, transportation, and operations teams to create a proactive safety culture that protects employees, ensures regulatory compliance, supports operational excellence, and advances Dempsey's commitment to quality and customer service.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate EHS Leadership & Compliance

* Develop, implement, and continuously improve a standardized corporate EHS management system across all Dempsey facilities.

* Serve as the primary company representative for OSHA, EPA, DOT, local environmental agencies, and regulatory inspections.

* Conduct facility audits, compliance inspections, hazard assessments, and risk evaluations while ensuring timely corrective action completion.

* Establish and monitor leading and lagging safety indicators, providing monthly executive-level reporting and recommendations.

* Manage environmental permitting, regulatory reporting, hazardous waste management, wastewater compliance, and environmental stewardship initiatives.

* Develop, maintain, and test company-wide Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP), emergency response procedures, crisis communications, and business continuity protocols.

Healthcare Laundry & Accreditation Compliance

* Lead and support compliance initiatives associated with Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) standards and Hygienically Clean certification requirements.

* Partner with Operations and Quality teams to ensure facilities maintain accreditation standards related to employee safety, infection prevention, quality assurance, and operational controls.

* Support audit readiness and corrective action implementation associated with accreditation reviews.

Production & Laundry Operations Safety

* Partner with plant leadership to identify and mitigate risks associated with industrial laundry processing, automated material handling systems, conveyors, finishing equipment, tunnel washers, dryers, boilers, and chemical dispensing systems.

* Develop and maintain Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Safe Work Procedures (SWPs), and risk assessments for production operations.

* Oversee Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, ergonomics, chemical handling, and noise exposure programs.

* Lead Management of Change (MOC) reviews and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for new equipment, facility expansions, and process modifications.

* Drive employee engagement through near-miss reporting, behavioral-based safety programs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Maintenance & Engineering Safety

* Ensure compliance with OSHA standards governing electrical safety, confined space entry, fall protection, hot work, machine safeguarding, and contractor management.

* Administer Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) training and exposure control plans where applicable.

* Review contractor safety plans and oversee contractor onboarding and compliance activities.

* Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance teams to integrate safety requirements into preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

* Oversee life-safety inspections and compliance programs for fire suppression systems, emergency eyewash stations, emergency…