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EHS Manager

Job in Northern, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Listing for: Gilder Search Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-22
Job specializations:
  • Business
    Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 85000 - 120000 USD Yearly USD 85000.00 120000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Northern

Our client is an established manufacturer in Spartanburg, South Carolina. We are seeking an EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, and safety initiatives across a high-hazard manufacturing operation. This position will play a key role in maintaining a strong safety culture, reducing risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting continuous improvement across the facility.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment, strong people and communication skills, and the ability to influence employees and leaders at all levels. Experience with ISO 14001/45001, regulated waste, machine guarding, robotics safety, and heavy manufacturing is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and continuously improve EHS programs, policies, and compliance initiatives.
  • Identify and prioritize risks to employees, the environment, and company property.
  • Maintain a strong floor presence and engage with employees, operations, and leadership.
  • Lead injury/incident investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and workers’ compensation cases.
  • Develop and conduct safety training for employees at all levels.
  • Track EHS metrics and lead risk-reduction and cost-control initiatives.
  • Manage environmental compliance, including stormwater, wastewater, SPCC, and regulated waste.
  • Oversee wastewater treatment and maintain ISO 14001 certification and sustainability requirements.
  • Lead internal audits and serve as the primary EHS representative for SCOSHA, SCDES, Spartanburg Water, ISO, and other external audits.
  • Provide EHS leadership for capital projects, new processes, equipment installations, machine guarding, robotics, presses, cranes, and other high-hazard equipment.
  • Partner with operations and leadership to drive change, continuous improvement, and new manufacturing processes.
  • Manage site security, including onsite security personnel.
Required Qualifications
  • 5+ years of EHS experience in a heavy manufacturing environment
  • Experience with South Carolina Workers' Compensation requirements
  • Experience managing regulated waste streams and environmental compliance
  • ISO 14001 internal auditor certification
  • Growth and continuous improvement mindset
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Industrial Safety, Engineering, or a related field
  • Union manufacturing experience
  • RCRA or hazardous waste training/certification
  • Professional EHS certification
  • Machine guarding and/or robotics safety experience
  • ANSI B11 and/or ANSI/RIA R15 training
  • Overhead crane and forklift safety experience
  • Wastewater treatment experience
  • Capital project management experience
  • Industrial hygiene monitoring experience
Why Join?
  • Join an established Tier 1 automotive manufacturing operation
  • Take on a hands‑on EHS role that champions safety from top down
  • Work closely with cross‑functional teams
  • Be apart of a facility that includes EHS department in decision with capital improvement projects
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