EHS Manager

REPORTS TO:

Direct to Plant Manager with a dotted line to VP of Human Resources and EHS

SUPERVISES:
Safety Coordinator and Environmental Tech

Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Hunt Forest Products is seeking a highly experienced Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager to lead, direct, and continuously improve safety and environmental performance across our manufacturing facility. This role serves as a key member of plant leadership, building and driving a proactive safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, and reducing operational risk while supporting production goals.

The ideal candidate brings 10 or more years of progressive EHS experience in a mill, refinery, chemical, or heavy industrial environment, has strong leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to translate regulatory requirements into effective, practical, and sustainable field execution.

• Lead, manage, and motivate EHS personnel and site level safety resources to meet or exceed safety and environmental performance objectives.
• Actively promote a Zero Incident mindset, SIF Validations, Safety Audits and one-on-one training through visible leadership, coaching, and workforce engagement.
• Serve as the primary EHS advisor to Facility Management and Corporate Leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety awareness, skills, behaviors, and accountability at all organizational levels.
• Lead and continually develop the Safety Committee to assist them in meeting goals and expectations.

• Develop, implement, enforce, and continuously improve site specific Safety and Environmental policies across multiple facilities as applicable.
• Ensure compliance with all OSHA, EPA, state, local, and corporate EHS requirements.
• Oversee life critical work processes, including permits, isolations, line breaks, confined space, excavations, lifts, and hot work in accordance with policy and OSHA rescue guidelines.
• Lead EHS policy variance reviews when standard procedures present increased risk, ensuring appropriate documentation, risk mitigation, and approvals.

• Lead and direct incident investigations (injuries, near misses, property damage, environmental events) to identify root causes and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate and execute hazard identification and risk reduction initiatives to drive sustainable incident reduction.
• Monitor safety performance metrics, audit findings, and trends; develop corrective action plans as needed.

• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate safety orientation and onboarding for new employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Ensure continued safety training, testing, and competency verification for all employees.
• Maintain accurate training documentation and regulatory records.

• Partner with Construction and Project Managers to ensure EHS requirements are integrated into planning and execution of projects.
• Monitor contractor safety performance, headcounts, PPE compliance, and onboarding.
• Ensure all tools and equipment meet facility inspection standards and are appropriate for assigned tasks.

• Ensure compliance with facility environmental programs, including but not limited to storm water management, chemical handling, SDS availability, spill response, and waste management.
• Coordinate environmental inspections, corrective actions, and reporting as required.

• Provide transparent and timely follow up to Facility and Corporate Management regarding:
  • First aid cases
  • Near misses
  • Recordable injuries
  • Workers’ compensation cases
  • Property damage
  • Serious safety violations
  • Findings in both preliminary and final investigations
• Ensure immediate reporting of all incidents and accurate entry of documentation into required tracking systems.
• Support or lead Workers’ Compensation claims management in collaboration with Facility and Corporate partners.

• A degree in a technical field directly related to Safety, Environmental, or…