Environmental, Health & Safety; EHS) Manager

Kanto is a U.S. leader in high-purity specialty chemicals, powering the world’s most advanced industries.With a proven legacy of precision, safety, and innovation, we partner with global leaders in semiconductors, technology, and chemical processing to deliver products that meet the most uncompromising standards of quality and reliability.

At Kanto, our people are our greatest strength. Collaboration, commitment, and excellence define how we work, while continuous improvement drives both our success and employee growth. Joining Kanto means shaping the future of technology and manufacturing—while building your career in a dynamic, high-impact environment where your work truly matters.

The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager leads Kanto's workplace safety, occupational health, and applicable environmental programs at the Portland Manufacturing Facility. Operating within a chemical manufacturing environment supporting the semiconductor industry, this position is responsible for strengthening Kanto's safety culture, reducing operational risk, maintaining regulatory compliance, and ensuring safe work practices are consistently understood and followed.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership position that partners with Production, Warehouse/Logistics, Engineering, Facilities, Quality, HR, and Process Safety Management (PSM).

• Lead and continuously improve Kanto's site EHS programs, policies, procedures, and safe-work practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including OSHA/Oregon OSHA and applicable environmental regulations.
• Maintain required EHS documentation, OSHA records, regulatory reporting, programs, and inspection readiness.
• Monitor regulatory and industry developments and recommend changes to Kanto practices as appropriate.
• Support regulatory inspections, customer EHS audits, supplier qualification requirements, and associated corrective actions.
• Partner with operational leaders to establish clear safety expectations and accountability throughout their departments.

• Conduct routine safety audits, inspections, risk assessments, and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) across production, warehouse/material handling, yard, laboratory, office, and other operating areas.
• Assess hazards associated with specific work activities, including chemical handling and tasks such as leak testing acid drums, and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Identify and implement appropriate engineering controls, administrative controls, PPE requirements, and safe-work procedures.
• Continuously evaluate work practices to ensure consistent implementation of safety standards.
• Track audit findings, hazards, and corrective actions through completion and verify effectiveness.
• Participate in safety reviews for new equipment, processes, facility modifications, and significant operational changes.
• Lead or coordinate investigations involving injuries, illnesses, chemical exposures, spills, property damage, near misses, and significant safety events.
• Apply root-cause analysis to identify contributing factors and systemic risks.
• Develop corrective and preventive actions with responsible leaders and track them through verified completion.
• Analyze incident, near-miss, and safety-observation trends to identify opportunities for prevention and continuous improvement.

• Partner closely with Kanto's PSM Manager and technical leaders to coordinate occupational and process safety requirements.
• Support safe chemical handling, storage, transfer, PPE selection, hazardous-material management, and emergency response.
• Participate as appropriate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Management of Change (MOC), pre-startup safety reviews, and related process-safety activities.
• Ensure employees understand applicable chemical hazards, controls, PPE, emergency procedures, and safe-work expectations.
• Support compliance involving hazardous materials, hazardous waste, chemical storage, spill prevention and response, and other applicable environmental requirements.
• Maintain and continuously improve site emergency preparedness procedures.
• Coordinate drills involving evacuation, chemical releases, spills, fire, medical emergencies, and other relevant scenarios.
• Partner with internal teams and external emergency-response resources as appropriate.

• Lead monthly Safety Committee meetings and ensure identified actions are followed through to completion.
• Develop and implement toolbox talks, safety alerts, visual communications, and employee safety campaigns.
• Organize and maintain PPE stations at point-of-use locations and monitor inventory and availability.
• Keep safety and safe-work practices highly visible throughout PMF.
• Encourage employee reporting of hazards, near misses, unsafe conditions, and improvement opportunities.
• Apply industry best practices and appropriate behavior-based safety principles to strengthen…