Environmental Health & Safety Manager

The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager leads workplace safety, environmental compliance, and risk management programs within a highly technical, chemical-focused manufacturing environment. This role partners closely with operations, engineering, quality, and leadership teams to design, implement, and continuously improve programs that protect employees, ensure regulatory compliance, and support safe and efficient production. The position offers the opportunity to shape safety culture, influence strategic initiatives, and provide hands‑on support to day‑to‑day manufacturing activities in a high‑tech, safety‑first setting.

• Lead, develop, and continuously improve environmental, health, and safety programs across the manufacturing facility.
• Conduct regular safety audits, inspections, job hazard analyses (JHAs), and risk assessments throughout production operations.
• Investigate incidents, near misses, chemical releases, hazardous exposures, and workplace injuries, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Evaluate chemical hazards and process risks, and develop exposure control strategies, safe operating practices, and engineering controls.
• Support process safety initiatives, including participation in Process Safety Management (PSM) programs, Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), HAZOP studies, Management of Change (MOC), and Pre‑Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR).
• Collaborate with operations and engineering teams on new equipment installations, operational changes, and process improvements to ensure safety is integrated into design and execution.
• Develop, deliver, and maintain safety training programs, employee engagement initiatives, and safety communications that reinforce a strong safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, EPA, DEQ, RCRA, environmental regulations, air permitting requirements, and internal safety and environmental standards.
• Interpret and apply Safety Data Sheets (SDS), chemical compatibility information, and regulatory requirements associated with hazardous substances and hazardous waste.
• Track, analyze, and report key safety performance indicators, trends, and improvement initiatives to leadership.
• Support emergency preparedness, spill response, and hazardous waste management programs, ensuring readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Provide expert guidance on industrial hygiene practices, PPE selection, chemical exposure risks, and toxicology fundamentals.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to operational and engineering leaders on EHS matters, influencing both strategic decision‑making and daily operations.
• Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence in all EHS activities while actively engaging employees in safety initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline.
• At least 7 years of progressive EHS, occupational safety, or industrial safety experience within manufacturing, chemical processing, semiconductor, specialty chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of chemical manufacturing operations, including bulk chemical handling, storage, transfer, and processing of hazardous materials.
• Demonstrated experience conducting safety audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and job hazard analyses (JHAs).
• Experience evaluating chemical hazards, process risks, exposure controls, and safe operating practices within production environments.
• Ability to conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and…