EHS Manager

As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2024 revenue of $3.6 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,500 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world‑changing innovations to their end markets.

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The Facility EHS Manager/Specialist reports directly to the Site Plant Manager and is responsible for leading the facility’s Environmental, Health, Safety, Security, and Sustainability (EHSS&S) programs. This position ensures regulatory compliance, drives a strong safety culture, supports environmental stewardship, and maintains effective industrial hygiene and process safety programs. The successful candidate will be highly visible on the manufacturing floor, partnering closely with employees, supervisors, and leadership teams to promote continuous improvement and operational excellence.

• Implement and maintain the site’s EHSS&S management systems and corporate safety programs.
• Assess training needs and develop, coordinate, and deliver employee safety training programs.
• Lead the facility Safety Team and promote employee engagement in safety initiatives.
• Lead accident, injury, and near‑miss investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct audits and inspections of plant operations to ensure employees have the training, procedures, tools, and PPE necessary to work safely.
• Develop, monitor, and communicate EHSS&S goals, metrics, leading indicators, and performance results.
• Maintain injury and illness tracking systems and ensure proper reporting procedures are followed.
• Ensure emergency response programs and teams are maintained, including First Aid, HAZWOPER spill response, and Safety Committee activities.
• Build and sustain a positive, proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
• Collaborate with corporate and global EHSS&S teams to implement company‑wide programs, initiatives, and best practices.

• Manage environmental permits and regulatory programs, ensuring ongoing compliance, audit readiness, timely reporting, and permit modifications as required.
• Coordinate environmental inspections, sampling, recordkeeping, and submissions required by federal, state, and local regulations.
• Manage hazardous and special waste activities, including profiling, storage, transportation, and disposal.
• Support sustainability initiatives and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate environmental compliance training related to hazardous waste, stormwater, spill prevention, air permitting, and waste minimization.
• Conduct facility inspections and identify opportunities for housekeeping, environmental, and safety improvements.
• Customize and implement corporate environmental programs to meet site‑specific operational needs.

• Develop and maintain employee health risk assessments, approved chemical inventories, and the site Chemical Hygiene Plan.
• Assess chemical and physical hazard exposures through workplace observations, process hazard reviews, and evaluation of process or product changes.
• Conduct or coordinate industrial hygiene monitoring activities, document findings, and communicate recommendations for exposure control improvements.
• Recommend and support implementation of engineering, administrative, and PPE controls to reduce employee exposures.
• Serve as a resource on chemical and physical hazard recognition, exposure assessment, and control strategies.

• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) programs, including HAZOP reviews, process hazard assessments, engineering controls, and Management of Change (MOC) activities.
• Review capital projects and process modifications to ensure EHSS&S considerations are incorporated into facility design and operations.
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