Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Shift: 1st shift

City:
Solon

The Manager, Environmental, Health, and Safety is responsible for leading the enterprise Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) program across a global manufacturing organization with more than 20 locations with manufacturing, processing, assembly and distribution activities. This role provides strategic direction, governance, and oversight to a team of EHS supervisors and professionals while partnering with site leadership to ensure regulatory compliance, risk reduction, injury prevention, and the development of a strong safety culture.

The Manager, EHS also establishes corporate standards, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and ensures alignment with company objectives related to employee safety and environmental stewardship.

• Develop and execute the corporate EHS strategy, roadmap, and annual objectives aligned with organizational goals.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of EHS supervisors and professionals responsible for site-level EHS execution.
• Partner with Corporate Communications to develop and drive a corporate safety communications strategy that is built on data trends and advancement of the safety culture.
• Establish enterprise-wide EHS standards, policies, procedures, and management systems.
• Drive a culture of safety ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across all locations.
• Partner with legal, serve as a corporate subject matter expert on occupational safety and environmental compliance matters.

• Lead enterprise efforts to identify, assess, and reduce workplace hazards and operational risks.
• Oversee risk assessment programs, machine safety initiatives, ergonomic improvements, and injury prevention strategies.
• Ensure effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented following incidents, audits, and risk assessments.
• Analyze injury, illness, and near-miss trends to identify systemic improvement opportunities.
• Champion initiatives that advance the organization toward world‑class safety performance with the ultimate goal of zero injuries.

• Partner with sustainability leaders to support environmental stewardship initiatives and corporate sustainability goals.
• Collect and report key environmental, energy and sustainability data for the enterprise.
• Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations, permits, and reporting requirements.
• Oversee environmental programs including waste management, air emissions, wastewater, stormwater, and chemical management.
• Monitor emerging regulations and assess business impacts.

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and applicable international EHS regulations and standards.
• Maintain corporate EHS policies, procedures, and management systems.
• Lead internal compliance reviews, audits, and management system assessments.
• Coordinate responses to regulatory inspections, audits, notices, and corrective actions.
• Track and communicate EHS performance metrics to executive leadership.

• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, quality, maintenance, and human resources leaders to integrate EHS principles into daily operations.
• Support facility expansions, capital projects, process changes, and new equipment installations through EHS reviews and risk assessments.
• Drive standardization and sharing of best practices across sites.
• Lead enterprise EHS improvement projects focused on risk reduction, compliance, and operational efficiency.

• Establish enterprise EHS training requirements and competency development programs.
• Promote employee engagement through safety observations, leadership involvement, and communication initiatives.
• Foster a culture where safety is a core value and integral part of operational decision-making.

Approximate # of direct reports – 4 EHS Supervisors

Required:

• Education:
  
  BS in engineering, business or related field.
• Experience:
  
  10+ years of relevant experience in professional manufacturing position. 5+…