The EHS Manager is responsible for driving safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health, security, and environmental initiatives at the manufacturing level. This includes building a strong safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance with DOT, OSHA, and EPA standards, conducting audits, managing ISO 14001 activities, delivering training, and leading process improvement efforts. The position also involves regulatory reporting, data management, and ensuring compliance in waste management, air quality, and spill control.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines
- Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law
- Conduct training and presentations for health, safety, environmental and accident prevention
- Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations
- Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions
- Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker’s compensation claims
- Develop, update, and administer the implementation of the ISO 140001 environmental management system.
- Partner with Senior leadership on the development of the EMS to assign, track, and verify EHS responsibilities and integrate them into the overall business operation.
- Manage and maintain environmental compliance for CERCLA/SARA, air quality (CAA), waste (RCRA), stormwater (SWPPP), and wastewater programs (CWA).
- Sponsor site safety committees and other ES&H related project teams to establish a culture of health and safety.
- Perform root cause analysis, process improvement and problem-solving of environmental and safety incidents.
- Conduct routine workplace safety inspections and establish measurable standards from which further recommendations (continuous improvement) can be made, with effective follow-up.
- Serve as the ISO 14000 Management Representative.
- Ensure legislative compliance with OSHA, EPA, ADA, Fire Codes, and serve as a liaison with area OSHA representatives.
