Pensacola Generator EHS Leader
About The Position
The EHS Leader guides environmental, health, and safety projects and ways of working at the Pensacola generator plant. The role reports to the Plant Leader, leads four direct employees, and aligns with the Global Value Stream EHS organization. It drives the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the team and has significant input into plant priorities. Guided by professional EHS practices and policies, the position has moderate autonomy and requires strong operational judgment. This is a hands-on manufacturing-floor position focused on managing industrial risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, coaching production teams, and preventing incidents. The EHS Leader develops and executes a site-specific EHS roadmap aligned with global GE Vernova standards, advises the Plant Leader on safety risks and operational impacts, and uses site KPIs and incident and audit trends to guide corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, or a High School Diploma/GED and at least 6 years of direct, on-the-floor EHS leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven technical experience with manufacturing-specific safety regulations, with a focus on OSHA 1910.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in heavy manufacturing and a strong understanding of production lines and shop-floor operations.
- Ability to identify industrial hazards, including mechanical pinch points and electrical safety risks, and determine effective mitigations.
- Ability to translate safety data into mechanical or process-based solutions that production supervisors and operators can implement.
- Ability to earn the respect of shop-floor leads and operators through consistent presence, technical competence, and collaborative problem-solving.
Responsibilities
- Spend the majority of time on the manufacturing floor and support production teams in following safe work practices each shift.
- Manage manufacturing hazards, including overhead crane and rigging operations, machine guarding, high-voltage test areas, forklift and pedestrian traffic, and industrial chemical storage.
- Identify at-risk behaviors and hazardous conditions before incidents occur.
- Manage day-to-day OSHA and EPA requirements, including permits, audits, and reporting.
- Deliver practical, shop-floor-relevant safety training and coach production staff to understand and apply safety rules.
- Use tools such as Benchmark Gensuite to track safety performance, analyze incident trends, and drive corrective actions.
- Work with plant engineering and maintenance teams to design safer work cells and integrate safety into production equipment and workflows.
- Develop and execute the site-specific EHS roadmap in alignment with global GE Vernova standards.
- Advise the Plant Leader on safety risks and operational impacts.
- Manage site EHS KPIs and analyze incident trends and audit results to drive Read Across improvements and corrective actions.
- Lead and drive the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of a team of four direct employees.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Access to Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
- Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan with a 401(k) savings opportunity, company matching contributions, and company retirement contributions.
- Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
- Tuition assistance.
- Adoption assistance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Disability benefits.
- Life insurance.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Permissive time off.
- Discretionary annual bonus eligibility.
- Relocation assistance.
- Professional development and competitive compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
