Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

King & Prince Seafood Corp•Brunswick, GA

2d•$85,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The EHS Manager leads the management, execution, and continuous improvement of environmental, health, safety, and security programs across the Brunswick facility. The role partners with site leadership and cross-functional teams to build a proactive EHS culture, prevent injuries, ensure regulatory and company compliance, reduce risk, maintain security readiness, and support operational excellence. The manager oversees EHS systems, compliance programs, audits, risk-reduction initiatives, incident investigations, employee training, contractor safety, emergency response, process safety management, industrial hygiene, occupational health, and site security. The role also coordinates environmental permitting and reporting, workers’ compensation matters, and the development and modification of facilities, equipment, processes, and workstations to support safe operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, environmental science, engineering, industrial hygiene, or a closely related field, or a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience.
At least 8 years of progressive EHS leadership experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or related industrial operational setting.
Demonstrated responsibility for regulatory compliance, incident investigation, risk reduction, training, audits, and cross-functional leadership.
Thorough knowledge of applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations; safety engineering and design principles; EHS management systems; industrial safety practices; environmental compliance requirements; and risk-based prevention methods.
Superior communication, critical-thinking, leadership, and influencing skills.
Knowledge of emergency response, crisis management, and critical incident response principles and practices.
Project-management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Strong MS Office skills.
Ability to walk and stand for extended periods, frequently navigate operational areas and uneven surfaces, and occasionally access elevated or rooftop areas using designated access points.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 25 pounds and to bend, stoop, crouch, reach, and climb as needed.
Ability to wear required PPE and periodically work in manufacturing conditions that may include noise, temperature variations, and wet conditions.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification preferred, such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, ASP, CSM, or another relevant EHS, environmental, industrial hygiene, or safety certification.

Responsibilities

Lead and direct a proactive EHS culture, integrating EHS into planning, operations, maintenance, contractor work, and daily business decisions.
Promote leadership commitment and accountability for EHS, and support employee involvement and engagement at all levels.
Design, deploy, monitor, and improve EHS management systems, infrastructure, processes, governance routines, and performance expectations in consultation with stakeholders.
Lead cross-functional hazard analyses, environmental assessments, and risk-reduction programs; use data to assess hazards and trends, prioritize actions, and communicate mitigation strategies.
Develop EHS plans, objectives, ownership expectations, and measurable targets; monitor and communicate performance metrics, corrective-action status, audit findings, incident trends, and risk-reduction progress.
Lead implementation and review of EHS systems through governance plans, audits, inspections, and management reviews; conduct and coordinate regular on-site audits and reviews.
Oversee the design, engineering, and modification of facilities, equipment, processes, and workstations to ensure safe operations, including ergonomics and machine safeguarding.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations, company standards, permits, and internal procedures.
Manage environmental compliance programs covering air, water, stormwater, hazardous materials, and chemical management, including permits, plans, inspections, reporting, training, and corrective actions.
Manage incident investigation, reporting, corrective actions, and communications, including root-cause analysis, recurrence prevention, loss control, regulatory reporting coordination, and verification of corrective-action effectiveness.
Lead contractor, vendor, and visitor safety processes, including orientation, site-access expectations, pre-job risk reviews, compliance verification, and coordination with operations and facilities teams.
Develop, lead, and track EHS education and training for employees, supervisors, and senior management.
Develop and oversee process safety management programs and ensure compliance.
Direct industrial hygiene, occupational health, and general safety programs.
Lead development of emergency response and crisis management plans and conduct drills and tabletop exercises as needed; assist with food defense, security, and crisis response issues.
Oversee site security personnel, programs, protocols, access controls, risk assessments, and incident response activities.
Coordinate with the workers’ compensation insurer and internal stakeholders regarding injury claims, investigations, return-to-work efforts, and loss-prevention initiatives.
Walk and stand for extended periods and navigate facility areas, including uneven surfaces, stairs, and elevated areas, to conduct inspections, audits, investigations, training, and other EHS activities.
Occasionally access facility and site areas from ground level to rooftops using stairs, ladders, platforms, and other designated access points.
Occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 25 pounds; bend, stoop, crouch, reach, and climb as needed.
Wear required PPE and periodically work in manufacturing environments with possible noise, temperature variations, wet conditions, and other operational conditions.