EHS Manager I

Dart Container•Mason, OH

About The Position

The EHS Manager oversees safety and compliance initiatives at a manufacturing facility. The role focuses on maintaining regulatory compliance, achieving safety and quality KPIs, and driving continuous improvement. Responsibilities include overseeing EHS programs, managing audits, delivering training, tracking chemical inventories, and conducting incident investigations using Root Cause Analysis. The role calls for a proactive leader with EHS management experience and strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and leadership skills. The position requires either a bachelor’s degree and three years of experience managing EHS issues, or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of such experience. Preferred qualifications include a relevant science or engineering degree, manufacturing experience, experience managing multi-shift or continuous operations, certain industrial-sector experience, Lean manufacturing experience, and professional certifications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience managing EHS issues, or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of experience managing EHS issues.
Strong interpersonal skills; accessible and approachable manner.
Ability to use business sense and creativity to develop ideas, approaches, and solutions.
Ability to use logic and reasoning to evaluate alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Knowledge of business and management principles, including planning, resource allocation, cost analysis and budgeting, people management, and leadership guidance.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to influence decision-making and communicate difficult issues.
Experience managing or handling compliance issues, permitting for all media, OSHA/EPA programs, regulatory reviews, permit preparation, reporting, and record keeping.
Experience evaluating and interpreting OSHA, EPA, and DOT regulations and NFPA, ANSI, ASTM, ASME, BOMA, and BOCA standards.
Experience with federal, state, and local workers’ compensation law.
Prior experience establishing a proactive ergonomics program.
Experience using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to create basic reports, documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or another science field.
Experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience managing multi-shift or continuous operations.
Paper converting, chemical/plastics processing, or packaging industrial experience.
Lean manufacturing experience.
Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification.

Responsibilities

Oversee EHS programs and safety and compliance initiatives at a manufacturing facility.
Maintain regulatory compliance and achieve safety and quality KPIs.
Drive continuous improvement.
Manage audits and deliver employee training.
Track chemical inventories.
Conduct incident investigations using Root Cause Analysis.
Manage compliance issues, permitting, regulatory reviews, permit preparation, reporting, and record keeping.
Evaluate and interpret applicable regulations and standards.
Establish a proactive ergonomics program.
Use and train employees on technology, processes, and procedures.