EHS Manager

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal • Gardena, CA

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About The Position

The EHS Manager develops, implements, coordinates, and maintains environmental, health, and safety programs and policies in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The role ensures ongoing compliance, oversees worker safety training, investigates workplace incidents, assesses and mitigates safety risks, and facilitates required government safety inspections. It requires strong managerial, communication, and analytical skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and the ability to handle high-stress and emergency situations. The position typically works regular business hours and is expected to be on call for on-site safety emergencies.

The EHS Manager maintains internal controls and oversees compliance, auditing, and certification of environmental and safety processes. The role develops written policies and programs, maintains required environmental records, establishes company safety goals, coordinates training, oversees plant inspections, and works with regulators, auditors, consultants, contractors, employees, and engineering teams. It also directs organizational EHS management activities, supports process reviews and engineering controls, promotes safety awareness, and leads or serves on EHS committees.

Additional responsibilities include providing technical supervision and guidance on pollution control and environmental management; maintaining inventories of installations, including hazardous-waste storage, and their regulatory status; monitoring regulatory changes and advising plants and corporate staff; and developing and managing the company’s workers’ compensation program, including claims investigations, settlements, litigation, and related standards and procedures.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of federal and California safety and industrial hygiene compliance regulations.
• Strong leadership skills and experience influencing employees at all levels in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Solid overall business acumen and a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Attention to detail and commitment to full compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes while managing several projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal direction and supervision.
• High energy level and ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and deliver results.
• Ability to comply with environmental safe practices and regulations.
• Thorough knowledge of oil and chemical labeling and storage requirements.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and manage a workers’ compensation program, including claim investigations, settlements, and litigation.
• Ability to establish standards and procedures for workers’ compensation matters.
• S. or B.A. degree, preferably in a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of related experience.
• Advanced use of MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and other productivity tools.
• Ability to handle high-stress and emergency situations.
• Ability to be on call for on-site safety emergencies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in aerospace and manufacturing environments.
• Degree in a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Maintain internal controls over environmental and safety processes and manage business risks in line with company expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct or oversee ongoing compliance, auditing, and certification of environmental, health, and safety processes.
• Develop written safety and environmental policies that comply with applicable government guidelines, regulations, and laws.
• Complete, submit, and maintain required environmental reports and records.
• Develop and implement company-wide and department-specific safety programs and annual safety goals.
• Identify safety training needs and develop, coordinate, deliver, and document safety and environmental training for new hires and employees.
• Oversee plant safety inspections and advise on appropriate corrective actions.
• Interface with regulatory officials and auditors, consultants, and contractors.
• Monitor employee use of personal protective equipment and compliance with safety policies and practices.
• Review injury, illness, and non-injury incident investigation reports, identify causal factors, and take appropriate action to address potential problems.
• Direct environmental, health, and safety management tasks conducted by organizational personnel.
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and maintain written EHS programs, policies, and training in accordance with OSHA, Cal/OSHA, USEPA, corporate standards, and applicable laws.
• Provide technical EHS support and information to required personnel.
• Participate in process reviews, including process hazard analyses.
• Support corporate and plant engineering efforts to implement engineering controls that minimize safety and occupational health hazards.
• Promote safety and health awareness through company memoranda, newsletters, and training programs.
• Lead and serve on EHS-related committees.
• Provide technical supervision concerning the adequacy of pollution-control considerations and recommend policies for pollution abatement and environmental management.
• Maintain inventories of existing installations, including hazardous-waste storage, and track their compliance status under applicable regulations.
• Read safety data sheets and maintain knowledge of oil and chemical labeling and storage requirements.
• Monitor federal and California occupational safety, health, and environmental regulatory changes and advise manufacturing plants and corporate staff to support timely compliance.
• Develop, maintain, and manage the company’s workers’ compensation program, including claim investigations, settlements, and litigation.
• Establish standards and procedures for workers’ compensation matters.
• Comply with environmental safe practices and regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager