Environmental Health and Safety Manager
About The Position
The Environmental Health and Safety Manager is an on-site member of the T&O Global Supply Chain team, responsible for comprehensive environmental, health, and safety programs at the Jackson plant. The role leads site compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and translates corporate EHS requirements—including audits, reporting, safety initiatives, road maps, scorecards, and training—into site management systems and goals. The manager partners with corporate EHS leads, plant management, government agencies, and site EHS staff to oversee audits, resolve and document findings, achieve EHS targets, and support regulatory compliance. The role provides technical EHS expertise, monitors performance against goals, shares best practices, and oversees environmental permitting needs during facility restructuring and process changes. It also supports EHS training and compliance with OSHA standards across a range of workplace safety programs. The position is based in Jackson, Tennessee. The stated annual full-time salary range is $86,000 to $131,866.66, with the offered amount dependent on factors including job level, location, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience. The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in health and safety or environmental sciences.
- At least 3 years of experience in industrial manufacturing or a regulatory government environment.
- Detailed knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and other applicable industry environmental, health, and safety standards.
- Leadership experience in a high-accountability, metrics-driven environment.
- Ability to balance a strong sense of compliance urgency with sensitivity to operational needs.
- Strong communication, organization, presentation, and project-management skills.
- Sound analytical skills and ability to gather, interpret, and synthesize complex data.
- Ability to manage outsourcing of and/or train staff on safety topics, including general safety awareness, machine guarding, tool safety, ladder safety, LOTO, and forklift safety.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Safety Professional or equivalent certification.
- Previous ISO 14001/18001 experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage the development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive environmental, health, and safety programs for the Jackson plant.
- Provide leadership, direction, and support to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Translate corporate EHS requirements—including auditing programs, environmental reporting, safety initiatives, the EHS Road Map, scorecards, and training—into management systems with site-specific goals.
- Partner with corporate EHS leads to implement corporate audit requirements and ensure audit findings and recommendations are resolved, closed, and documented.
- Interface with regulatory and public-sector EHS agencies and authorities, and liaise between plant management and government agencies on regulatory issues.
- Manage and direct the site in achieving EHS targets and objectives, and develop and maintain goals that support corporate and business-group EHS initiatives.
- Support creation of EHS goals for the site manager and activity-based goals for leadership, functional managers, and front-line supervisors to drive EHS culture, compliance, and results.
- Serve as a technical resource with working knowledge of relevant corporate and regulatory EHS requirements and issues.
- Identify and communicate best management practices across the product group.
- Oversee and assist EHS Coordinators during facility restructuring and major process changes, verifying that environmental permits are obtained before equipment installation or process modification.
- Analyze and report site and product-group performance against goals.
- Facilitate or coordinate annual EHS audits for compliance certification, oversee corrective actions, and report audit results to the Director of EHS as necessary.
- Assure compliance with OSHA standards, including industrial hygiene, energy control (LOTO), NFPA 70e, confined-space entry, fall protection, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, hot work, and contractor safety.
- Manage outsourcing of and/or train staff in general safety awareness, machine guarding, hand and powered tool safety, ladder safety, LOTO, forklift safety, and related topics.
- Address storm-water permit and sampling protocol requirements for permit compliance.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program
- Disability benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid time off, including paid vacation, holidays, and personal days
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products
- Discount programs for partner vendors
- Learning and development resources, including a digital learning portal, Lean Academy, and online university
- Career development opportunities across multiple career paths
- Volunteerism and community-giving opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
