Environmental, Health and Safety Manager
About The Position
Chatsworth Products (CPI), an employee-owned manufacturer with four sites in California, Texas and North Carolina, is seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety Manager to lead environmental, health and safety across all sites. The manager leads and develops three site Safety Coordinators, serves as CPI’s primary contact with OSHA and environmental agencies, and promotes a proactive safety culture. The role oversees safety programs, compliance, audits, recordkeeping, required training and inspections, monthly Safety Huddles, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, and the EHS operating budget for all four sites. It develops and enforces written safety policies and represents CPI during regulatory inspections and complaints. Environmental duties include managing permits, monitoring, reporting and outside consultants, with signatory authority. The manager also supports sustainability reporting and initiatives, partners with HR on workers’ compensation, coordinates insurer loss-prevention visits and industrial hygiene surveys, and administers EHS and site-security systems. The position is based at the Simi Valley Plant in Simi Valley, California. The work environment includes an office and manufacturing plant; PPE is required on the production floor. Travel between sites may be up to 40%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science or a related field.
- At least 8 years of safety experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA and environmental compliance in multi-site manufacturing.
- Experience with budgeting, emergency planning and business continuity.
- Proficiency with EHS management software and Microsoft Office.
- Ability to travel up to 40% between sites.
- Ability to walk and stand for extended periods during audits, use stairs and lift up to 50 lbs.
- PPE is required on the production floor.
Nice To Haves
- Senior EHS leadership experience in a multi-site organization.
- Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, CHMM or CIH.
- ISO 14001, emergency management (NIMS/ICS) or facility security experience.
- Fluency in Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop three site Safety Coordinators.
- Set annual proactive safety goals and report progress at Quarterly Owners Meetings.
- Conduct regular safety audits at each site to ensure OSHA readiness and drive corrective action.
- Manage the corporate compliance calendar, including required training, drills and inspections; safety recordkeeping; and monthly Safety Huddles.
- Maintain CPI’s disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
- Develop and manage the EHS operating budget for all four sites.
- Develop, update and enforce written safety policies based on facility risks and exposures, meeting applicable Cal/OSHA, North Carolina DOL and Federal OSHA requirements.
- Represent CPI during OSHA inspections and complaints, including abatement and informal conferences.
- Manage environmental permits, monitoring and reporting for stormwater, hazardous waste, wastewater, air and chemical inventory, with signatory authority; select and direct outside consultants as needed.
- Support greenhouse gas reporting, ISO 14001 adoption and product environmental declarations, including REACH, RoHS and Prop 65.
- Partner with HR on workers’ compensation and coordinate insurer loss-prevention visits and industrial hygiene surveys.
- Administer EHS management software, including incident reporting, audits and SDS, as well as safety and site-security access systems.
- Serve as a company-wide EHS resource and promote every employee-owner’s responsibility for safety.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
