Environmental Health & Safety Manager
About The Position
The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager leads environmental compliance, workplace safety, and continuous improvement initiatives at an Ohio manufacturing facility. The role is hands-on in plant operations and partners with leadership and frontline employees to build a proactive safety culture across a multi-shift manufacturing environment. The manager oversees EHS programs and compliance, maintains the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, and supports safety, environmental, training, incident response, and employee engagement activities. The position also collaborates with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Human Resources to integrate safety into daily processes.
Requirements
- Five or more years of progressive EHS experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience with environmental compliance, incident investigations, and ISO 14001 required or strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of OSHA regulations, environmental requirements, industrial hygiene, risk assessment, and corrective-action processes.
- Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in an active manufacturing environment and support multiple shifts, emergencies, and occasional off-hours requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related field preferred.
- Automotive, aluminum die casting, machining, heat treatment, or other high-hazard manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- CSP, CHMM, CIH, ASP, OSHA 30-Hour General Industry, or comparable credentials preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead and continuously improve environmental, health, and safety programs across all shifts.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, U.S. EPA, Ohio EPA, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Maintain and improve the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
- Conduct plant inspections, risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and compliance audits.
- Lead incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
- Oversee machine guarding, lockout/tagout, hazardous materials, PPE, industrial hygiene, and other critical safety programs.
- Coordinate workers’ compensation, injury case management, and return-to-work initiatives.
- Develop and deliver safety training, emergency preparedness programs, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Track EHS performance metrics, analyze trends, and report results to leadership.
- Manage environmental permits, reporting, sustainability initiatives, and regulatory inspections.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Human Resources to integrate safety into daily processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
