EHS MANAGER

SLW Warren LLC • Warren, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

SLPT Automotive is seeking an experienced Environmental, Health & Safety Manager to lead site EHS compliance, risk reduction, program development, and sustainability initiatives in a manufacturing environment. The role identifies environmental and workplace risks, develops mitigation strategies, maintains required programs and records, and supports compliance with applicable MIOSHA, OSHA, EPA, and state and local requirements.

The EHS Manager partners with site leadership and employees, using regulatory knowledge, visible plant-floor engagement, data analysis, training, and continuous improvement to help create a productive, sustainable, and safe workplace. The position leads site EHS policies, programs, procedures, and management systems, including ISO 14001-aligned processes, and advances initiatives involving waste, energy, resource conservation, and emissions.

Work is performed in office and manufacturing environments, with frequent plant-floor interaction. Occasional travel to customer locations, supplier sites, or other SLPT facilities may be required. Business needs, regulatory matters, or incidents may occasionally require flexible hours, overtime, weekend work, or support across alternative shifts; specific expectations will be discussed during the hiring process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, engineering, facilities management, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of progressive EHS experience, including responsibility for EHS programs in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of occupational safety and environmental requirements administered by OSHA, EPA, and applicable state or local agencies.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, risk assessments, training, incident investigations, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining EHS policies, procedures, records, and corrective-action systems.
• Experience supporting emergency preparedness, incident response, and security-related protocols.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational levels, manage multiple priorities, and move improvement actions to completion.
• Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including frequent walking and standing in manufacturing areas, occasional lifting or moving items up to 30 pounds, and wearing required personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or comparable professional certification.
• Experience leading or maintaining an ISO 14001 environmental management system.
• Experience in automotive, metalworking, machining, assembly, or other complex manufacturing operations.
• Working knowledge of Michigan occupational safety and health requirements and agency processes.
• Experience with environmental permits, hazardous materials, waste management, spill prevention, air emissions, or stormwater compliance.
• Experience designing dashboards or reports for EHS and sustainability performance indicators.
• Change-management experience demonstrating practical employee engagement and sustained adoption of safer work practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve site EHS policies, programs, procedures, and management systems, including ISO 14001-aligned processes.
• Partner with site leadership, supervisors, employees, engineering, maintenance, quality, and operations to integrate EHS expectations into daily work and promote employee participation, hazard reporting, safe practices, and shared accountability.
• Advise leaders on EHS risks, priorities, corrective actions, regulatory obligations, and operational impacts.
• Monitor compliance with applicable MIOSHA, OSHA, EPA, and state and local environmental and occupational safety requirements.
• Conduct and document workplace inspections, program audits, risk assessments, and hazard evaluations.
• Coordinate regulatory agency interactions, audits, inspections, information requests, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain accurate permits, logs, records, reports, and supporting documentation, and track regulatory developments and implement appropriate program changes.
• Monitor corrective and preventive actions through closure and verify their effectiveness.
• Develop, deliver, or coordinate training on EHS requirements, hazards, environmental responsibilities, emergency procedures, and proper use of protective equipment.
• Lead or participate in incident, injury, near-miss, spill, and environmental-event investigations; facilitate root-cause analysis and ensure corrective actions address underlying system and process issues.
• Support emergency preparedness, response planning, drills, security protocols, and business-continuity coordination.
• Provide visible plant-floor coaching and reinforce EHS expectations across shifts and work areas.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and report EHS performance data and leading and lagging indicators; identify trends, emerging risks, recurring conditions, and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare updates and recommendations for site leadership and stakeholders, and use audit, incident, observation, and employee-feedback findings to prioritize improvements.
• Lead or support initiatives involving waste reduction, recycling, energy efficiency, pollution prevention, resource conservation, and emissions management.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and integrate sustainability opportunities into operations, and track and report applicable energy, waste, and emissions measures.
• Support other EHS, operational, or business priorities as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Career advancement pathways.
• Employee assistance resources.
• Exposure to global automotive operations, engineering programs, and sustainability priorities.
• Collaborative environment where EHS has direct visibility and business impact.

What This Job Offers

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