Facility Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Triumvirate Environmental•Jeannette, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Triumvirate Environmental is hiring an experienced Facility Environmental Health & Safety Manager to support its recycling and manufacturing facility in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. The role supports safe, compliant operations involving regulated medical waste receiving and processing, recovered material handling, and polymer lumber manufacturing. The manager partners with facility leadership, Production, Maintenance, Engineering, and Corporate Compliance to reduce risk, maintain regulatory compliance, and promote a learning-oriented safety culture through continuous improvement. Regular production-floor presence and engagement with employees across operating shifts are expected. This position reports to the Northeast Regional EHST Manager and works closely with Jeannette facility leadership. The manager develops and maintains facility EHS programs, assesses operational and equipment risks, coordinates machine safety and hazardous energy controls, supports compliant waste handling and treatment records, and maintains environmental compliance documentation. The role includes inspections, audits, industrial hygiene coordination, EHS reviews of equipment and process changes, contractor and maintenance safety support, incident investigations, employee training, emergency preparedness, safety meetings, EHS data management, and coordination of controls for receiving, shipping, docks, yard traffic, and onsite material movement. The manager also supports medical surveillance programs and assists with enforcement of the drug and alcohol policy. Triumvirate Environmental provides environmental services to organizations in higher education, life sciences, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing. The company describes a culture focused on learning, growth, creativity, excellence, and service to employees and customers. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer and states that reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

5–7+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety, occupational safety, environmental science, engineering, or a related field.
Working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards and applicable federal and Pennsylvania environmental requirements.
Experience supporting environmental compliance programs, inspections, recordkeeping, and regulatory reporting.
Experience developing and conducting employee training.
Ability to investigate incidents, analyze contributing factors, and coordinate effective corrective actions.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills, including the ability to work effectively with production employees, maintenance personnel, supervisors, and facility leadership.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities and follow actions through completion.
Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
Ability to work regularly in production, processing, maintenance, receiving, and shipping areas while following applicable PPE and site requirements.
Ability to interact effectively with state and federal regulatory inspectors.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and electronic EHS recordkeeping systems.
Ability to support employees across operating shifts and participate in incident response as required by the facility’s coverage plan.
Must be eligible to work in the United States without future sponsorship.
Must have reliable transportation to the Jeannette facility.

Nice To Haves

Relevant EHS experience in a manufacturing, recycling, waste processing, or comparable industrial facility.
Practical experience with machine guarding, hazardous energy control, task risk assessments, and safe maintenance practices.
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or a comparable professional credential.
Experience with regulated medical waste receiving, treatment, processing, or recycling.
Experience in plastics processing, polymer manufacturing, or recycled material manufacturing.
Experience with environmental permits, treatment monitoring and validation records, and management of process deviations or nonconforming materials.
Experience coordinating industrial hygiene assessments, biological exposure controls, and occupational health programs.
Experience reviewing new equipment and process changes for EHS risks before startup.
Knowledge of Intelex or a comparable EHS management system.
Experience with ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 management systems.
Familiarity with Human and Organizational Performance principles.
Current 24- or 40-hour HAZWOPER training, where relevant to assigned duties.

Responsibilities

Partner with facility leadership, Production, Maintenance, and Engineering to identify and prioritize EHS risks, develop risk-reduction plans, and incorporate safe work practices into facility and manufacturing activities.
Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs and procedures for regulated medical waste receiving, storage, treatment and processing; recovered material handling; and polymer lumber manufacturing.
Lead task and equipment risk assessments and job hazard analyses for routine and nonroutine work, including startup, shutdown, cleaning, jam clearing, maintenance, and production changeovers; prioritize engineering controls and verify safeguards.
Coordinate machine safety and hazardous energy control programs, including machine guarding, interlocks, equipment-specific lockout/tagout procedures, training, and periodic inspections.
Support compliant waste acceptance and handling, including inspections, segregation, storage controls, rejected or nonconforming waste management, and tracking documentation.
Partner with Operations and Corporate Compliance to verify treatment and processing controls, monitoring, validation, and records; escalate process deviations and ensure affected materials are managed under approved procedures.
Maintain the facility compliance calendar and inspection-ready records for applicable waste processing, air, wastewater, stormwater, and other environmental requirements; coordinate permit renewals, monitoring, reporting, and regulatory inspections.
Conduct facility inspections and coordinate EHS audits across operating shifts, covering production equipment, waste storage, maintenance, housekeeping, docks, and pedestrian and powered industrial truck interactions.
Coordinate industrial hygiene assessments and exposure evaluations for applicable biological hazards, sharps, noise, heat, dust, fumes, and chemicals; work with qualified resources on controls and related PPE, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, and medical surveillance programs.
Integrate EHS review into equipment installations, process modifications, feedstock changes, production increases, and facility layout changes; coordinate hazard assessments, permit reviews, procedure updates, and safeguard verification before startup.
Support contractor and maintenance safety through orientation, work coordination, and verification of controls for hazardous energy, hot work, confined spaces, electrical hazards, and work at height.
Lead incident, near-miss, and exposure investigations using Human and Organizational Performance principles; track corrective and preventive actions through completion and effectiveness verification.
Develop and conduct role-specific EHS training for production, maintenance, receiving, shipping, supervisory, and temporary personnel; collaborate with the Training Department on records and verification of understanding and competency.
Maintain emergency preparedness and response plans and coordinate training and drills for fires, spills, biological exposures, treatment failures, utility interruptions, severe weather, and other credible scenarios.
Facilitate safety meetings, employee observations, and practical coaching; maintain EHS data systems, including incident reporting and injury tracking; communicate performance trends and priorities to facility leadership.
Coordinate EHS controls for receiving, shipping, docks, yard traffic, and onsite material movement; work with transportation personnel on shipment-related compliance issues affecting facility operations.
Support medical surveillance programs and assist with enforcement of the drug and alcohol policy.