Manager, Environmental Health and Safety

Airgas•Santa Ana, CA

1d•$100,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Airgas is seeking an experienced, dynamic, and engaged Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager to advance safety culture, regulatory compliance, and operational risk management across its operations in San Marcos, CA, and surrounding regional facilities. The EHS Manager will partner closely with business and operational stakeholders, including regional leadership, to reduce risk, strengthen regulatory compliance, and foster sustainable safety performance. This role serves as both a strategic partner and collaborative safety champion, spending significant time in the field engaging associates and leaders at the point of work. The role is responsible for supporting incident prevention and investigation, identifying operational risk, and ensuring corrective actions are effectively implemented and sustained.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Demonstrated professional experience in environmental, health, safety, transportation, manufacturing, distribution, or industrial operations.
Working knowledge of OSHA, Cal/OSHA and other applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations.
Demonstrated ability to investigate incidents, evaluate risk, identify root and contributing causes, and develop effective corrective actions.
Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to influence operational leaders and frontline associates without relying solely on positional authority.
Ability and willingness to spend significant time in operating environments and engage directly with employees performing the work.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across numerous locations.
Ability to travel regularly throughout the assigned area and periodically elsewhere within the West Region.
Applicants must have a valid driver's license.
Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Previous EHS leadership or people-management experience.
Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing, distribution, transportation, chemical, industrial gas, or similarly regulated operations.
Experience with DOT/FMCSA transportation safety and hazardous materials regulations.
Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, CHMM, CIH, or equivalent.
Experience working with California-specific environmental and occupational safety requirements.

Responsibilities

Partner with operations leadership to integrate safety and compliance into daily business decisions and operating processes.
Provide EHS guidance and technical support to Airgas facilities throughout the assigned geography, including production/fill plants, branches, distribution operations, and other specialized facilities.
Conduct regular field visits, observations, assessments, and leadership engagements to identify hazards, operational risk, and opportunities for improvement.
Guide and support investigations involving injuries, vehicle incidents, property damage, releases, fires, near misses, and other significant events.
Ensure investigations identify underlying causes and organizational contributors and result in effective corrective and preventive actions.
Monitor safety and compliance performance, identify trends, and develop targeted risk-reduction strategies.
Support compliance with applicable OSHA, Cal/OSHA, DOT, EPA, state and local environmental requirements, and Airgas policies and procedures.
Provide technical guidance related to industrial gas operations, material handling, powered industrial trucks, cylinder handling, driver safety, hazardous materials, emergency preparedness, and other operational risks.
Support environmental compliance programs, including hazardous materials, hazardous waste, air, stormwater, and applicable local regulatory requirements.
Ensure and facilitate timely completion and verification of corrective actions resulting from incidents, audits, inspections, and compliance assessments.
Develop and deliver effective safety communications, training, stand-downs, and other engagement activities.
Promote proactive reporting, learning from near misses and Good Catches, and meaningful associate involvement in risk reduction.
Nurture and strengthen working relationships across Operations, Human Resources, Fleet, Distribution, Production, Quality, and other functional groups.
Support regulatory inspections, agency inquiries, audits, and other compliance activities as necessary.
Participate in regional EHS initiatives and continuously improve systems, processes, and tools that make safety and compliance more effective and sustainable.