Support Manager, EH&S

Trojan Battery Company•Sandersville, GA

14d

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Position: Support Manager, EH&S Reporting to: Manager, EH&S Location: Sandersville Date: December 2025 Position Overview Support Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety, is responsible for support, coordination and management of effective company safety and environmental program in a lean environment. Develops behavior-based safety learning and training. Areas of Focus Environmental, Health and Safety Support Manger demonstrates professional, community involvement and leadership within the environmental, health and safety field and the community.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety or related field or equivalent experience
5-8 years’ experience
Working knowledge of safety regulations, OSHA, EPA, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness
Willingness to travel to other plants on an occasional basis
Proficient with Microsoft Word Excel, PowerPoint and Access
Effective written and verbal communication skills are essential

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish
CSP and/or CIH
First aid/CPR instructor
Forklift instructor certified
Successful completion of, and hold certificates or be licensed in, courses such as hazmat technician, emergency responder, water treatment operation, and other safety and environmental topics

Responsibilities

Coordinates the safety programs to ensure a safe environment consistent with regulatory, environmental, and company requirements and needs
Promotes the company mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives by formulating plans, procedures, and objectives for safety programs and by evaluating effectiveness of the program
Creates and maintains a work environment that encourages open communication and positive employee relations to establish a climate of openness and trust
Seeks out opportunities for staff involvement and innovation to promote employee creativity and to generate ideas to improve functions, devise solutions, and implement plans
Supervises the staff that maintains the water treatment and wastewater equipment, ensuring compliance with State and Federal environmental protection limits
Prepares reports and maintains logs for water treatment systems on meter readings, tests, chemical and equipment usage, and all other record-keeping requirements
Builds a cohesive team with the skills necessary to successfully meet the departmental/company objectives and strategies
Oversees the communication of training information in a formal classroom setting, and conducts on-the-job training on various safety, health and environmental programs
Keeps various safety and environmental records and logbooks up to date
Supports, as needed, the manager with overseeing high-cost or precedent-setting workers’ compensation cases
Is required to assist with cost-control efforts, participate in manufacturing improvement committees and support the engineering projects from an EH&S perspective
Interfaces with OSHA, and various environmental programs inspectors Provides assistance to the manager with new and revised safety programs, JSA’s, and rules
Responsible for effective application of safety and environmental policies and practices and to investigate and eliminate hazardous conditions and unsafe practices
Develop a complete understanding of work operations, details of nature of the work, materials and equipment used, products and byproducts, and employee workforce profile.
Complete industrial hygiene studies for exposure to dust, fumes, mists, gases, vapors, noise, heat, and cold
Assesses new developments in the safety and environmental field that may have application to the company's operations
Keeps apprised of developments in federal and state safety and applicable environmental laws likely to affect the company
Coordinates safety and industrial hygiene to obtain optimum service with insurance carriers
Investigates serious injuries/incidents in conjunction with line and staff personnel, Human Resources and Occupational Health Nurse
Assists line and staff management to understand OSHA regulations and standards, including guidance on handling OSHA compliance, inspections and citations
Manages and maintains appropriate permitting requirements
Evaluates performance, provides feedback, and completes performance reviews
Supervises direct reports and trains light technical and hourly personnel in performing supporting tasks