Ehs Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Five or more years of progressive EHS experience in manufacturing, assembly, industrial operations, building products, or a similarly complex operating environment.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA General Industry requirements and demonstrated experience with machine safeguarding, Lockout/Tagout, powered industrial trucks, ergonomics, incident investigation, and occupational health programs.
• Experience building effective EHS systems beyond basic compliance and partnering directly with plant operations and maintenance teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence frontline employees, supervisors, and senior leaders through credibility, coaching, data, and practical problem-solving.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, training, organization, and follow-through skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and EHS management systems.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, OHST, CIH, or CHMM preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish capability preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site EHS leader for a complex manufacturing, assembly, or industrial operation, maintaining a highly visible presence across production areas and work shifts.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Plant Manager and leadership team, helping integrate EHS considerations into production planning, staffing, maintenance, capital projects, and operational decisions.
• Translate QXO's enterprise EHS strategy, standards, and expectations into practical site-level systems and routines.
• Build ownership with supervisors and employees so EHS is managed as part of the work, not as a separate compliance activity.
• Provide timely, practical guidance that balances risk reduction, regulatory requirements, and operational realities without compromising critical controls.
• Champion a learning-focused culture grounded in the principles that error is normal, context matters, learning is vital, response matters, and leadership enables success.
• Create psychological safety for employees to report hazards, near misses, mistakes, and operational challenges before they result in harm.
• Coach leaders to respond consistently and constructively to incidents, unsafe conditions, and employee concerns using Just Culture principles.
• Facilitate Learning Teams and employee engagement activities that bring together the people closest to the work to identify practical, sustainable improvements.
• Recognize positive risk identification, problem-solving, and leadership behaviors that strengthen the site's safety culture.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and reduction of Potential Serious Injury and Fatality (pSIF) exposures, with emphasis on the effectiveness of critical controls.
• Maintain strong technical oversight of machine safeguarding for saws, presses, automated assembly equipment, conveyors, robotics, and other production machinery.
• Own and continuously improve the site's energy-control and Lockout/Tagout program, including machine-specific procedures, periodic inspections, authorized employee capability, and contractor coordination.
• Partner with operations and maintenance to manage high-risk exposures involving powered industrial trucks, mobile equipment, pedestrian traffic, raw-material and finished-goods storage and handling, suspended or shifting loads, line-of-fire, pinch/crush points, electrical work, hot work, work at height, and contractor activity.
• Drive ergonomic risk reduction for repetitive work, manual material handling, workstation design, material flow, and production methods.
• Evaluate occupational health exposures such as noise, process dust, heat, chemicals, and indoor air quality; coordinate monitoring and controls when needed.
• Embed EHS review into the management of change process for new equipment, automation, layouts, materials, processes, and production changes before startup.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of OSHA General Industry Standards (29 CFR 1910) and applicable federal, state, and local EHS requirements.
• Maintain site programs and records for OSHA recordkeeping, hazard communication and SDS management, PPE, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, emergency response, electrical safety, walking-working surfaces, machine guarding, and other applicable requirements.
• Serve as the site's primary contact for regulatory inspections, inquiries, and audits, ensuring professional engagement, timely response, and sustainable corrective action.
• Oversee applicable environmental obligations, including hazardous and non-hazardous waste, stormwater, spill prevention and response, air emissions or permitting, and chemical storage and reporting.
• Conduct routine compliance assessments and verify that required inspections, testing, training, permits, and records are complete and effective.
• Lead or support timely investigation of injuries, illnesses, near misses, property damage, environmental events, and high-potential operational failures.
• Use learning-based investigation methods to understand work as performed, contributing conditions, failed or missing defenses, and system-level causes.
• Ensure pSIF and SIF events receive appropriate escalation, cross-functional review, and high-impact corrective action.
• Develop corrective and preventive actions with clear ownership and due dates; verify completion, control effectiveness, and sustained implementation.
• Partner with Human Resources and claims partners on injury case management, return-to-work planning, and accurate OSHA recordkeeping.
• Develop and deliver practical training for employees, supervisors, maintenance personnel, and contractors based on site risks and regulatory requirements.
• Support effective onboarding and qualification for new hires, temporary employees, transferred employees, and employees assigned to new equipment or tasks.
• Coach supervisors to lead effective pre-shift discussions, safety meetings, observations, and follow-up conversations.
• Maintain training systems and records, evaluate understanding in the field, and address capability gaps across all shifts.
• Coordinate employee safety committees and other structured forums for frontline participation and feedback.
• Manage site EHS data and digital systems to improve reporting accuracy, visibility, action ownership, and decision-making.
• Track and communicate leading indicators such as pSIF exposure reduction, critical-control verification, proactive reporting, assessment quality, training completion, and corrective-action effectiveness.
• Analyze incident, observation, audit, and operational data to identify trends and recommend targeted improvements.
• Provide concise, actionable EHS performance updates to site, regional, and enterprise leadership.
• Participate in QXO EHS networks, share lessons learned, and adopt proven practices from other operations.
• Maintain and test site emergency action, evacuation, severe weather, fire prevention, spill response, and medical response plans.
• Coordinate drills, emergency equipment inspections, and responder training; use lessons learned to strengthen readiness.
• Provide EHS support during significant events, recovery activities, and post-event learning, including occasional off-hours response when needed.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• PTO, company holidays, and parental leave
• Paid training and certifications
• Legal assistance and identity protection
• Pet insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)