Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Job description

Position Summary: The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager is accountable for leading, governing, and continuously improving all environmental, health, and safety programs at a chemical manufacturing facility. This role ensures regulatory compliance, oversees implementation of corporate EHS strategies, and drives alignment with global standards and KPIs. The EHS Manager functions as a key member of the site leadership team and partners closely with Global EHS, Quality, Operations, and Plant leadership to reduce risk and embed a strong safety and environmental stewardship culture. The role is transformation-oriented, focusing on proactive risk reduction, compliance excellence, and continuous improvement across all EHS systems, processes, and initiatives. Job Status:

- Full-Time / Onsite-Gowan Milling Plant, Yuma, AZ

- Salaried

- Exempt

- Reports to: Plant Manager

Role Responsibilities: 1. EHS Governance & Authority

- Regular interaction with Global EHS, Global Quality, Operations Leadership, and Plant Managers

- Acts as site owner of EHS governance, compliance programs, and performance standards

- Define and maintain site-level EHS governance aligned with global standards

- Establish and enforce environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures

- Ensure EHS risks are integrated into site and enterprise risk management

- Serve as primary authority on regulatory compliance and EHS standards

2. Environmental Compliance & Sustainability

- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations

- Oversee air permits, hazardous waste management, stormwater programs, spill prevention, and reporting

- Coordinate regulatory inspections, audits, and agency interactions

- Drive environmental performance improvements and sustainability initiatives

3. Health & Safety Management

- Develop and continuously improve site safety management systems

- Ensure compliance with OSHA and internal safety standards

- Lead risk assessments, contractor safety programs, and permit-to-work systems

- Oversee workers’ compensation, injury management, and return-to-work programs

4. Process Safety & Industrial Hygiene

- Lead Process Risk Assessments (PRA), Management of Change (MOC), and pre-startup safety reviews

- Ensure safe introduction of new processes and materials

- Oversee industrial hygiene programs and exposure monitoring

- Maintain hazard communication programs and SDS compliance

5. Incident Investigation & Risk Reduction

- Lead incident investigations using root cause analysis methodologies

- Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions

- Analyze trends to drive proactive risk reduction strategies

6. Performance, Systems & Continuous Improvement

- Develop and track leading and lagging EHS KPIs

- Conduct management reviews and report performance to leadership

- Lead internal and external audits and ensure continuous improvement

- Maintain compliance documentation, records, and reporting systems

7. Budget, Projects & Resource Management

- Develop and manage EHS operating and capital budgets

- Identify and implement capital projects to improve safety and environmental compliance

- Partner with engineering and operations on facility and process improvements

- Ensure appropriate staffing, training, and capability development

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, or related field

- 7+ years of EHS experience in manufacturing (chemical industry preferred)

- 5+ years of leadership experience

- Preferred: Professional certifications such as CSP, ASP, CHMM, or CIH

Experience / Skills / Abilities:

- Strong knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, RCRA, and environmental regulations

- Proven experience managing EHS compliance programs and audits

- Demonstrated leadership in incident investigation and risk mitigation

- Ability to influence across all levels of the organization

- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills

- Experience with sustainability platforms (e.g., Greenly, EcoVadis) preferred

- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

What Success Looks Like:

- Consistent engineering standards globally

- Disciplined CAPEX delivery

- Improved reliability and safety

- Reduced variability

- Engineering as core enabler

Job Expectations / Working Conditions:

- Regular presence in manufacturing/plant environment

- Ability to respond to emergencies or incidents as needed

- Occasional travel (regional/corporate)

- Exposure to industrial conditions requiring adherence to PPE and safety protocols