EHS Manager

Tenneco Inc.; Angola, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco is seeking a Site EHS Manager to lead Environmental, Health & Safety at the site, aligning plant goals with EHS requirements and driving improvements. You will work with plant leadership to anticipate risks and build a culture of safety.

The role requires 3–5 years in EHS in manufacturing, a related bachelor's degree, and strong strategic communication to engage hourly and leadership teams. Join a company focused on excellence and sustainable safety performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Min 3–5 years leading an EHS function in a manufacturing environment with focus on safety culture & employee training.
• Strategic vision and communication skills related to EHS engagement.
• Proven experience pursuing operational excellence within EH&S.

Responsibilities

• Drive EHS objectives with the management team, reinforcing the safety culture.
• Partner with Plant Manager and site leadership to establish clear ownership of EHS risks, controls, compliance obligations, and corrective actions.
• Track corrective and preventive actions to timely closure and verify effectiveness.
• As a member of the plant management team, contribute to EHS KPIs and engage stakeholders on prevention and compliance.
• Direct development and maintenance of goals in support of EHS strategic initiatives including sustainability efforts.
• Support risk assessment at the location to identify critical EHS hazards and set targets based on risks.
• Organize certifications and interfaces with external authorities to prevent adverse findings.
• Pursue third party recognition (ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001) for programs that establish EHS at site and company level.
• Ensure environmental permits and required reports are submitted and data maintained.
• Investigate EHS events to determine root causes and plan corrective actions.
• Use EHS data processes (e.g., Enablon) to manage injuries, environmental metrics, risk assessments, and actions.
• Create training matrices to ensure training completion.
• Support or coordinate EHS management review.
• Maintain site EHS compliance framework.
• Participate in internal assessments and audits.
• Monitor EHS objectives, KPIs, findings, and improvement plans.
• Ensure timely reporting in approved Tenneco systems.
• Demonstrate ability to build relationships with union, leadership, and hourly employees on compliance and safety.

Skills

Strategic vision

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

At Tenneco, we do not follow industry standards; we set them, and we do not settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values - radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution, and win-or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

How do we make it happen?Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you will collaborate with a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you are ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you will thrive here.

The Site EHS Manager reports directly to the Regional or Business Unit EHS Leader, with a strong working relationship to the Plant Manager and site leadership team.

The EHS Manager ensures Environmental, Health & Safety leadership at the site, aligning plant strategic goals to EHS requirements. This role leads improvement objectives consistent with enterprise-wide standards. Your purpose is to anticipate risks, influence a culture of safety, and enable business continuity -making EHS a business advantage, not a checklist. You will leverage your technical, legal & operational knowledge in EHS to effectively communicate with & educate the workforce on best practices. The safety of our employees is our No 1 priority!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• T ake responsibility to drive EHS objectives together with the management team, reinforcing the safety culture.
• Partner with the Plant Manager and site leadership team to establish clear operational ownership of EHS risks, controls, compliance obligations, and corrective actions. Provide technical guidance, coaching, assurance, and performance monitoring while reinforcing that operational leadership owns EHS outcomes.
• Track corrective and preventive actions to timely closure, **escalate** overdue actions or significant risks, and verify that completed actions are effective and sustained.
• As a member of the plant management team you are contributing to EHS KPIs for the plant, engaging all stakeholders on prevention and compliance.
• Directs development, maintenance, and achievement of goals in support of corporate and division EHS strategic initiatives including Tenneco EHS sustainability efforts.
• Supports and facilitates risk assessment at the location to identify critical EHS hazards and aspects.Works with leadership team to create targets and objectives based on key EHS risks.
• Organize certifications and interfaces with external authorities to prevent adverse findings and enforcement actions.
• Pursues third party recognition when required (e.g., ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 registration) for programs that establish the site and Tenneco’s EHS program as world class.
• Ensure environmental permits, submission of required reports and maintenance of data are effectively managed for the site.
• Facilitate and support the investigation of EHS Events (includes near misses, releases and losses) to determine root causes and prepare/direct corrective and preventive actions plans.
• Uses established EHS data processes, such as Enablon, to manage data such as injuries and illnesses, environmental metrics, risk assessments, EHS action items and other pertinent information.
• Create EHS training matrices to ensure that all training is defined and tracked to completion.
• Supporting or coordinating EHS management review.
• Maintaining the site EHS compliance framework.
• Participating in internal assessments and audits.
• Monitoring EHS objectives, KPIs, recurring findings, and improvement plans.
• Ensuring timely and accurate reporting in approved Tenneco systems.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with the union, leadership, and hourly employees while supporting compliance, safety initiatives, and workforce engagement.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Professional certifications are preferred (Safety Professional, Industrial Hygienist, Hazardous Material Manager, or relevant country equivalents).
• Min 3-5 years of experience in leading an EHS function/program within a manufacturing environment with a focus on safety culture & employee training.
• Strategic vision and communication skills related to EHS engagement.
• Proven experience pursuing operational excellence within EH&S.

We do not want average. We want exceptional. We want someone who is hungry to build, unafraid to challenge, and bold enough to lead with empathy, speed, and precision. Sound like you? Let us know.