EHS Manager

Tenneco; Lake City (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco is seeking an EHS Manager to lead Environmental, Health & Safety at our Minnesota site. You will align plant goals with EHS requirements, anticipate risks, and foster a culture of safety while enabling business continuity.

You will leverage technical and regulatory knowledge to educate the workforce on best practices, drive continuous improvement, and partner with leadership to meet enterprise EHS standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of experience leading an EHS function/program in manufacturing with focus on safety culture and training.
• Strategic vision and communication skills for EHS engagement.
• Proven experience pursuing operational excellence within EH&S.

Responsibilities

• Drive EHS objectives with site management and reinforce safety culture.
• Lead EHS improvements across all site departments and develop delegation of EHS accountability.
• Contribute to EHS KPIs and engage stakeholders on prevention and compliance.
• Support and facilitate risk assessments to identify critical EHS hazards and set targets.
• Coordinate certifications and interfaces with external authorities to prevent findings.
• Pursue third-party recognition (e.g., ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001) for site programs.
• Ensure environmental permits and required reports are properly maintained.
• Investigate EHS events to determine root causes and corrective actions.
• Use Enablon data processes to track injuries, environmental metrics, and action items.
• Create EHS training matrices ensuring completion of all required training.

Skills

EHS leadership

Safety culture

Strategic vision

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t 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.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

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’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way

About The Role

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

• Take responsibility to drive EHS objectives together with the management team, reinforcing the safety culture.
• Facilitate EHS improvements involving all site functional departments, by developing delegation of EHS accountability and developing their EHS skill to deploy EHS management processes.
• 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 properly 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.

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.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities