EHS Manager

SGS Consulting; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting seeks an Environmental Health and Safety professional to support the implementation of EHS policies and programs at the Lexington site.

You will participate in risk assessments, audits, and training development, while coordinating corrective actions with site teams and external auditors. Strong teamwork, communication, and regulatory knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• Extensive knowledge of health and safety engineering processes and practices.
• Ability to manage and control various health and safety issues.
• Familiarity with ISO environment regulations and principles.
• Skill in evaluating and minimizing physical and chemical hazards.
• Ability to research and apply best industrial and working practices.
• 1–2 years of EH&S or similar experience.
• Awareness of changes in laws and regulations.
• Strong teamwork and project leadership abilities.
• Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Effective management and multitasking capabilities.
• Proficiency in verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the implementation of EHS policies, practices, guidelines, and procedures.
• Identify location-specific requirements for each area and participate in program development.
• Assist in developing training programs and conduct training to comply with regulatory EHS initiatives.
• Supervise the incident/accident investigation process including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Conduct environment, health and safety audits and risk assessments.
• Participate in external EHS compliance audits and loss prevention audits.
• Coordinate completion of corrective actions with site personnel from risk assessments or audits.
• Liaise with facilities maintenance and property management to ensure fire and life safety controls.
• Oversee and implement permitting requirements for air, water, and land jurisdictions.
• Serve as site contact for government inquiries relating to EHS.

Skills

Teamwork

Project leadership

Communication

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

HSE engineering

Regulatory awareness

Hazard assessment

Industrial best practices

ISO regulations familiarity

Law/regulations awareness

Verbal/written communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with the implementation of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies, practices, guidelines, and procedures.
• Identify location-specific requirements for each area and participate in the development of related programs and policies.
• Assist in developing training programs and conduct training to comply with regulatory corporate EHS initiatives.
• Supervise the incident/accident investigation process including root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Conduct environment, health and safety audits and risk assessments.
• Participate in external EHS compliance audits and loss prevention audits.
• Coordinate the completion of all corrective actions with site personnel resulting from risk assessments, compliance audits or loss prevention audits.
• Liaise with facilities maintenance and property management personnel to ensure appropriate fire and life safety controls are in place and maintained.
• Oversee and implement permitting requirements for air, water, and land jurisdictional requirements.
• Serve as a site contact point for government inquiries relating to EHS.

Skills:

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Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field of study.
• Extensive knowledge of health and safety engineering processes and practices.
• Ability to manage and control various health and safety issues.
• Familiarity with ISO environment regulations and principles.
• Skill in evaluating and minimizing physical and chemical hazards.
• Ability to research and apply best industrial and working practices.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in an environmental, health and safety or similar role.
• Awareness of changes in laws and regulations.
• Strong teamwork and project leadership abilities.
• Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Effective management and multitasking capabilities.
• Proficiency in verbal and written communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)