EHS Manager

Smurfit Westrock; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Bonus incentive

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock is seeking an EHS Manager to lead safety and environmental excellence across daily operations. You will partner with site leadership to mitigate risks, investigations, and regulatory compliance while driving a culture of safe and sustainable practices.

The role reports to the site's General Manager and requires collaboration with safety, environmental, HR, and operations teams to deploy programs, train staff, and track KPIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental science, engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years' experience managing EHS in an industrial setting.
• Strong organizational skills, prioritization abilities, and capacity to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, empower, and engage others to speak up and comply with EHS policies.
• Extensive knowledge of EHS standards, regulations (OSHA, EPA, state/local), ANSI, NFPA.
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to make quick, professional judgments under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with safety and environmental teams and leaders to foster a proactive safety culture.
• Lead and implement Environmental and Safety Excellence programs.
• Conduct thorough investigations of EHS incidents using human and organizational performance approaches.
• Develop site safety and environmental training plans and KPIs with leadership.
• Coordinate site inspections and ensure timely reporting and audit closure.
• Coach employees and HR partners to empower safe behaviors and policy compliance.
• Manage EHS testing, monitoring, and regulatory reporting obligations.
• Serve as a liaison with OSHA and state/local environmental agencies.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Excellent communication

Coach and empower others

Critical thinking

Decision making under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental science, engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Opportunity

As the EHS Manager, you will lead, motivate, and cultivate a culture of EHS excellence in the workplace to mitigate risks, prevent accidents and illnesses, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote safe and environmentally responsible behaviors as part of daily operations. This pivotal role reports directly to the site's General Manager.

How You Will Impact Smurfit WestRock

• Collaborate with safety and environmental teams, as well as business leaders, to foster a proactive safety and environmental culture
• Implement the company’s Environmental and Safety Excellence programs:
• Safety programs include, but are not limited to, pedestrian traffic, power industrial trucks/mobile equipment, lock-out/tag-out (LOTO), machine guarding, working from heights, ergonomics, material handling/dock safety, job safe planning, electrical safety, contractor safety, walking/working surfaces, confined spaces, hot work, line and equipment opening (LEO), and hazardous communication.
• Environmental programs encompass new chemical approvals, air emissions, stormwater management, wastewater processing, spill prevention and countermeasures, solid/hazardous waste management, and oversight of environmental permits and plans.
• Conduct thorough investigations in response to EHS incidents, including using human and organizational performance approaches
• Lead site communication plans, working with local, regional, and Center of Excellence (COE) teams to ensure comprehensive, aligned and timely communications.
• Organize employee safety and environmental engagement initiatives, including leading the site's safety, environmental, or EHS team.
• Work with business and human resources partners to effectively coach and empower employees, driving a culture of EHS excellence where all employees have a voice.
• Perform safety and environmental risk assessments and develop site-specific action plans to mitigate risks
• Develop comprehensive training plans for safety and environmental awareness, regulatory compliance, and other relevant topics
• Partner with the local leadership team to establish specific safety and environmental KPIs and create action plans to achieve those objectives
• Ensure timely performance of EHS testing, monitoring, training, and submission of required internal and external reports
• Execute or coordinate site safety and environmental inspections
• Actively manage the facility's EHS compliance task calendars
• Collaborate with site leadership to ensure prompt closure of findings from corporate internal environmental and safety audits
• Routinely assess safety and environmental performance on the manufacturing floor and audit processes and site conditions
• Serve as a liaison with agencies such as OSHA and state/local environmental entities
• Evaluate operational changes and capital projects to identify and plan for EHS program impacts

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental science, engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum of two years' experience managing EHS in an industrial setting
• Strong organizational skills, prioritization abilities, and capacity to manage multiple tasks concurrently
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated experience and ability to effectively communicate, coach, empower, and engage others to speak up, support safe team behavior, report concerns, and comply with EHS policies and standards
• Extensive knowledge of EHS standards, methodologies, and regulations, including OSHA, EPA, local and state environmental regulations, ANSI, and NFPA
• Proven track record of critical thinking and problem-solving
• Ability to exercise professional judgment in making quick decisions under stressful and time-sensitive conditions

What We Offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

The salary range for this position is $82,500.00 - $137,500.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The range listed is also the expected pay for roles in Illinois and Colorado. The benefits for this role include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 15 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education.