Environment Health & Safety Manager

UGN; Monroe (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UGN as an EH&S Manager, where you will oversee safety and environmental compliance across manufacturing facilities. This role emphasizes proactive safety measures and collaboration with teams to foster a safe working environment. Ideal candidates will have a degree in safety or engineering and experience in safety management. UGN is committed to empowering its team members and values a culture of respect and communication.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5+ years of safety-specific experience or equivalent education.
• Excellent understanding of OSHA and environmental regulations.
• Experience with LOTO guidelines in industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Monitor safety programs and ensure compliance with OSHA and EPA.
• Provide leadership in developing EH&S policies and programs.
• Collaborate with manufacturing facilities to enhance safety culture.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Safety Management

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Safety or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join UGN: A Thriving Team, A Rewarding Career

At UGN, what truly sets us apart as a great place to work is our culture, which we call The UGN Way. The UGN Way is grounded in our commitment to our values of Respect, Trust, and Communication.

We are an agile organization of empowered Team Members working together to create outstanding results. We are proud of the success we achieve by collaborating exceptionally well, caring for one another, and holding ourselves and each other accountable to high standards.

Why Join UGN?

• Be part of arecognized industry leaderwith a proven track record of success.
• Thrive in a workplace that prioritizesTeam Member satisfactionand professional growth.
• Contribute to a culture grounded in values thatfoster collaboration and innovation.
• Make an impact both professionally and in the community.

At UGN, you’re not just joining a company – you’re joining a team that’s committed to excellence, empowerment, and making every Team Member feel valued.Explore the UGN Way today, and let’s create the future together.

Ready to take the next step?Apply nowand discover your place on the UGN team.

The EH&S Manager monitors established safety programs within all manufacturing facilities. The role guides the implementation of procedures and programs to minimize environmental health and safety risks in the workplace to ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements, including OSHA, ISO 14001, and EPA.

What you will do for UGN:

Safety and Health

• Reinforce the proactive prevention-oriented policies and programs to ensure the safety and health of our team members.
• Provide support to the HR Managers regarding OSHA complaint responses and onsite OSHA visits.
• Confirm that proper safety precautions are in place at the time of set-up of new programs, retooling, etc., as directed and developed by the EHS Director.
• Partners with manufacturing facilities, Human Resources, and the Learning & Development Manager to enhance the company's safety culture.
• Works in collaboration with manufacturing facilities managers, engineering, and human resources to ensure that proper safety practices are being followed through frequent manufacturing facility visits.
• Works in collaboration with the manufacturing facility managers, engineering, and HR to ensure compliance with required safety practices in accordance with the company safety program and provide resources to achieve compliance.
• Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and managing EH&S policies, programs, and practices.
• Assist with maintaining the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) archive and communicating chemical hazards and personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.
• Audit Job Safety Analysis.
• Help develop activities of safety committees in the manufacturing facilities by providing corporate direction for committees.
• Assists in accident/incident investigations requiring tracking and follow-up actions.
• Partner with manufacturing facilities on the company LOTO safety compliance program and assist plant personnel with procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Environmental

• Manage environmental project activities as assigned by the EHS Director.
• Work with the manufacturing facilities to ensure Company obtains appropriate licenses and environmental permits.
• Review the environmental risk of activities with the manufacturing facilities per the EHS Director.
• Assist the manufacturing facilities personnel and management to maintain compliance with government environmental regulations as directed by the EHS Director.
• Work with the EHS Director and the manufacturing facilities to ensure the necessary information is available to timely file the required environmental reports.
• Maintain working knowledge of current and proposed government environmental codes, standards, regulations and guidelines.
• Support manufacturing facilities approach to ISO14001 certification.

What you will bring to UGN:

• Associate or Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B. A.) from an accredited four-year college or university with a safety or engineering focus.
• 3 - 5+ years of safety-specific experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent understanding of OSHA regulations and various state health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Experience with LOTO (lock out tag out) guidelines and practices in industrial manufacturing environments.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience interacting with all levels of plant personnel.
• Experience in reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions to groups of managers and Team Members in the manufacturing facilities.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications—Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook, etc.
• Specialized safety training certificates preferred (OSHA 10, OSHA 30, etc.).
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

We strive to ensure each team member feels valued, respected, and included and is presented with equal opportunities to be successful here at UGN. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. UGN participates in E-Verify. For more information, go towww.dhs.gov/E-Verify. E-Verify is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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