Environmental Health and Safety Manager

The Marzetti Company; Bedford Heights (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company in Bedford Heights, OH seeks an experienced EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, and safety programs across two manufacturing facilities. You will ensure compliance with laws and corporate standards while fostering a proactive safety culture and partnering with plant personnel and corporate EHS teams to minimize risk.

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining EHS programs, conducting risk assessments, leading incident investigations, and driving continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in a related field.
• 5 years of EHS experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience in regulated environments with sanitation programs and GMP preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication, organizational, and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and internet research.
• Regulatory knowledge OSHA, EPA, state and local requirements.
• Knowledge of workers’ compensation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Promote proactive safety participation; report and investigate injuries, illnesses, incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions.
• Lead development and maintenance of EHS programs and policies to meet compliance.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and audits to identify safety hazards and environmental impacts.
• Train employees on emergency procedures, hazard communication, PPE, and safe handling of materials.
• Lead incident investigations to determine root causes and corrective actions.
• Provide technical support and maintain essential EHS program documentation.
• Submit required regulatory reporting in a timely manner.
• Develop sustainable environmental practices including waste management and energy conservation.
• Coordinate corrective actions from audits, inspections, incidents, and assessments.
• Maintain safety audits, inspections, training, and incident reports.
• Present reports to management and corporate EHS on performance and trends.
• Work with management to implement improvements based on audits and feedback.
• Stay updated with industry best practices and enhance safety and environmental performance.
• Lead and develop the facility safety committee.
• Coordinate drills (fire, evacuation, first aid) and training for emergencies.
• Perform other EHS&S duties as assigned.

Skills

Hazard identification

Risk management

Incident investigations

Root cause analysis

Influence without authority

Change management

Ethical conduct

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

This role is responsible for leading the implementation of the environmental, health, and safety programs for two Marzetti manufacturing facilities in the Bedford, Ohio area. The EHS manager will ensure compliance with all applicable laws and corporate standards while driving a proactive safety culture. This role will partner with all plant level personal and corporate EHS to reduce risk and promote continuous improvement in environmental, health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Promotes proactive safety participation by all employees and ensuring injuries, illnesses, incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are reported and investigated.
• Provide leadership to develop, implement and maintain environmental, health and safety programs and policies to meet or exceed compliance.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and audits to identify potential safety hazards and environmental impacts.
• Ensure all employees are trained on emergency procedures, hazard communication, personal protective equipment (PPE), and safe handling of materials and:
  • Deliver engaging environmental, health and safety training.
• Lead incident investigations to determine their root causes and develop corrective actions.
• Provide technical support and guidance and maintain all documentation essential to efficient operations of the EHS program.
• Ensure timely submittal of all required reporting to regulatory agencies.
• Develop and implement sustainable environmental practices, including waste management, recycling programs, and energy conservation efforts.
• Coordinate EHS corrective actions from EHS/customer audits, regulatory inspections, incidents, and other assessments.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of safety audits, inspections, training, and incident reports.
• Prepare and present regular reports to management and corporate EHS on safety performance, incident trends, and compliance status.
• Work with management to implement improvements based on audit results, incident trends, and employee feedback.
• Stay updated with industry best practices and implement strategies to improve overall safety and environmental performance.
• Lead and develop the facility safety committee.
• Coordinate drills, including fire drills, evacuation plans, and first aid training, to ensure employees are prepared for emergencies.
• Performs other duties/responsibilities as assigned by management, including EHS&S tasks outside of safety and security duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Five (5) years of environmental, health, and safety experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience working in regulated environments with sanitation programs, hygiene controls and/or GMP environments is preferred.
• Demonstrated excellence in analytical and critical thinking skills, written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) and extensive Internet search capabilities.
• Regulatory knowledge OSHA, EPA, state, and local requirements.
• Knowledge of workers’ compensation requirements.

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Competencies

• Hazard identification and risk management.
• Capable of leading incident and near-miss investigations and root cause analysis.
• Ability to influence without authority, coaching supervisors and managers on EHS expectations.
• Ability to drive change and embed safety into operations.
• Ethical competencies including confidentiality, accountability, and transparency.

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in a normal office environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, see, hear, sit, stand, talk, type, walk and bend while moving about the facility. The noise level in the office is quiet. Occasional travel to plants or meetings is required.