Environmental Health and Safety Manager

NREP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lee Spring is seeking an experienced EHS professional to lead safety, regulatory compliance, and environmental initiatives across multiple sites. You will translate complex OSHA/EPA requirements into practical, day-to-day actions on the shop floor and build a culture that integrates safety into everyday decisions.

The role involves developing comprehensive safety programs, conducting incident investigations, and driving continuous improvement across facilities, including potential EMS

Qualifications

• Knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and EPA regulations.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical floor‑level solutions.
• Experience developing and maintaining written safety programs and JHA methodologies.
• Ability to lead investigations, root cause analysis, and incident investigations.
• Experience coordinating with operations leadership and plant personnel.

Responsibilities

• Own OSHA, EPA compliance strategy and serve as primary contact for inspections and inquiries.
• Maintain OSHA 300/300A logs and manage recordkeeping and electronic submissions.
• Ensure permits, registrations, and filings are current and submitted on time.
• Develop and maintain safety programs (HazCom, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, PPE, AEP, Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection).
• Build JHA methodologies and train leadership to conduct and maintain them locally.
• Set equipment inspection standards and audit local teams.
• Build the chemical safety program and coordinate chemical waste disposal.
• Evaluate guarding on powered presses and document decisions; collaborate with Engineering and Operations.
• Support die change safety procedures and guarding reviews for new operations.
• Design EHS training curricula and deliver via supervisors; lead investigations and root-cause analyses.
• Foster proactive safety culture with visible floor presence and open communication.
• Establish and support Safety Committee structures at each site.
• Own chemical waste disposal, hazardous waste manifesting, and EPA/state reporting.
• Ensure wastewater discharge and air emissions compliance for process operations.
• Travel to Lee Spring facilities to audit, train, and calibrate consistency; develop standardized documentation.

Job description

Safety, quality, and profitability go hand in hand at Lee Spring — none of them works without the other two. This is a hands-on, plant-floor-present role for the company's first dedicated EHS professional. You'll take a safety program with solid foundations and real momentum and build it into a system that's woven into daily operating decisions at every level, not bolted on to satisfy a regulator. Compliance is the natural byproduct of that culture, not the goal itself.

You will work directly with operations leadership, press operators, machinists, and chemical process personnel. You will know OSHA 29 CFR 1910 well, engage with regulators when needed, and — critically — translate regulatory requirements into practical solutions that our teams can execute on the floor.

Over time, this role is expected to help support broader management system initiatives including environmental management systems, operational standardization, audit readiness, and continuous improvement efforts across the company.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance & Regulatory Management

• Own the company's overall OSHA, EPA compliance strategy and serve as the primary point of contact for OSHA inspections, agency inquiries, and regulatory correspondence
• Maintain OSHA 300/300A logs, manage recordkeeping and annual electronic submission requirements
• Ensure all required permits, registrations, and compliance filings are current and submitted on time
• Stay current on changes to OSHA 29 CFR 1910, and EPA regulations; some Lee Spring facilities fall under State OSHA Plans rather than Federal OSHA — this role is expected to build positive working relationships with whichever agency has jurisdiction at each site and help local leadership stay ahead of state-specific requirements

Safety Program Development & Maintenance

• Develop and maintain written safety programs including Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, PPE, Emergency Action Plan, Hearing Conservation, and Respiratory Protection — for site leaders to implement and enforce day to day
• Build the company's Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) methodology and templates; train plant leadership to conduct and maintain them locally
• Set the equipment inspection standards — presses (mechanical, air foot, kick), grinders, coiling machines, wire formers, four-slide machines, hoists, and chemical process equipment; audit that local teams are executing them
• Build the chemical safety program (SDS library, HazCom compliance) and coordinate chemical waste disposal at a program level

Machine Guarding & Engineering Controls

• Evaluate point-of-operation guarding on powered presses and document guarding decisions using formal hazard assessment methodology
• Partner with engineering and operations to specify guards, fixtures, light curtains, and pull-back devices
• Support press die change safety procedures and guarding reviews when new operations or tooling are introduced

Training & Culture

• Design EHS training curricula (new hire orientation, annual refresher, operation-specific training, and supervisor training); delivery can be shared with trained local supervisors over time
• Lead investigation and root cause analysis for significant incidents; set the standard process supervisors use for near-misses and first aid
• Build a proactive safety culture through visible floor presence and open communication — not through enforcement alone
• Establish and support a Safety Committee structure at each site

Environmental Management

• Own the chemical waste disposal program, hazardous waste manifesting, and EPA/state reporting
• Ensure wastewater discharge compliance for passivation, degreasing, and other process operations
• Maintain air emissions compliance with the paint spray booth and other regulated sources

Multi-Plant Oversight

• Travel to Lee Spring facilities to audit, train, investigate incidents, and calibrate consistency
• Build standardized EHS documentation and inspection tools that the plants own day to day
• Coach plant managers and supervisors so EHS performance holds up when you're not on site

Continuous Improvement & Management Systems (over time)

• Support standardized operational and management system practices across facilities
• Assist with future EMS initiatives, including potential ISO 14001 or comparable certification
• Partner with operations and continuous improvement leadership on audit readiness as the program matures