Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

Surge Staffing; South Charleston (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

SURGE Staffing is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety Manager to lead site EHS programs across a three-shift automotive manufacturing operation in Ohio. You will oversee compliance with OSHA, EPA, and state regulations while maintaining ISO 14001 and driving continuous safety improvements on the plant floor.

Responsibilities include managing permits, training, incident investigations, data reporting, and collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, and Quality to integrate EHS into new

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental health, engineering, industrial hygiene, environmental science, or a related field is preferred.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible EHS experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred, including direct responsibility for safety programs, environmental compliance, incident investigation, and an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
• Certifications such as CSP, CHMM, CIH, ASP, OSHA 30-Hour General Industry are preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA and environmental regulations, ISO 14001, workers’ compensation, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, emergency preparedness, risk assessment, and corrective-action systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, communication, and continuous improvement of the company’s EHS policies, programs, procedures, annual business plans, and performance objectives across all shifts.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental, occupational safety, fire prevention, and hazardous-material requirements, including OSHA, U.S. EPA, and Ohio EPA requirements.
• Maintain and continually improve the company’s ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, including environmental aspects and impacts, compliance obligations, objectives and targets, document control, internal audits, management reviews, corrective actions, and certification activities.

Skills

OSHA compliance

ISO 14001

Training delivery

Root-cause analysis

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental health, engineering, industrial hygiene, environmental science, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic EHS recordkeeping systems

Job description

Title: Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position ID: AD-7-02-02

Job Summary

The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager provides site leadership for all environmental, health, and safety programs at a three-shift automotive manufacturing operation. This position develops and administers systems that protect Associates, ensure regulatory compliance, maintain the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, and reduce risk across aluminum die casting, heat treatment, deburring, machining, assembly, maintenance, warehousing, and facility operations.

The EHS Manager maintains a visible presence on the plant floor, partners with leaders and Associates, manages required records and reporting, and drives corrective actions and measurable improvement. The role also supports emergency preparedness, workers’ compensation and return-to-work activities, sustainability initiatives, and responses to regulatory, customer, and insurance requirements.

Essential Functions

• Lead the development, implementation, communication, and continuous improvement of the company’s EHS policies, programs, procedures, annual business plans, and performance objectives across all shifts.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental, occupational safety, fire prevention, and hazardous-material requirements, including OSHA, U.S. EPA, and Ohio EPA requirements. Monitor regulatory changes, determine applicability, and implement required actions.
• Maintain and continually improve the company’s ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, including environmental aspects and impacts, compliance obligations, objectives and targets, document control, internal audits, management reviews, corrective actions, and certification activities.
• Manage environmental permits, plans, records, inspections, and reporting related to air emissions, wastewater and stormwater, spill prevention, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, chemical inventory and reporting, recycling, and other applicable environmental obligations.
• Conduct and coordinate routine plant inspections, job hazard analyses, risk assessments, ergonomic evaluations, and compliance audits. Prioritize findings, assign corrective actions, verify completion, and evaluate whether controls are effective.
• Develop and maintain effective programmes for lockout/tagout, machine guarding, electrical safety, powered industrial vehicles, confined spaces, fall protection, hot work, personal protective equipment, hazard communication, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, heat stress, molten-metal safety, and other site-specific hazards.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Human Resources, and other functions to integrate EHS requirements into new equipment, chemicals, processes, facility changes, capital projects, management-of-change reviews, and pre-startup safety reviews.
• Lead investigations of injuries, illnesses, environmental releases, fires, property damage, near-misses, and safety concerns. Apply structured root-cause analysis, establish corrective and preventive actions, communicate lessons learned, and verify sustained completion.
• Maintain accurate OSHA logs, incident files, environmental records, training records, permits, Safety Data Sheet systems, and other required documentation. Prepare timely regulatory, corporate, customer, and management reports.
• Establish and track leading and lagging EHS performance indicators; analyze trends; communicate results to leadership and Associates; and present progress, risks, and recovery plans during monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews.
• Coordinate workers’ compensation, injury case management, transitional-duty and return-to-work activities with Human Resources, medical providers, third-party administrators, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, and legal counsel, as appropriate.
• Develop and manage an EHS training and competency program that includes new-hire orientation, job-specific and regulatory training, supervisor responsibilities, refresher training, emergency-response training, and complete training documentation.
• Coordinate industrial hygiene and occupational-health activities, including exposure assessments for noise, heat, fumes, dusts, and chemicals; employee monitoring; medical surveillance; and implementation of engineering, administrative, and personal-protective controls.
• Maintain emergency action, fire prevention, spill response, and related crisis-management plans. Coordinate drills, emergency-response resources, inspections, and communication with fire, medical, and other outside response agencies.
• Manage contractor and visitor EHS requirements, including qualification, orientation, permit controls, work-area inspections, and corrective action. Oversee the selection and availability of appropriate safety equipment and supplies.
• Lead safety and environmental committees and employee-engagement activities that strengthen hazard reporting, near-miss reporting, shared accountability, and a proactive EHS culture across all departments and shifts.
• Serve as the primary site contact for EHS regulatory agencies, auditors, customers, insurers, consultants, and industry organizations. Coordinate inspections and audits and ensure complete, timely responses to findings and commitments.
• Support company and corporate sustainability and decarbonization objectives by maintaining reliable energy, water, waste, recycling, and greenhouse-gas data and by helping identify and execute practical reduction projects.
• Develop and administer the EHS operating and capital budget. Provide direction to assigned EHS personnel, contractors, consultants, and emergency-response resources, as applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Functions

• Maintain regular and predictable attendance and sufficient plant-floor presence to support the company’s three-shift operation, including occasional off-shift or after-hours response.
• Interact professionally with Associates, management, customers, vendors, contractors, government officials, medical providers, and community emergency-response organizations.
• Handle injury, medical, investigation, and compliance information with appropriate confidentiality and sound judgment.
• Continuously improve work processes, administrative controls, and communication methods while promoting a clean, safe, and environmentally responsible workplace.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental health, engineering, industrial hygiene, environmental science, or a related field is preferred. A combination of relevant education, professional training, and substantial directly related experience may be considered.

Experience

Five or more years of progressively responsible EHS experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred, including direct responsibility for safety programs, environmental compliance, incident investigation, and an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. Automotive, aluminum die casting, machining, heat treatment, or other high-hazard manufacturing experience is strongly preferred. Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing operations management is required; prior supervisory experience is preferred.

Certifications

Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), OSHA 30-Hour General Industry, or comparable credentials are preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

Working knowledge of OSHA and environmental regulations, ISO 14001, workers’ compensation, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, emergency preparedness, risk assessment, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action systems. Must be able to analyze data, manage multiple priorities, write clear policies and reports, deliver effective training, and communicate credibly with hourly Associates, management, executives, regulators, and outside partners. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic EHS recordkeeping systems is expected.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in both an office and an active manufacturing environment. Plant areas may involve noise, heat, cold, fumes, dust, oils, chemicals, molten metal, mobile equipment, and other industrial hazards requiring the use of designated personal protective equipment. The position requires frequent walking and standing on concrete floors, use of stairs, and periodic bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Schedule

This position primarily works a regular daytime schedule but must be available to support other shifts, planned shutdowns, emergencies, regulatory inspections, and significant incident response as business needs require.

Travel

Occasional travel is required. A valid driver’s license and the ability to operate a company vehicle are required.