Hybrid EHS Manager: Safety, Compliance & Improvement

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling; Berea (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work

Comprehensive benefits

Profit sharing

Job summary

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. seeks an Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) Manager at our Berea, KY manufacturing plant.

You will lead the site’s safety strategy, drive regulatory compliance, and guide audits, incident investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will partner with Operations, Facilities, HR, and Leadership to reduce risk, enhance environmental performance, and foster a proactive safety culture across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Safety Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Health, or a related discipline required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive Environmental, Health & Safety experience, including leadership or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site’s environmental, health, and safety strategy and day-to-day EHS activities, fostering a proactive safety culture.
• Oversee EHS management systems, programs, policies, and procedures to maintain compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, state and federal requirements, and ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
• Conduct and oversee EHS audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, and corrective actions; use EHS data and performance metrics to identify trends, reduce risk, and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with employees, leaders, Facilities, Maintenance, Security, and other teams to identify hazards, address unsafe conditions and behaviors, and implement practical solutions that improve safety and environmental performance.
• Maintain required environmental and safety records and reporting, and oversee workers’ compensation case management in partnership with Human Resources and third-party claims administrators.
• Lead site emergency preparedness and response activities, coordinate with external insurance and regulatory partners as needed, and stay current on evolving EHS regulations and industry best practices.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve EHS processes, technology, and practices while strengthening operational effectiveness and reducing unnecessary costs.

Skills

EHS leadership

OSHA knowledge

EPA regulations

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

Audits & investigations

Data-driven metrics

Project management

Microsoft Office

Regulatory documentation

Education

Bachelor degree in related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

EHS management systems

Job description

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. seeks an Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) Manager at our Berea, KY manufacturing plant.

You will lead the site’s safety strategy, drive regulatory compliance, and guide audits, incident investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will partner with Operations, Facilities, HR, and Leadership to reduce risk, enhance environmental performance, and foster a proactive safety culture across the site.