Senior EHS Leader: 24/7 Site Safety & Risk

ERM; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 87,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Job summary

ERM is seeking an EHS Manager to lead safety at a dedicated facility near Columbus, Ohio. This full-time, 12-month role requires hands-on leadership in a fast-moving technical environment.

The position owns site-level EHS strategy, partners with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, and vendors, and builds scalable safety systems to support growth while maintaining strong regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive EHS experience with leadership responsibility.
• Strong working knowledge of Ohio and OSHA requirements, translating obligations into scalable programs.
• Experience scaling EHS for complex sites undergoing rapid growth and change.
• Clear, credible communication with executives, engineers, operators, contractors, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior EHS partner across R&D operations, owning site-level safety strategy, priorities, and execution as the footprint scales.
• Anticipate EHS requirements for new operations, equipment, processes, construction phases, staffing ramps, and 24/7 operations, translating them into practical plans before work begins.
• Lead proactive risk identification and control across special projects activities, including machine safety, ergonomics, electrical safety, material handling, contractor safety, and other site-specific risks.
• Build and maintain site EHS programs, risk assessments, procedures, training, inspections, corrective-action systems, emergency preparedness, and compliance processes appropriate to each site's risk profile.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Workplace, Construction, Security, People, Legal, and vendors to embed safety into facility design, equipment deployment, work planning, and operating decisions.
• Provide visible field leadership across shifts and operating conditions, establishing mechanisms that support effective EHS coverage and escalation for 24/7 operations.
• Lead incident response and investigation for significant events; ensure timely fact-finding, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, verification, trend analysis, and communication of lessons learned.
• Use incident, near-miss, inspection, and operational data to identify recurring risks and drive preventive actions across sites rather than addressing events in isolation.
• Oversee contractor and contingent-worker safety interfaces, clarifying responsibilities, expectations, reporting, and corrective-action ownership across multi-employer worksites.
• Maintain strong regulatory compliance and readiness, including applicable State and OSHA requirements, while developing metrics and reporting that make site risks, actions, and performance visible to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety management

Risk assessment

Job description

ERM is seeking an EHS Manager to lead safety at a dedicated facility near Columbus, Ohio. This full-time, 12-month role requires hands-on leadership in a fast-moving technical environment.

The position owns site-level EHS strategy, partners with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, and vendors, and builds scalable safety systems to support growth while maintaining strong regulatory compliance.