Senior EHS Manager: Health & Safety Excellence

Behr Canada; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Behr Canada in Santa Ana, CA, seeks an experienced EHS Manager to lead occupational safety, environmental compliance, and ergonomic programs across the Santa Ana plants. You will work with site leadership to foster a proactive safety culture and ensure regulatory readiness.

The role requires 5+ years in EHS within a manufacturing setting, strong Cal/OSHA knowledge, and prior supervision experience. Travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Safety, Occupational Health, Engineering, or related field is required.
• Five or more years of progressive EHS experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or similar operational environment is required.
• Prior experience supervising, coaching, or leading direct reports or EHS support staff is required.
• Working knowledge of Cal/OSHA, EPA, CalEPA, DTSC, DOT, CUPA, local fire authority, air district, wastewater authority, and other applicable federal, California, and local EHS requirements is required.
• Experience managing core safety programs, including IIPP, incident investigations, hazard assessments, emergency action planning, heat illness prevention, workplace safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve EHS programs across Santa Ana plants, including safety, environmental compliance, ergonomics, and industrial hygiene.
• Maintain compliance with Cal/OSHA, EPA, CalEPA, DTSC, and local agencies.
• Partner with site leadership and HR to build a proactive safety culture and engage employees in hazard identification.
• Supervise one direct report and ensure timely inspections, training, recordkeeping, corrective actions, and environmental tasks.
• Evaluate regulatory changes and implement required program, training, reporting, and operational adjustments.
• Conduct inspections, risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and trend reporting to reduce risk.
• Coordinate workers' compensation activities, injury management, return-to-work support, and OSHA recordkeeping with HR.
• Serve as primary site contact for regulatory agencies for inspections, permitting, reporting, audits and compliance matters.
• Manage environmental programs including hazardous materials/waste, permits, reporting, and sustainability data.
• Lead emergency preparedness activities and coordinate with local responders.
• Oversee contractor safety and pre-job safety reviews for new equipment or processes.
• Provide weekly/monthly EHS performance summaries and maintain records.
• Travel nationally up to 10% as needed.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Incident investigation

Hazard assessment

Employee training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Safety, Occupational Health, Engineering, or related field

5+ years progressive EHS experience in manufacturing/industrial env.

Experience supervising EHS staff

Job description

Behr Canada in Santa Ana, CA, seeks an experienced EHS Manager to lead occupational safety, environmental compliance, and ergonomic programs across the Santa Ana plants. You will work with site leadership to foster a proactive safety culture and ensure regulatory readiness.

The role requires 5+ years in EHS within a manufacturing setting, strong Cal/OSHA knowledge, and prior supervision experience. Travel up to 10% is expected.