Senior EHS Manager: Risk, Compliance & Safety

King & Prince Seafood Corporation; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

King & Prince Seafood Corporation seeks an experienced EHS Manager to lead the environmental, health, safety, and security programs at the Brunswick facility. You will partner with site leadership to instill a proactive EHS culture, prevent injuries, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive operational excellence.

You will design and manage EHS systems, lead cross-functional teams in risk assessment and incident investigations, and oversee training, audits, and program improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in OH&S, environmental science, engineering, industrial hygiene, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive EHS leadership in industrial settings with regulatory, incident investigation, risk reduction, training, audits, and cross-functional leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of applicable EHS regulations, safety engineering, EHS systems, and risk-based prevention methods.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing abilities; ability to drive culture and accountability at all levels.
• Experience with emergency response, crisis management, and incident response principles and practices.
• Project management skills to lead multiple priorities; strong MS Office proficiency.
• Professional certification preferred (CSP, CIH, CHMM, ASP, CSM or other relevant EHS certifications).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for creating a proactive EHS culture across facilities and integrate EHS into planning, operations, maintenance, and contractor work.
• Drive leadership commitment and accountability for EHS; foster employee involvement and engagement at all levels.
• Design, develop, deploy, monitor, and improve the EHS management system and governance routines.
• Lead cross-functional teams in hazard analyses, environmental assessments, and risk reduction programs; communicate mitigation strategies.
• Develop plans and measurable targets to meet EHS performance indicators; monitor performance metrics and corrective actions.
• Lead audits and reviews of EHS systems, conduct on-site audits, and ensure continuous improvement.
• Oversee design, engineering, and modification of facilities and equipment for safe operations; ensure ergonomics and safeguarding.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental, health, safety regulations and internal standards.
• Manage environmental compliance programs (air, water, stormwater, hazardous materials, chemical management) and permits; ensure timely actions.
• Coordinate incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective actions, regulatory reporting, and verification of effectiveness.
• Manage contractor, vendor, and visitor safety management, including orientation, pre-job risk reviews, and compliance verification.
• Develop and oversee EHS education and training for all employee levels; supervise management systems reviews.
• Develop and oversee process safety management (PSM) programs and ensure full compliance.
• Direct industrial hygiene, occupational health, and general safety programs to maintain a safe workplace.
• Lead emergency response and crisis management plans, drills, and training; support food defense and security issues.
• Oversee site security and access controls; coordinate with workers’ comp and internal stakeholders on injury claims and return-to-work.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Critical thinking

Influencing

Project management

MS Office

Regulatory knowledge

Education

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

Minimum of 12 years’ prior relevant experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

King & Prince Seafood Corporation seeks an experienced EHS Manager to lead the environmental, health, safety, and security programs at the Brunswick facility. You will partner with site leadership to instill a proactive EHS culture, prevent injuries, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive operational excellence.

You will design and manage EHS systems, lead cross-functional teams in risk assessment and incident investigations, and oversee training, audits, and program improvements.