Senior EHS Specialist - Manufacturing Safety Leader

Leggettlogistics; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Leggett & Platt Inc. is seeking a Senior Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist to support our Work Furniture and Wood-based components business across four Western Michigan facilities.

You will drive regulatory compliance, lead investigations, and collaborate with operations, engineering, HR and legal to strengthen safety culture and environmental stewardship. Travel between sites is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive EHS experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of OSHA/MIOSHA requirements and environmental regulations.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Ability to identify hazards and implement risk-reduction solutions.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly between facilities in Western Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Support EHS programs across four manufacturing facilities in Western Michigan.
• Partner with site leadership to improve safety performance and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct facility inspections, audits, hazard assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Lead or support incident investigations including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify trends and develop practical solutions to reduce risk and incidents.
• Assist with environmental programs: waste, hazardous materials, air, water, stormwater.
• Develop and support emergency response plans and drills.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Coaching

Problem-solving

Influence

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science/OSH/Engineering

Tools

Enablon

Benchmark Gensuite

Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Copilot)

Job description

Leggett & Platt Inc. is seeking a Senior Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist to support our Work Furniture and Wood-based components business across four Western Michigan facilities.

You will drive regulatory compliance, lead investigations, and collaborate with operations, engineering, HR and legal to strengthen safety culture and environmental stewardship. Travel between sites is required.