Senior Safety & Environmental Manager

ECKART; Painesville (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Eckart is seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety Leader to drive plant-wide safety and hygiene programs at our Painesville site. You will lead benchmarking, foster a safety-first culture, and coordinate with site leadership to embed robust EHS practices across all operations.

The role requires in-depth knowledge of aluminum-related hazards, OSHA/HAZMAT/DOT regulations, and strong cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
• 5–7 years in industrial environmental compliance, health and safety.
• 5+ years' plant management experience supporting ERP in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of explosion hazards and related regulations.
• ISO 14000 and ISO 9001 knowledge advantageous.
• Strong OSHA, HAZMAT and DOT regulatory knowledge.
• Excellent communication, written and oral, at all levels.
• 5 days a week in-office.

Responsibilities

• Develop plant-wide strategies for safety and industrial hygiene programs.
• Benchmark safety programs internally and externally to establish best practices.
• Foster a safety-first culture at the site with leadership.
• Organize safety committee across functional areas and train members.
• Implement a comprehensive H&S auditing and corrective action program.
• Provide safety training on topics related to industrial operations.
• Serve as company safety expert on site-specific hazards (Aluminum, dust, vapors, rotating equipment, solvents).
• Participate in HAZOP studies with operations and engineering teams.
• Identify and advise on process safety risks; assess risk, probability and consequences.
• Manage waste and emissions; environmental program implementation to ISO 14000.
• Represent site in safety and environmental reporting; manage permits (Title V).
• Develop and manage site emergency/evacuation procedures.
• Engage in Altana USA EHS Network and report to Eckart Germany on EHS issues.
• Represent Eckart America in trade associations (Aluminum Association).

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Regulatory knowledge

Safety training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Eckart is seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety Leader to drive plant-wide safety and hygiene programs at our Painesville site. You will lead benchmarking, foster a safety-first culture, and coordinate with site leadership to embed robust EHS practices across all operations.

The role requires in-depth knowledge of aluminum-related hazards, OSHA/HAZMAT/DOT regulations, and strong cross-functional collaboration.