EHS Manager - Jeannette

Overview & Responsibilities

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Site EHS Manager is the senior EHS authority for the Jeannette manufacturing site and associated test facility, responsible for leading, governing, and continuously improving all Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) activities. The role ensures full regulatory compliance while embedding a high-performance EHS culture that supports operational excellence, workforce wellbeing, and sustainable business performance.

The position acts as both a strategic advisor to site leadership and a visible operational leader on the shop floor, ensuring EHS is fully integrated into planning, decision-making, and execution across all functions.

This is a senior leadership role operating within a large, complex, and mature manufacturing environment of approximately 1,000 employees, with additional responsibility for a specialist compressor test facility. The role combines:

• Strategic Leadership: owning the site EHS management system, performance framework, and long-term improvement roadmap.

• Operational Engagement: maintaining a strong shop-floor presence, supporting frontline leaders, and ensuring practical risk control.

• Governance and Assurance: acting as the site authority for compliance, audits, and regulatory engagement.

• Crisis Leadership: acting as the EHS lead during emergencies, major incidents, and critical risk events.

The role has full authority to intervene, stop work, escalate issues, and require corrective actions where risk is unacceptable.

BACKGROUND and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and / or Occupational Health & Safety or related field.

• 7 - 10 years’ experience in senior EHS roles within heavy engineering, manufacturing, energy, petrochemical, or similar high-risk industrial environments.

• 5+ years’ people management experience, leading multi-disciplinary EHS teams.

• Expert working knowledge of US federal, state and local regulations (including OSHA, EPA, DOT and related agencies), with the ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements pragmatically within complex operational environments.

• Certified Lead Investigator with significant experience leading complex incident investigations is preferred.

• Certified Lead ISO Auditor with experience in ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 / integrated management systems is preferred.

• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, shape site culture, and deliver sustained improvements in EHS performance.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/COMPETENCIES

Regulatory & Compliance Leadership

• Maintain full compliance with all applicable environmental, health and safety regulations and corporate standards.

• Act as site subject matter expert on legislation, emerging regulatory trends, and industry best practice.

• Lead regulatory inspections, agency interactions, and statutory reporting.

• Ensure all permits, licenses and approvals are maintained and effectively managed.

EHS Management System & Governance

• Own and continuously improve the site EHS Management System aligned to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

• Lead internal and external audits, statutory inspections and assurance programs.

• Track, manage and close corrective actions with senior leadership accountability.

• Establish clear governance structures, risk ownership and performance metrics.

Risk Management & Operational Control

• Oversee risk assessments for all high-risk activities including contractor operations.

• Ensure robust control of physical, chemical and ergonomic hazards.

• Approve or challenge operational plans where risk exposure is unacceptable.

• Exercise stop-work authority where necessary.

Incident Investigation & Learning

• Lead and govern all serious incidents, near misses and high-potential events.

• Ensure investigations are of high quality, root causes are identified, and lessons are embedded across the site.