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Position DescriptionThe EHS Manager is responsible for leading and managing Owen Steel's environmental, health, and safety programs across fabrication, warehouse, yard, maintenance, and field-support operations. This role ensures compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, state, local, and company safety requirements while building a strong safety culture focused on prevention, accountability, training, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities- Develop, implement, and maintain companywide EHS policies, procedures, programs, and training.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, state, local, and company safety and environmentalregulations.
- Conduct regular safety inspections, audits, risk assessments, and job hazard analyses.
- Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and follow-up tracking.
- Manage safety training programs, including new hire orientation, equipment safety, hazard communication, PPE, lockout/tagout, confined space, fall protection, forklift/crane safety, hot work, and emergencyresponse.
- Partner with plant leadership, supervisors, maintenance, quality, production, and field teams to identify and reduce workplace hazards.
- Maintain OSHA logs, safety records, environmental documentation, inspection records, SDS files, permits, and compliance reports.
- Monitor leading and lagging safety indicators and prepare reports for leadership.
- Support workers' compensation claims management, return-to-work processes, and injury prevention initiatives.
- Lead safety meetings, toolbox talks, and employee engagement efforts.
- Manage environmental programs related to waste handling, stormwater, air quality, spill prevention, recycling, and hazardous materials.
- Coordinate with third-party safety consultants, regulatory agencies, insurance carriers, and vendors as needed.
- Promote a proactivesafety culture where employees are empowered to identify hazards and stop unsafework.
Position Requirements- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in a manufacturing environment (required)
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- College degree in occupational safety and health, engineering, or a related field (preferred)
- Experience writing policies and procedures for health and safety
- Knowledge and understanding of industrial equipment and processes
- Experience using PC, including Word, Excel, and related software
- Training certification
- Accident reconstruction experience
