Job Type
Full-time
Description
Travel: ~10%
Location: East Providence, RI
Reports to: Director of Engineering
Direct Reports : 2-3
Salary Requirement: 118,500-148,750 + Eligible for 15% bonus
Job Summary:
The Facilities, Equipment, and Environmental, Health and Safety Manager is a hands on working manager responsible for facility operations, equipment maintenance and repair, and EH&S compliance across the company's three facilities in Arizona, Maine, and Rhode Island.
This role is responsible for ensuring facilities and equipment are maintained in a safe and reliable condition and that applicable environmental, health, and safety programs are implemented, audited, documented, and maintained. The position works directly with employees, contractors, vendors, and leadership to address equipment and facility issues, close EH&S gaps, complete required training, maintain permits, meet regulatory reporting deadlines, and drive corrective actions to completion.
This is a working manager role and requires regular involvement on the production floor, including inspections, troubleshooting, minor repairs, audits, employee training, and follow up on identified issues.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Environmental, Health and Safety
• Develop, implement, and maintain environmental, health, and safety policies, procedures, programs, and work instructions.
• Address identified EH&S gaps and establish sustainable processes to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, state, local, and other regulatory requirements.
• Conduct workplace inspections, safety audits, risk assessments, and job hazard analyses.
• Lead investigations of workplace injuries, incidents, near misses, environmental events, equipment related incidents, and property damage.
• Identify root causes and coordinate corrective and preventive actions.
• Assign, track, verify, and close EH&S corrective actions in a timely manner.
• Maintain required safety and environmental records, permits, reports, logs, training documentation, and regulatory submissions.
• Manage programs related to hazard communication, personal protective equipment, lockout tagout, machine guarding, ergonomics, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, confined spaces, electrical safety, chemical management, and contractor safety.
• Develop and deliver employee safety training, new hire safety orientation, equipment safety training, and recurring compliance training.
• Manage hazardous materials, hazardous waste, universal waste, spill prevention, waste reduction, and related environmental programs.
• Coordinate emergency response plans, evacuation drills, fire prevention activities, first aid readiness, and business continuity support.
• Serve as the primary contact for regulatory inspections, emergency responders, safety consultants, and environmental agencies.
• Track and report safety performance, trends, open actions, training completion, and improvement opportunities to leadership.
• Promote employee participation, accountability, and hazard reporting to strengthen the company safety culture.
Equipment Repair and Maintenance
• Coordinate and oversee repairs for production equipment, facility equipment, tooling support equipment, utilities, and related systems.
• Respond to equipment failures and work with internal personnel, vendors, and contractors to restore equipment safely and efficiently.
• Develop, implement, and maintain preventive maintenance schedules for production and facility equipment.
• Establish equipment inspection requirements and ensure inspections are completed and documented.
• Create and maintain equipment repair records, preventive maintenance records, service histories, warranties, manuals, and vendor information.
• Track equipment downtime, repeat failures, open work orders, repair costs, and maintenance trends.
• Prioritize repairs based on employee safety, production impact, quality risk, customer requirements, and business continuity.
• Ensure repaired, installed, or modified equipment is inspected and approved before being returned to service.
• Verify that machine guarding, emergency stops, electrical controls, interlocks, and other safety devices are functioning properly.
• Coordinate lockout tagout requirements for repair, maintenance, installation, and troubleshooting activities.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues directly when appropriate and determine when specialized external support is required.
• Manage equipment service vendors, repair contractors, service agreements, and related purchase requests.
• Obtain repair estimates, compare options, and make recommendations regarding repair, replacement, or capital investment.
• Support the installation, relocation, commissioning, and removal of production equipment.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and quality when equipment repairs or modifications may affect product quality or validated processes.
• Maintain an inventory of critical spare parts, maintenance supplies, and commonly used repair materials.
• Identify recurring equipment issues and implement long term corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Support capital equipment planning by identifying aging equipment, reliability concerns, repair costs, and replacement needs.
Facilities Management
• Oversee the operation, maintenance, repair, and improvement of buildings, grounds, utilities, and facility systems.
• Manage heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, security, compressed air, lighting, roofing, and other critical infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedules for building systems and facility equipment.
• Coordinate facility repairs, renovations, construction projects, equipment installations, and space planning activities.
• Manage relationships with landlords, utilities, service providers, contractors, and vendors.
• Obtain proposals, evaluate vendors, negotiate service agreements, and monitor contractor performance.
• Ensure contractors comply with company safety, security, insurance, access, and work authorization requirements.
• Develop and manage facilities, equipment maintenance, and EH&S budgets.
• Monitor utility use and identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption, waste, and operating costs.
• Maintain facility records, including floor plans, inspection records, equipment information, permits, warranties, and service agreements.
• Support physical security, access control, visitor management, alarm systems, and emergency notification systems.
• Coordinate facility readiness for customer visits, regulatory inspections, quality audits, and certification audits.
• Respond to urgent facility issues and coordinate repairs to minimize disruption to operations.
• Maintain clean, safe, organized, and functional work areas throughout the facility.
Leadership and Continuous Improvement
• Establish annual objectives and improvement plans for EH&S, equipment reliability, maintenance, and facility performance.
• Partner with department leaders to integrate safety, equipment, and facility requirements into operational planning.
• Participate in management reviews, risk assessments, corrective action activities, internal audits, and continuous improvement projects.
• Lead safety committees, maintenance planning meetings, and employee involvement initiatives.
• Support ISO 9001, AS9100, customer, and other management system requirements.
• Prepare reports and presentations related to safety, equipment downtime, repair costs, maintenance completion, facility risks, and capital needs.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into operational risks, overdue actions, recurring equipment issues, and resource needs.
• Develop procedures and standards for equipment maintenance, repair requests, vendor activity, safety controls, and facility operations.
• Supervise maintenance, facilities, safety, security, or related personnel as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in environmental health and safety, occupational safety, engineering, industrial maintenance, facilities management, environmental science, or a related field preferred.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in EH&S, facilities management, equipment maintenance, industrial maintenance, or a related field.
• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, industrial, or another regulated environment preferred.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, or project management experience preferred.
• Experience coordinating equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, contractors, regulatory compliance, and operating budgets.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, environmental regulations, machine safety, lockout tagout, equipment maintenance, and facility systems.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems or work order tracking systems preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Strong knowledge of workplace safety requirements and environmental compliance obligations.
• Working knowledge of industrial equipment, electrical systems, mechanical systems, pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, and facility infrastructure.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and facility issues and determine appropriate repair actions.
• Ability to recognize hazards, evaluate risk, and implement practical corrective actions.
• Strong project management, organization, planning, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to urgent equipment, safety, or facility issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to develop policies, procedures, training materials, maintenance plans, and management reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, contractors, regulators, auditors, customers, and senior leadership.
• Strong attention to detail and recordkeeping accuracy.
• Ability to read equipment manuals, technical drawings, specifications, safety data sheets, and service documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and maintenance, incident tracking, or compliance software.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
Preferred Certifications
• Certified Safety Professional / Associate Safety Professional
• DOT Hazardous Materials Certification
• Occupational Health and Safety Technologist
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
• Facilities Management Professional
• Certified Facility Manager
• OSHA 30 Hour General Industry certification
• First Aid, CPR, and AED certification
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This position works in both office and industrial environments. The employee may be exposed to operating machinery, equipment repairs, electrical hazards, noise, chemicals, dust, temperature changes, construction activity, and other conditions commonly found in manufacturing and facility operations.
Appropriate personal protective equipment must be worn as required.
• Ability to regularly walk through production, warehouse, office, utility, and exterior areas.
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders, bend, kneel, reach, crouch, and work in restricted areas when necessary.
• Ability to inspect, troubleshoot, and support repairs on production and facility equipment.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.
• Ability to work around machinery, electrical systems, tools, chemicals, elevated noise levels, and changing temperatures.
• Ability to respond to urgent equipment, facility, or safety issues outside normal business hours when required.
