Position: Manager, Environmental Health and Safety

Report to Title: Vice President, Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability

Location: Onsite- Sandersville, GA

Date: July 2026

Position Overview:

Safety and Environmental Manger, responsible for the development, coordination and management of effective company safety and environmental program in a lean environment. Develops behavior-based safety learning and training. Manages Safety Captain Program. 

Area of Focus:

Safety and Environmental Manger demonstrates professional and community involvement and leadership both within the safety and environmental field and the community.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates the safety programs to ensure a safe environment consistent with regulatory, environmental, and company requirements and needs 
• Promotes the company mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives by formulating plans, procedures, and objectives for safety programs and by evaluating effectiveness of the program 
• Creates and maintains a work environment that encourages open communication and positive employee relations to establish a climate of openness and trust 
• Seeks out opportunities for staff involvement and innovation to promote employee creativity and to generate ideas to improve functions, devise solutions, and implement plans
• Operates and maintains water treatment and wastewater equipment, ensuring compliance with state and federal environmental protection limits
• Prepares reports and maintains logs for water treatment systems on meter readings, tests, chemical and equipment usage, and all other record-keeping requirements 
• Build a cohesive team with the skills necessary to successfully meet the departmental/company objectives and strategies 
• Communicates training information in a formal classroom setting, and conducts on-the-job training on various safety and environmental programs 
• Keeps various safety and environmental records and logbooks up to date 
• Works with medical department to follow high-cost or precedent-setting workers’ compensation cases 
• Is required to assist with cost-control efforts, and participate in manufacturing improvement committees
• Interfaces with OSHA, and various environmental programs inspectors 
• Study, plan and formulate new and revised safety programs, JSA’s, and rules: prepare recommendations and implement for conformance 
• Responsible for effective application of safety and environmental policies and practices and to investigate and eliminate hazardous conditions and unsafe practices 
• Through safety and environmental training sessions, meetings, manuals, bulletins, films, etc., keep supervisory personnel apprised of hazardous conditions and practices, recommend injury prevention measures 
• Studies work operations, details of nature of the work, materials and equipment used, products and byproducts, and employee workforce profile
• Industrial hygiene studies may involve exposure to dust, fumes, mists, gases, vapors, noise, heat, and cold 
•  Assesses new developments in the safety and environmental field that may have application to the company's operations 
• Keeps apprised of developments in federal and state safety and applicable environmental laws likely to affect the company 
• Coordinates safety and industrial hygiene to obtain optimum service with insurance carriers 
• Investigates serious injuries/incidents in conjunction with line and staff personnel, Human Resources and Occupational Health Nurse 
• Assists line and staff management to understand OSHA regulations and standards, including guidance on handling OSHA compliance, inspections and citations 
• Manages and maintains appropriate permitting requirements 
• Supervises approximately 4 (hourly) direct reports and (1) salaried non-exempt 
• Evaluates performance, provides feedback, and completes performance reviews 
• Supervises and trains light technical and hourly personnel in performing supporting tasks

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety, or related field or equivalent experience
• 8-10 years’ experience
• Working knowledge of safety regulations, OSHA, EPA, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness
• Willingness to travel between GA plants on an occasional basis 
• Proficient with Microsoft Word Excel, PowerPoint and Access 
• Effective written and verbal communication skills are essential

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual in Spanish 
• CSP and/or CIH 
• First aid/CPR instructor 
• Forklift instructor certified 
• Successful completion of, and hold certificates in, courses such as hazmat technician and emergency responder, water treatment operation, and other safety and environmental topics