Aarcher Talent is seeking a Senior EHS Manager who leads and manages all Environmental, Health, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Occupational Health programs in Elmore, Ohio. This role ensures compliance with OSHA, EPA, and other federal, state, and local regulations. The manager develops, implements, and enforces safety and environmental policies, identifies and mitigates risks, and promotes a safe, compliant, and sustainable work environment.
Responsibilities include leading the EHS team, managing regulatory reporting and permitting, overseeing hazardous waste, air, and water programs, and handling workers’ compensation. The position requires collaboration with site leadership, corporate EHS teams, and external stakeholders such as regulatory agencies and local emergency organizations. The Senior EHS Manager is also accountable for EHS budgeting, strategic planning, and continuous improvement, requiring strong leadership, technical expertise, and communication skills to influence both senior leaders and frontline employees.
RESPONSIBLITIES:
- Lead the EHS group comprising 4-6 senior professionals, four technicians and an administrative person.
- Advise site leadership on the design, practice and compliance with EHS policies to comply with local, state, and federal health and safety regulations. Formulate, document and maintain site specific general safety, health policies. Implement corporate H&S policies and procedures across a 650-acre campus comprising 6 business units.
- Collaborate with site management, state authorities and operations personnel to ensure compliance with OEPA regulations such as air, water, hazardous and solid waste management and RCRA corrective actions.
- Overall environmental management responsibility for compliance with ISO 14001 requirements
- Collaborate with site management, state and federal authorities and operations personnel to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations such as beryllium, machine guarding, radiation, mobile equipment, material handling, PPE, laboratory safety, lockout/tagout, confined space entry just to name a few.
- Lead the Emergency Response team.
- Develop and maintain positive relations with company personnel, neighbors, LEPC, local politicians, customers, law enforcement, and emergency response agencies.
- Lead the emergency response team and operate the Elmore wastewater treatment plant.
- Develop budgets and manage activities to accomplish financial objectives. This will include continuous improvement measures that will increase overall productivity within the organization, while reducing costs.
- Manage and develop EHS staff consisting of 6 persons.
- Provide technical support to assist in the implementation of Safety Differently.
- Respond to employee EHS concerns promptly.
- Other tasks as required
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering or Sciences, Occupational Health, Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering / Physics or equivalent degree, Master’s degree preferred
- CSP and or CIH designation preferred
- 15+ years’ experience in the field of Environmental, Health & Safety Engineering management in heavy manufacturing with a track record of consistent improvement in EHS objectives.
- 10+ years’ experience in designing/managing programs aimed at ensuring compliance with federal and state regulatory EHS agencies.
- Experience with RCRA corrective action and beryllium exposure assessment, and mitigation is preferred.
- Knowledge of Stormwater, wastewater, and NPDES discharge permitting and compliance assurance, Title V air permit design and compliance assurance, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Solid, Universal, and Hazardous Waste
- Advanced experience with OSHA safety and health regulations such as beryllium, LOTOTO, confined space entry, arc flash, material handling, laboratory safety, chemical safety, PPE, and policies relevant to the metals industry
Physical Demands:
- Stand, sit, or walk short distances for up to 12 hours per day
- Climb stairs on an occasional basis
- Exert up to 40 pounds of force to lift, push, or pull frequently
- Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry, or feel objects repetitively frequently
- May reach, stoop, kneel, or bend occasionally
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required, including respiratory protection
The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, or a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
Our client and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) are equal opportunity employers.