EHS Manager

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Position Description

The 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

Equal Opportunity Employer

Owen Steel Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.