Manager Environmental Health & Safety

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! _We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business._ **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 _if you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!_