Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

Key Responsibilities

• People Leadership, Coaching & Multi-Site Management
• Serve as the day-to-day onsite EHS partner for Commerce VPC, STS Trucking, and Commerce-based corporate service groups.
• Drive continuous improvement in EHS performance, risk management, and regulatory compliance through data insights, associate engagement, and shared best practices.
• Advise Operations and functional partners on EHS considerations related to daily operations, capital projects, process changes, and contractor activities.

Site & Regional EHS Oversight

• Provide program oversight and guidance for the Norcross PDC and corporate service groups through the Senior EHS Specialist.
• Identify and assess EHS risks using data, field observations, and associate input; partner with site leaders to strengthen controls for higher-risk activities.
• Support and facilitate incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action development, ensuring timely follow-up and learning.
• Manage EHS compliance and life-safety requirements, including regulatory inspections, permits, audits, preventive maintenance programs, and recordkeeping.
• Monitor applicable regulatory changes and support site-level program adjustments to maintain compliance and reduce risk.
• Prepare and review leading and lagging indicators to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities; communicate insights to stakeholders.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Identify, assess, and prioritize EHS risks using data, field observations, and associate input; partner with site leaders to strengthen controls for higher-risk activities.
• Support and facilitate incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action development, ensuring timely follow-up and learning.
• Manage EHS compliance and life-safety requirements, including regulatory inspections, permits, audits, preventive maintenance programs, and recordkeeping.
• Monitor applicable regulatory changes and support site-level program adjustments to maintain compliance and reduce risk.
• Prepare and review leading and lagging indicators to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities; communicate insights to stakeholders.

Training, Communication & Engagement

• Coordinate, develop, and deliver EHS training for associates, leaders, and contractors.
• Reinforce EHS expectations through regular communication, awareness activities, and leadership engagement to support a strong safety culture.
• Prepare EHS-related presentations and reports for site, regional, and enterprise stakeholders.

Technology, Contractors & Continuous Improvement

• Utilize EHS technology platforms to support incident management, inspections, audits, ergonomic assessments, and chemical inventories.
• Partner with external vendors and contractors providing EHS-related services (e.g., waste management, tank inspections, safety equipment), aligning expectations and addressing performance issues in coordination with Procurement and Operations.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen EHS programs through standardization, technology adoption, and enterprise best-practice sharing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Environmental, Health & Safety, Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• 7-10+ years of progressive EHS experience, including demonstrated people leadership and accountability for program execution.
• Experience leading or coordinating EHS efforts across multiple locations and influencing partners without direct authority preferred.
• ASPC or CSP certification preferred but not required.
• Experience in warehousing, vehicle processing, logistics, trucking, or light industrial environments preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA General Industry standards and NFPA requirements.
• Experience with environmental compliance programs, including air, wastewater/stormwater, regulated waste, storage tanks, and hazardous materials.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and interpreting regulatory requirements.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Proficiency with modern digital productivity and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform, SharePoint, reporting and data visualization tools, and AI-enabled solutions such as Copilot), with the ability to learn and adapt to new platforms quickly.
• Able and willing to travel regularly to Norcross, GA, and occasionally to other company locations.