Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Business Partner

About the role

As an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Business Partner, you will play a highly visible, strategic role supporting two manufacturing sites - Cokato, MN and Milton, PA. You will serve as a trusted advisor to plant leadership, helping shape a proactive safety culture while ensuring strong regulatory compliance and risk reduction.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary EHS partner to plant leadership, building credibility as a trusted advisor while coaching supervisors and leaders to embed safety into everyday decisions and drive a more proactive, engaged safety culture.
• Lead OSHA and environmental compliance efforts across sites, translating audits, regulatory requirements, and inspection findings into practical action plans, while strengthening systems and maintaining a strong, audit-ready posture.
• Spend time in the plants learning production processes, engaging directly with teams, and identifying risks in real time, building trust quickly by being visible, approachable, and solutions-oriented.
• Analyze incident history, safety trends, and leading metrics to uncover root causes, prioritize improvements, and demonstrate measurable progress in reducing injuries and strengthening performance.
• Lead incident investigations, risk assessments, and audits to identify systemic gaps, then drive timely corrective actions and backlog reduction to prevent recurrence and improve overall safety systems.
• Develop and implement core safety programs (e.g., LOTO, PPE, machine safety, emergency response) and training strategies that are practical, adopted by the business, and aligned to operational realities.
• Partner across operations, HR, and engineering teams while supporting two manufacturing locations while balancing strategic priorities with hands-on execution and influencing outcomes without direct authority.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Safety Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive EHS experience in manufacturing, industrial, or similar environments.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Proven experience leading audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions to root cause.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement through leading indicators.
• Strong communication, training, and influencing skills across all organizational levels.
• Comfortable balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution in manufacturing environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and EHS systems.
• Willingness to travel periodically (~10%) to support multi-site responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Certifications such as ASP, CHMM, or similar are preferred.

Benefits

At Sauna360, a Watkins Wellness company, we offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more.

Pay

Hiring Range: $65,900.00-$103,400.00 Many factors are taken into consideration in determining pay, including education and location. Company: Watkins Wellness Shift 1 - 10 (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time