HS&E and Purchasing Manager

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized, safety-focused, and detail-oriented Environmental, Health, Safety, Training & Plant Administration Manager to lead our facility’s environmental, health and safety programs, employee training, regulatory compliance, purchasing support, and key plant administrative functions. This position will be responsible for maintaining a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with OSHA and applicable federal, state, provincial, and municipal regulations, managing environmental and hazardous-material programs, coordinating employee training, overseeing contractor safety, and supporting plant operations. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated problem solver who can work independently, communicate effectively with employees at all levels, and thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Environmental, Health & Safety

• Promote and administer company safety policies and programs with the goal of achieving zero workplace injuries and incidents.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment and reinforce a culture where safety is the first priority.
• Administer, maintain, and continuously improve company HS&E programs, policies, procedures, and facility-specific safety initiatives.
• Ensure OSHA compliance and complete required OSHA reporting, including OSHA 300/301 records and annual summaries.
• Conduct workplace inspections, hazard assessments, audits, and incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Lead internal and external incident investigations and ensure timely completion of accident and injury reporting.
• Identify applicable federal, state, provincial, and municipal regulatory requirements and monitor regulatory changes that may affect operations.
• Manage government inspections, environmental and safety audits, and required regulatory reporting.
• Maintain safety equipment throughout the facility and ensure employees are properly trained in its use.
• Manage PPE programs, including purchasing, inventory, distribution, and employee training.
• Maintain and update Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and ensure required SDS reporting and accessibility.
• Manage emergency response, fire safety, first aid, CPR, bloodborne pathogen, and other applicable safety programs.
• Develop, implement, document, and maintain HS&E emergency response systems.
• Maintain the facility HS&E orientation program and ensure new employees and temporary workers receive required orientation.
• Coordinate with the company clinic regarding employee injuries, workers' compensation claims, drug and alcohol testing, pre-employment physicals, and drug screens.
• Coordinate required annual inspections, including hoists, slings, fire safety systems, and other safety equipment.
• Maintain fall protection programs and other job-specific safety programs.
• Manage contractor safety compliance in accordance with corporate requirements and facility policies.
• Support the Safety Committee and facilitate safety meetings and initiatives.
• Establish auditing systems to evaluate compliance with company standards, regulations, hazard analyses, safe work procedures, and environmental requirements.

Environmental & Hazardous Materials Compliance

• Manage hazardous materials, hazardous waste, chemical storage, transportation, and disposal programs.
• Coordinate hazardous-material training and annual HAZWOPER refresher training.
• Maintain hazardous-material shipping and Bill of Lading procedures and ensure DOT training compliance for employees who handle, ship, or receive chemicals.
• Manage hazardous waste disposal activities and maintain qualified treatment/disposal vendors.
• Maintain records and reporting related to chemical usage, waste, emissions, and environmental compliance.
• Manage chemical spill response, reporting, cleanup coordination, and remediation supplies.
• Maintain required environmental permits and ensure permits are acquired, updated, and kept in compliance.
• Complete required environmental reports, including applicable Tier II/SARA reporting, waste reporting, stormwater reporting, air-emissions reporting, and other regulatory submissions.
• Manage stormwater inspection and reporting programs and communicate deficiencies to plant management.
• Maintain records of chemical, adhesive, aerosol, gas, waste, and other regulated materials.
• Coordinate Employee and Community Right-to-Know requirements and associated training.
• Maintain environmental documentation and provide required reports to corporate environmental leadership.

Process Safety Management (PSM)

• Manage and maintain the facility PSM program under the direction of the Plant Engineer/Plant Manager.
• Maintain PSM files, procedures, training records, and required documentation.
• Conduct annual procedure reviews and communicate changes to affected employees.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) processes and ensure changes are properly documented and communicated.
• Monitor maintenance revisions and review applicable procedures.
• Maintain and archive maintenance and quality assurance check sheets related to PSM and chemical unloading operations.
• Support compliance with applicable process safety and chemical handling requirements.

Training & Development

• Develop, coordinate, deliver, and document safety and job-specific training for employees, new hires, temporary workers, and contractors.
• Deliver monthly safety training and maintain required training documentation.
• Conduct training needs assessments to identify training goals, objectives, resources, and performance requirements.
• Design, revise, and present training programs and supporting materials as operational needs change.
• Maintain a comprehensive training matrix, including lift equipment and other required certifications.
• Coordinate required first aid, CPR, HAZWOPER, bloodborne pathogen, DOT, and other regulatory training.
• Evaluate training effectiveness to verify learning objectives have been met.
• Maintain a safe and compliant training environment.
• Ensure training programs remain aligned with OSHA, company, and regulatory requirements.

Purchasing & Plant Support

• Purchase direct and indirect materials required to support manufacturing and plant operations.
• Manage PPE, first aid supplies, office supplies, lunchroom supplies, and other facility-related materials.
• Monitor inventory levels and ensure critical supplies are available when needed.
• Support chemical forecasting and vendor coordination.
• Monitor and report applicable manufacturing material costs and usage.
• Maintain vendor documentation, including certificates of insurance and other required records.
• Utilize ERP/PeopleSoft and other computer systems to collect data, manage supplies, and maintain accurate records.
• Monitor and report scheduled versus actual machine hours as required.
• Provide professional administrative support to the plant and employees.
• Maintain office equipment and coordinate necessary services.
• Plan and coordinate plant events, including luncheons, lunch-and-learns, facility tours, presentations, and employee activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school preferred; or five years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience in environmental, health and safety, manufacturing, training, plant administration, or a related field strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, environmental regulations, hazardous materials, safety programs, and regulatory reporting.
• Experience with PSM, HAZWOPER, DOT, SDS management, incident investigation, and contractor safety is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook/email, PowerPoint, and related computer systems.
• Experience with ERP systems such as PeopleSoft is preferred.
• Ability to learn quickly and retain detailed information regarding company processes, customers, products, regulations, and systems.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong employee, customer, vendor, and interpersonal relationship skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to interpret company policies, government regulations, procedures, contracts, and technical information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels and from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently, anticipate requirements, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced and continuously changing manufacturing environment.
• Strong time-management and project-management skills.
• Professional presentation skills and the ability to represent the company with employees, vendors, customers, government agencies, and the public.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
• Intermediate mathematical and analytical skills.
• Strong computer, data-entry, database, and ERP-system skills.
• Self-motivated, dependable, highly detail-oriented, and committed to teamwork and continuous improvement.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle tools or controls, communicate verbally, hear, and smell.
• Frequently required to climb and balance.
• Occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must have adequate close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work may involve exposure to moving mechanical equipment, fumes, airborne particles, chemicals, electrical hazards, and other manufacturing-related conditions.
• May occasionally work outdoors and be exposed to varying weather conditions.
• Regular, consistent physical attendance is an essential function of the position.

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain current records, certifications, permits, inspections, training documentation, and regulatory files.
• Interface with external vendors, contractors, regulatory agencies, corporate personnel, and service providers.
• Support management in developing and implementing policies and programs addressing safety trends and operational risks.
• Monitor safety and environmental performance metrics and provide regular reports to plant and corporate management.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Plant Manager or designated management.

We are looking for a proactive safety professional who combines strong regulatory knowledge with excellent communication, organizational, training, and problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will play a critical role in protecting our employees, maintaining regulatory compliance, supporting plant operations, and strengthening our culture of safety and continuous improvement.