Safety, Health, & Environmental Manager

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain positive, collaborative relationships at all levels of the organization to support Wieland’s global Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) strategy and achieve business objectives.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Global SHE, site leadership, and operations/maintenance teams to drive alignment, collaboration, and ownership of SHE initiatives.
• Partner with site leadership, engineering, maintenance, and project teams to ensure SHE requirements are integrated into capital projects, facility modifications, contractor activities, and operational changes.
• Lead Management of Change (MOC) processes and contractor safety oversight to identify and mitigate risk before work is performed.
• Develop, implement, and maintain SHE programs, policies, procedures, training, auditing, reporting, and compliance processes in accordance with applicable local, state, federal, and corporate requirements.
• Manage SHE data and reporting systems to ensure accuracy, analyze trends, and provide timely reporting on incidents, SIF/PSIF events, audits, risk assessments, environmental metrics, corrective actions, and other key performance indicators.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on risk reduction, incident prevention, regulatory compliance, and SHE performance.
• Conduct risk assessments, self-assessments, and audits to identify hazards and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain site-specific environmental management programs, including hazardous waste and materials management, air emissions, and sustainability.
• Lead incident, injury, near-miss, and environmental event investigations.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and ensure effective corrective actions are implemented to prevent recurrence.
• Evaluate non-routine and high-risk activities to identify hazards, assess risk, and establish appropriate controls prior to work execution.
• Coach, mentor, and support leaders and employees in hazard recognition, risk management, safe work practices, and accountability.
• Establish and facilitate site safety committees and employee engagement initiatives.
• Manage environmental compliance programs, including permitting, emissions reporting, hazardous waste, chemical management, TSCA, Tier II, TRI, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Administer the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) program and chemical approval process to ensure proper hazard evaluation, communication, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead the site emergency preparedness and response program, including emergency action planning, spill response, crisis management, training, drills, and readiness of emergency equipment and resources.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience – required
• 3+ years’ experience in ISO14001, 45001, and/or 9001 – preferred
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Studies, Engineering, or related fields – preferred
• Advanced certifications in SHE – preferred