Site Health & Safety Manager

Brief Description

The Site Health & Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring site-level compliance with applicable occupational safety and health requirements. This role partners directly with operations to identify risks, implement required safety programs, facilitate incident investigations, support regulatory inspections, and drive a proactive safety culture through daily engagement, auditing, training, and risk assessment activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting occupational safety, environmental compliance, risk assessment, or safety programs within an industrial manufacturing environment, including at least three (3) years in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and common safety programs such as hazard communication, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, confined space, walking-working surfaces, personal protective equipment, emergency action planning, and recordkeeping.
• Ability to conduct audits, inspections, incident investigations, JSAs/JHAs, and risk assessments in collaboration with operational leaders and employees.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to develop clear site-specific work instructions, procedures, reports, and training materials.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, supervisors, managers, and regulatory representatives.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple compliance activities, deadlines, action items, and documentation requirements.
• Experience utilizing Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) or Safety Management software platforms to manage incidents, inspections, corrective actions, audits, and compliance documentation.
• Experience with environmental compliance programs, regulatory inspections, industrial hygiene sampling coordination, safety management systems, and corrective action tracking.
• Experience facilitating employee training, safety meetings, Gemba walks, and cross-functional operational reviews.
• Must be available to respond to phone calls outside of normal business hours in the event of workplace accidents, emergencies or other critical safety incidents.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk, stand, and move throughout manufacturing, warehouse, and office environments for extended periods.
• Ability to occasionally bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and stoop while conducting inspections, investigations, or evaluating work processes.
• Ability to occasionally climb ladders, stairs, platforms, or elevated work areas while performing safety assessments.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Ability to work in varying industrial environments, including exposure to heat, cold, noise, dust, and moving equipment while wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to visually inspect work areas, equipment, and documentation, and distinguish safety hazards in various operating conditions.

Key Competencies

• Regulatory compliance mindset with practical understanding of operational risk.
• Collaborative approach to safety, emphasizing partnership with operations rather than isolated program ownership.
• Strong hazard recognition and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence safe behaviors and build trust with frontline employees and leaders.
• Attention to detail in documentation, training records, audit findings, and corrective action follow-up.
• Comfortable engaging in daily operations, field observations, and hands-on safety support.