WHY DO WE NEED YOU?
Are you passionate about creating a safe, healthy, and sustainable workplace? As our EHS Manager, you’ll report directly to the Plant Manager and lead the development and execution of comprehensive safety and environmental programs. Your role will shape the plant’s culture by ensuring regulatory compliance, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a proactive, engaged workforce that prioritizes safety and environmental responsibility. From incident management and emergency preparedness to compliance and stewardship, your leadership will make safety a shared priority across the organization.
- Lead with Purpose: Direct and implement EHS programs that establish a proactive and sustainable safety approach.
- Cultivate a Safety Culture: Inspire employees to prioritize safety and take ownership of doing the right thing.
- Drive Compliance: Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local EHS regulations, while aligning with corporate and plant standards.
- Strategic Development: Execute plant and company EHS goals, including annual plans with measurable objectives and progress tracking.
- Empower Teams: Provide guidance to managers, supervisors, and employees through coaching, training, and safety meetings.
- Incident Management: Lead investigations, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to eliminate hazards.
- Safety Program Ownership: Manage programs such as ProAct and GenSuite, ensuring communication and adoption across the plant.
- Employee Engagement: Build an involved workforce that actively participates in safety initiatives.
- Environmental Stewardship: Manage permitting and compliance while advancing plant environmental goals.
- Audit Leadership: Coordinate audits, develop corrective and preventive actions, and raise environmental awareness.
- Workers’ Compensation: Partner with HR to administer claims, controls, and hearings for work-related injuries.
- Emergency Preparedness: Maintain and update response and business continuity plans for various scenarios.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner across departments to identify hazards, update Risk Assessments, JSAs, and MOC processes.
- Continuous Improvement: Regularly review and enhance safety measures, address ergonomic risks, and strengthen MOC completion.
- Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the plant’s EHS expert, guiding innovative solutions that strengthen overall safety culture.
IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?
In this role, your leadership will directly impact the health, safety, and well-being of our employees while ensuring our plant remains an environmental leader. You’ll not only maintain compliance but also elevate standards—driving continuous improvement, sparking innovation, and creating a workplace where people feel safe, supported, and empowered to do their best work.
- Four-year degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
- Five years’ experience in Safety, Environmental management, or related field.
- Three years in manufacturing industry or high volume distribution
- Understands safety beyond lost time injury metrics.
- Experience as culture champion and change agent for involvement and engagement in EHS programs.
- Skilled in root cause analysis processes (5Y, Fishbone, etc.)
- Professional certifications and licenses, such as:
- American Society of Safety Engineers;
- National Safety Council; or
- SWPPP Operator/SARA/CERCLA/RCRA certified through a nationally-recognized
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US
At Saint-Gobain, we design, manufacture, and distribute materials which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. Join our innovative, passionate, and entrepreneurial community to improve the world of tomorrow with us.
LEGAL STATEMENT
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at SGNA_HR_Compliance@saint-gobain.com.
BENEFITS IN JOINING US
We provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:
- Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
- Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program
- Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)
- Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
- Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends
- Employee Recognition Programs
- PerkSpot: Our exclusive one-stop online discount marketplace
- LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle