Environmental Health and Safety Manager (EHS)

Job Summary

The Environmental, Health and Safety Manager will manage environmental, health, safety, security, and workers compensation issues for United Industries’ Home & Garden Division at the Vinita Park Facility. This position will play a key role in providing a safe and healthy workplace for each of our employees while ensuring compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the facility’s environmental, health, safety, and sustainability initiatives in alignment with local, group, and corporate objectives.
• Manage safety performance and reporting through electronic EHS Safety Management Systems.
• Ensure full compliance with OSHA, EPA, and all applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations; represent or support representation of the company in all regulatory interactions.
• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS policies and procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Design, coordinate, and deliver training programs for managers and employees on key safety and environmental topics, including fire prevention, lockout/tagout, hazardous waste handling, spill prevention and control, chemical hygiene and safety, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, and hazard communication.
• Serve as a key leader on the plant Safety Committee, facilitating safety initiatives, campaigns, and communications.
• Oversee site emergency action planning, including collaboration with local Police and Fire Departments and coordination of emergency drills.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) standards, including scheduling Process Hazard Analyses, submitting Risk Management Plans, and training affected personnel.
• Conduct EHS audits to evaluate compliance and identify improvement opportunities; communicate findings to site and corporate leadership and drive corrective actions in partnership with employees.
• Prepare, submit, and maintain all required environmental reports for federal, state, and local agencies.
• Compile, analyze, and submit safety and accident statistics to internal stakeholders and regulatory bodies as required.
• Support the workers’ compensation program by providing incident data, leading investigations, recommending corrective actions, and facilitating return-to-work or modified duty plans to reduce lost time.
• Demonstrate and promote Spectrum Brands’ core values—Trust, Accountability, and Collaboration—to drive service excellence, achieve organizational goals, and support fiscal responsibility.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Engineering or equivalent field of study preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an EHS role with demonstrated knowledge of applicable environmental health and safety regulations required.
• Manufacturing facility experience is required.
• Experience with Process Safety Management/Risk Management Planning a plus.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical skills to determine root cause, resolve operational failures and establish corrective/preventative actions.
• Ability to analyze, plan and manage to goal attainment.
• Be a driver of EHS requirements and capable of coordinating the design, build, and implementation of quality solutions to problems.
• Ability to work as an individual contributor and as a facilitator for work teams.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and collaborate with site leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to provide hands-on training and coaching.
• Demonstrated success in managing systems and processes.
• Extremely motivated and a passion for tackling challenges.
• Demonstrated leadership, presentation, and training skills.
• Strong organization and planning abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• PC skills (spreadsheet, word processing, presentations).

Work Environment

• Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment. Approximately 50% office and 50% in the manufacturing facilities.