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Environmental Health & Safety Manager (Owensboro, KY)
Job Description
Salary: $140K–$160K
Is this your perfect fit?
- Are you an experienced EHS leader ready to drive safety, compliance, and continuous improvement in a dynamic manufacturing environment?
- This role offers the opportunity to lead site-wide environmental, health, and safety initiatives, influence culture, and partner with leadership to minimize risk and enhance operational performance.
- This position will be based at our client's facility in Owensboro, KY!
What your future day will look like:
- Lead and execute site-wide EHS strategies to promote a strong safety culture and reduce risk
- Ensure compliance with environmental, safety, transportation, and security regulations, including permitting and reporting requirements
- Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies, inspections, and audits
- Manage EHS systems, including audits, action tracking, compliance calendars, and performance reporting
- Investigate incidents and near-misses, perform root cause analyses, and implement corrective actions
- Support operational safety through participation in risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and change management processes
- Oversee and maintain Process Safety Management (PSM) programs, including MOC, PHAs/HAZOPs, and audits
- Drive industrial hygiene initiatives, including exposure monitoring and improvement plans
- Deliver EHS training, develop emergency response programs, and coordinate site preparedness efforts
- Partner with leadership and employees to strengthen engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement
Benefits Offered:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan with company contribution
- Paid time off and holidays
- Career growth and leadership development opportunities
Type: Direct Hire
To be a champion in this role, you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, occupational health & safety, or related field
- 5+ years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment (chemical or PSM-regulated preferred)
- Strong knowledge of environmental compliance, occupational safety, and regulatory requirements
- Experience leading EHS programs, audits, investigations, and training initiatives
- Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) systems and risk assessment tools
- Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and drive corrective actions
- Excellent communication, leadership, and coaching skills
- Professional certifications such as CSP, CIH, CHMM facilitating PHAs/HAZOPs and supporting LOPA and PSM programs are highly preferred
- Familiarity with industry standards (ANSI, API, NFPA) and safety systems
- Experience with Responsible Care or RC 14001 frameworks is preferred
- Background in OSHA VPP or similar safety excellence programs
- HazMat response training, confined space rescue, or First Aid/CPR certification
We know you are more than a resume and understand your next career move needs to be the right fit! If this is your first time considering Godshall as your trusted partner, welcome! Once you have applied, we will review your experience and skills. You will then hear back quickly with the next steps.
If you have already spoken with Godshall, please reach out to your recruiter. We will happily update your file and make sure we are considering you for all roles your experience and skills are a perfect fit for.
Godshall & Godshall Personnel Consultants, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, status as a parent or protected veteran status.
Meet Your Recruiter
Chad Hardin
Recruiter
Chad Hardin has been with Godshall for 11 years. He and his team focus on engineering/manufacturing recruiting for companies located primarily here in the Upstate. With over 12 years of recruiting experience, Chad began his recruiting career in the construction industry recruiting skilled trades professionals for commercial/industrial projects throughout the Southeast. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration and sits on several educational advisory boards with technical schools in our area. He is a proud father of two boys (Hamilton & Miles) and husband to his wife, Lindsay, who is a teacher with Greenville County Schools. His hobbies include boating, fishing, and traveling to the beach.
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