EHS Manager

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet  

We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.   

You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.  

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.   

• Develops health and safety procedures and programs for all departments and monitors safety compliance to reduce risks.
• Maintains contingency plans, including fire prevention, and procedures for controlling hazardous spills in accordance with government regulation and insurance company requirements.
• Supervises maintenance of material safety data sheets so they are always accessible according to regulations.
• Develops inspection policies and established regular inspection schedules.
• Supervises training sessions for emergency preparedness, confined spaces, electrical safety, machine guarding, fall protection and forklift safety as well as all other OSHA and environmental care program requirements.
• Maintains EPA records of hazardous waste, air emission permitting, and water pollution discharge, as well as industrial health monitoring and records of employee hazard exposure according to OSHA regulations.
• Monitor health risks and exposures with advanced excepted scientific methods and data analysis resulting in a safer work environment with reduced hazards at work.
• Handle regulatory compliance as an interface with US-DOL OSHA and NY Workers’ Compensation Board.
• Directly supervise the Occupational Health Nurse and manage the First Aid, Employee Wellness, and workers compensation regulatory requirements for the site.
• Complete new employee orientation/training during the first two days of employment.
• Maintain certifications and training requirements: First Responder, CPR, Certified Safety Professional, and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager.
• Work with department managers, engineering staff, maintenance staff, Union officers, government agencies and healthcare providers on a routine basis.
• Monitors professional literature and attends seminars to stay current with governmental compliance requirements.

• Excellent skills in written and oral communication.
• Basic computer skills with both word processing and database applications.
• Ability to drive and inspect both outdoor and indoor areas to observe compliance with established programs.
• Good communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written.
• Strong skills utilizing Microsoft Office 365 applications.

• Master’s degree or a professional designation like OHST, ASP, or CSP is desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, environmental science, or related subject.
• Five years of management experience in the field.
• HazWoper Certification.

• Spends approximately 50% of time walking and touring manufacturing areas.
• Incumbent works in a manufacturing environment and will use the following equipment: computer, printer, copier, and telephone.  Requires walking (50%), standing (40%) and sitting (10%).  Requires full range of body motion such as twisting, bending, squatting, climbing, reaching at/above/below shoulders, and lifting up to 50 lbs.  Required safety equipment:  hair/beard net, safety glasses and ear plugs.  Incumbent will be required to travel by plane and auto for training and exposure to new processes and equipment, visiting vendors/ customers, etc. 
• Required to work indoors as well as outdoors which can cause exposure to elements. Operations include process control, sample collection, data entry, lab analysis, etc. Responsible for working safely in a team environment.