EHS Manager

About TemperPack

TemperPack is a rapidly growing company based in Richmond, Virginia with manufacturing plants in Michigan and Nevada. We design and manufacture innovative, sustainable packaging components for cold-chain shipping of food and pharmaceutical products. The markets we serve have an urgent need for disruptive, sustainable alternatives to replace the wide array of non-sustainable packaging materials conventionally used in the cold-chain, such as Styrofoam coolers. Our aspiration is to provide packaging solutions that customers and end-consumers feel great about using.

Job Title: EHS Manager

Supervisor’s Title: Director of EHS

Department: EHS

Location: Richmond, VA

Role Summary:

We are seeking an experienced EHS Manager to lead our manufacturing site-specific Environmental, Health & Safety programs in Richmond, Virginia. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, thorough, and prompt. This individual will be responsible for providing support in driving safe operations in a manufacturing environment. Successful EHS Managers are collaborative team members, demonstrating a capacity for fast-paced work, creative problem solving, and a perpetual willingness to learn. EHS Managers collaborate closely with Maintenance, Production, Quality, Warehouse, Engineering and other critical functions in decision-making.

Essential Job Functions: 

• Manage all aspects of site-specific environmental and safety compliance programs
• Create content for daily safety focuses
• Collaborate with warehouse teams to ensure DOT compliance
• Monitor and document all OSHA required logs and forms
• Investigate incidents/injuries, determining root causes and solutions
• Complete safety walks and collaborate to fix identified issues
• Set clear expectations with regards to safety processes and procedures
• Address and funnel feedback from associates to management teams with regards to safety concerns and best practices
• Learn and utilize ever-changing technological solutions to improve safety processes
• Work with key members of the manufacturing and engineering teams to evaluate new equipment and processes and to assess and mitigate potential safety risks
• Travel to other company locations for support as needed
• Compile reports, trends, and graphs on current and historical incidents and injuries
• Submit Worker’s Compensation claims as needed
• Provide support outside of business hours when essential
• Coordinate post-accident drug screening
• Assist with determining reasonable physical accommodations as necessary
• Train team members on safety protocol and procedures for equipment as required
• Organize and lead company safety committee meetings to share best practices between sites
• Lead and participate in company safety campaigns
• Other duties as necessitated by the business 

Experience and Skills:

• 5+ years of safety experience in a manufacturing environment or similar preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Capacity for fast-paced work and adaptability to change
• Self-directed learning and retention of training
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience with behavioral-based safety programs
• Proficient in MS Office Suite
• Knowledge of both state and federal OSHA safety regulations

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, or significant similar professional experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Be on your feet for 10-12 hours non-routinely
• Able to lift 40 pounds unassisted non-routinely
• Able to reach, bend, kneel and climb while performing repetitive tasks non-routinely
• Ability to work in hot and cold environments
• Able to correctly wear PPE
• Able to react and respond quickly to noises, smells, visual hazards, and alerts

*Important notice:

At this time, our company will not be engaging with external agencies or third-party vendors for recruitment services. We appreciate the interest of recruitment agencies, but kindly request that they refrain from contacting us regarding potential candidates. We are excited to build our internal recruitment capabilities and establish direct relationships with potential hires.

TemperPack provides Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or status as a covered veteran/reservist, and any other class of protected individuals, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.E-Verify.gov.