Facility Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Triumvirate Environmental, one of North America’s largest environmental services firms, is seeking an experienced Facility EH&S Manager to support its recycling and manufacturing facility in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. This position supports safe, compliant operations across regulated medical waste receiving and processing, recovered material handling, and polymer lumber manufacturing.
The successful candidate will work closely with facility leadership, Production, Maintenance, Engineering, and Corporate Compliance to reduce risk, maintain regulatory compliance, and promote a positive learning safety culture rooted in continuous improvement. This role requires regular presence on the production floor, engagement with employees across operating shifts, and a proactive, detail-oriented professional who can translate EHS requirements into practical operating procedures.
Triumvirate Environmental serves leading organizations in higher education, life sciences, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing, providing diverse services and expertise to meet their compliance needs. We take pride in a culture that fosters learning, growth, creativity, and a deep commitment to excellence. We strive to WOW both our employees and our customers.
This position reports to the Northeast Regional EHST Manager and works closely with Jeannette facility leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with facility leadership, Production, Maintenance, and Engineering to identify and prioritize EHS risks, develop targeted risk reduction plans, and integrate safe work practices into daily facility and manufacturing activities.
- Develop, implement, and maintain facility EHS programs and procedures supporting regulated medical waste receiving, storage, treatment and processing, recovered material handling, and polymer lumber manufacturing.
- Lead task and equipment risk assessments and job hazard analyses for routine and nonroutine activities, including startup, shutdown, cleaning, jam clearing, maintenance, and production changeovers. Prioritize engineering controls and verify the effectiveness of safeguards.
- Coordinate machine safety and hazardous energy control programs with Maintenance and Engineering, including machine guarding, interlocks, equipment-specific lockout/tagout procedures, training, and periodic inspections.
- Support compliant waste acceptance and handling practices, including incoming material inspections, segregation, storage controls, management of rejected or nonconforming waste, and required tracking documentation.
- Partner with Operations and Corporate Compliance to verify required treatment and processing controls, monitoring, validation, and records. Ensure process deviations are escalated and affected materials are managed according to approved procedures before advancing to downstream production.
- Maintain a facility compliance calendar and inspection-ready records for applicable waste processing, air, wastewater, stormwater, and other environmental requirements. Coordinate permit renewals, monitoring, reporting, and regulatory inspections with Corporate Compliance and designated facility personnel.
- Conduct regular facility inspections and coordinate EHS audits across operating shifts, covering production equipment, waste storage, maintenance activities, housekeeping, docks, and pedestrian and powered industrial truck interactions.
- Coordinate industrial hygiene assessments and exposure evaluations addressing biological hazards, sharps, noise, heat, dust, fumes, and chemicals, as applicable. Work with qualified resources to implement controls and support PPE, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, and medical surveillance programs.
- Integrate EHS review into new equipment installations, process modifications, feedstock changes, production increases, and facility layout changes. Coordinate hazard assessments, permit applicability reviews, procedure updates, and verification of safeguards before startup.
- Support contractor and maintenance safety through orientation, work coordination, and verification of applicable controls for hazardous energy, hot work, confined spaces, electrical hazards, and work at height.
- Lead incident, near-miss, and exposure investigations using Human and Organizational Performance principles to identify contributing system conditions. Track corrective and preventive actions through timely completion and effectiveness verification.
- Develop and conduct role-specific EHS training for production, maintenance, receiving, shipping, supervisory, and temporary personnel. Collaborate with the Training Department to maintain accurate records and verify employee understanding and competency.
- Maintain facility emergency preparedness and response plans and coordinate training and drills for credible scenarios, including fires, spills, biological exposures, treatment failures, utility interruptions, and severe weather.
- Facilitate facility safety meetings, employee observations, and practical coaching to strengthen employee participation and identify opportunities for improvement. Maintain EHS data systems, including incident reporting and injury tracking, and communicate performance trends and priorities to facility leadership.
- Coordinate EHS controls for receiving, shipping, docks, yard traffic, and onsite material movement. Work with designated transportation personnel on shipment-related compliance issues affecting facility operations.
- Support medical surveillance programs and assist with the enforcement of the drug and alcohol policy.
Basic Requirements:
- 5–7+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety, occupational safety, environmental science, engineering, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards and applicable federal and Pennsylvania environmental requirements.
- Experience supporting environmental compliance programs, inspections, recordkeeping, and regulatory reporting.
- Experience developing and conducting employee training.
- Ability to investigate incidents, analyze contributing factors, and coordinate effective corrective actions.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills, including the ability to work effectively with production employees, maintenance personnel, supervisors, and facility leadership.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and follow actions through completion.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Ability to work regularly in production, processing, maintenance, receiving, and shipping areas while following applicable PPE and site requirements.
- Ability to interact effectively with state and federal regulatory inspectors.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and electronic EHS recordkeeping systems.
- Ability to support employees across operating shifts and participate in incident response as required by the facility’s coverage plan.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without future sponsorship.
- Must have reliable transportation to the Jeannette facility.
Preferred Requirements:
- Relevant EHS experience in a manufacturing, recycling, waste processing, or comparable industrial facility.
- Practical experience with machine guarding, hazardous energy control, task risk assessments, and safe maintenance practices.
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or a comparable professional credential.
- Experience with regulated medical waste receiving, treatment, processing, or recycling.
- Experience in plastics processing, polymer manufacturing, or recycled material manufacturing.
- Experience with environmental permits, treatment monitoring and validation records, and management of process deviations or nonconforming materials.
- Experience coordinating industrial hygiene assessments, biological exposure controls, and occupational health programs.
- Experience reviewing new equipment and process changes for EHS risks before startup.
- Knowledge of Intelex or a comparable EHS management system.
- Experience with ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 management systems.
- Familiarity with Human and Organizational Performance principles.
- Current 24- or 40-hour HAZWOPER training, where relevant to assigned duties.
Besides Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, we contribute to a 401k, offer a generous tuition reimbursement program, TONS of safety training for some positions with opportunities for external trainings and certifications, Mentorship & Career Succession Planning, Relocation Opportunities, Auto/Home insurance discounts, pet assistance discount plans, discounted movie passes & more!
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