EHS Manager

Job summary

Lead environmental, health, safety, and security programs at the Airdrie manufacturing facility to sustain a zero-incident culture. Manage a team of EHS professionals while ensuring compliance with federal, provincial, and local regulatory requirements.

Job details

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a EHS Manager. This is an onsite role, based at the Airdrie, AB facility. The expected annual salary range for this role is $100,000 - $120,000 per year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. What you’ll do: Position Overview: Reporting to the Plant Manager and serving as a member of the Plant Leadership Team, the EHS&S Manager is responsible for leading environmental, health, safety and security programs at Eaton's Airdrie manufacturing facility. The role manages a small team of EHS professionals while partnering with stakeholders across the organization to deploy EHS&S strategy, sustain a zero-incident culture, maintain compliance with applicable federal, provincial and local requirements, and drive continuous improvement through Eaton's processes, ISO 14001 system requirements and site business objectives. Essential Functions: Lead EHS&S programs at Eaton's Airdrie manufacturing facility. Develop site EHS&S targets, objectives and the annual plan; provide policy, regulatory and technical guidance to site leaders; and ensure clear ownership of key safety, environmental and security initiatives. Oversee hazard identification and risk-control activities, including site and workstation risk assessments, required inspections, and Management of Change reviews for new equipment, projects, process changes and chemicals. Deploy EHS&S through element champions, teams and improvement actions that support compliance, engagement and continuous improvement. Manage and develop a small team of EHS professionals, including performance management responsibilities. Leverage Eaton EHS&S management systems to manage incidents, corrective actions, training records, action plans, environmental/resource data, audits and required documentation. Coordinate required EHS&S training and ensure content is defined, delivered and tracked to completion for employees, leaders and contractors. Develop, maintain and test plant emergency response plans, including documented drills to verify plan effectiveness. Lead investigations of incidents, near misses, releases and losses, ensuring root causes are identified and corrective/preventive actions are implemented and verified. Administer Early and Safe Return to Work programs for occupational and non-occupational illnesses and injuries in partnership with Human Resources and operational leaders. Maintain required written EHS&S programs, procedures and operational controls, including PPE, hearing conservation, chemical management, emergency preparedness and contractor safety. Conduct compliance evaluations and serve as the site EHS&S management representative for internal, customer, regulatory and third-party certification or registration activities, ensuring timely follow-up to requirements, findings and commitments. Support environmental reporting, waste management, resource conservation and sustainability initiatives. Partner with site leadership to foster employee involvement, wellness, off-the-job safety and proactive hazard identification. Occasional travel to other Eaton facilities may be required. Key Measures / Dimensions: Safety performance metrics, including TRCR, DACR, first aid cases, incident trends, injury analysis and claims costs. Waste generation, utility consumption, environmental performance and resource conservation metrics. Training completion and effectiveness, EHS&S budgets, corrective action closure and capital expenditures related to EHS&S improvements. Inputs for business and operating reviews, including OPA, EQS, and HR operating reviews. Qualifications: Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution Minimum of 5 years of EHS experience in a manufacturing, distribution or operations environment. Minimum 2 years of direct people management experience. Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety legislation, environmental requirements, workers' compensation requirements, and related compliance obligations. Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without company sponsorship. No relocation benefit is offered for this position; candidates must be able to work on-site at the Airdrie, Alberta facility. Preferred Qualifications: CRSP, CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent certification. Experience implementing or maintaining ISO 14001, ISO 45001 or similar EHS management systems. Experience leading safety committees, emergency response planning, compliance activities and continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment. All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. This posting is for an existing vacancy. At Eaton we leverage artificial intelligence to recommend jobs to you that match the skills and experience required for the open role. Our Talent Acquisition teams also uses AI to identify applicants whose skills are a match for the job. Hiring decisions are made by Eaton leaders through a structured interview process and not AI. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law. We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click Benefits at Eaton Canada / Avantages sociaux chez Eaton Canada for more detail. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

What you’ll do

Lead environmental, health, safety, and security programs at the Airdrie manufacturing facility to sustain a zero-incident culture. Manage a team of EHS professionals while ensuring compliance with federal, provincial, and local regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of EHS experience in manufacturing or operations, including 2 years of people management. Strong knowledge of OHS legislation and environmental requirements is essential, with professional certifications like CRSP or CSP preferred.

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• EHS Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Assessment
• People Management
• Incident Investigation
• Emergency Response Planning
• ISO 14001
• ISO 45001
• Environmental Reporting
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Waste Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Safety Auditing
• Worker Compensation
• Sustainability Initiatives
• PPE Management
• Training Records Management
• Contractor Safety
• Business Metrics
• Business Objectives
• First Aid
• Budgeting
• Auditing
• Management
• Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Capital Expenditure
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
• Certified Safety Professional
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Risk Control
• Emergency Preparedness
• Performance Management
• Occupational Safety And Health
• Environmentalism
• Leadership
• Hearing Conservation Programs
• ISO 14000 Series
• Legislation
• Operations
• Performance Metric
• Risk Analysis
• Workers' Compensation
• Environment Health And Safety
• Investigation

Job areas

• Environmental & Sustainability
• Security & Safety
• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Engineering
• Environmental Health and Safety Manager
• Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager
• Environmental and Occupational Health Inspectors and Associates
• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists