EHS Manager- Global Leader

Mapleton, IL

You’re the one people call when environmental, health and safety can’t be left to chance. In this role, you’ll own EHS leadership for a medium to large manufacturing facility and set the standard for how safe, sustainable operations get done.

You’ll mentor hourly, salaried and management employees, tighten environmental compliance, and turn performance data into real-world improvements on the floor.

Your work will directly influence how a major production site manages air, water, and waste. And how every person onsite goes home safe.

If you live and breathe Environmental Health and Safety and can see risk before others even notice it, we want to talk to you.

You’ll be the environmental and EHS point of gravity for the facility, with focus on:

• Air compliance and air permitting in a complex manufacturing environment
• Emission control and related equipment performance
• Drinking water quality and compliance
• Wastewater management and regulatory adherence
• Hazardous waste handling and regulations
• EHS risk identification and mitigation across operations
• EHS training programs for hourly and salary workforce
• Performance monitoring, reporting and trend analysis

You’ll apply deep EHS policy knowledge, risk management, problem solving, collaboration and sustainability thinking to real-world plant operations.

This is where regulatory expertise meets day-to-day operations—and you’re the bridge.

• Providing leadership, mentoring and direction to employees and leaders engaged in EHS activities
• Strengthening environmental compliance with company standards, government regulations and legal requirements
• Identifying common and complex safety, health and environmental hazards in facility operations
• Establishing guidelines and controls to protect employees and the environment from identified hazards
• Ensuring required EHS training is completed to meet regulatory and organizational objectives
• Auditing safety, health and environmental programs for compliance and local adequacy
• Monitoring periodic EHS performance reports for trends and emerging issues
• Alerting line management to EHS problems and recommending corrective actions
• Supporting risk management and sustainability initiatives within facility operations
• Collaborating across functions to drive EHS improvements and culture

• Extensive knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policy compliance
• Strong risk management background with ability to assess and control organizational exposure
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse individuals and groups
• Deep problem-solving skills in organizational, operational or process environments
• Ability to integrate basic sustainability concepts into business and EHS decisions
• Extensive experience in air compliance, emission control equipment and air permitting
• Experience with drinking water, wastewater and hazardous waste regulations
• Background in a foundry, oil and gas, or paper mill environment

You’ve been the go-to environmental/EHS leader in heavy industry, where air permitting, emissions control and waste streams are anything but simple. You know how to walk a facility, spot the risk, and bring operations, maintenance and leadership together around practical solutions.

You’re comfortable in complex regulatory environments, confident talking to regulators and line supervisors alike, and you use data and audits not just for reports—but to drive lasting change.

High-signal experience: air compliance • air permitting • emission control equipment • drinking water regulations • wastewater regulations • hazardous waste regulations • EHS program auditing • risk management • sustainability integration • foundry environments • oil and gas operations • paper mill operations

This is not a back-office compliance role—you are embedded in the operation, leading the EHS agenda for a major production facility.

You’ll have the scope to shape programs, mentor people at every level, and build an EHS culture that shows up in the metrics and on the shop floor.

Relocation assistance is available, and travel stays low (less than 10%), so your focus stays where it matters: the plant and the people you’re protecting.

This position is located in Mapleton, Illinois.

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Travel will be less than 10%.

If you’re ready to own environmental and EHS performance for a major manufacturing facility, let’s get your experience in front of the hiring team.

Please send your resume to

Kevin McCarthy

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