Job Description

EJ

Americas

Job Title: Safety & Environmental Manager

Department: Manufacturing

Reports To: Facility Manager

FLSA Status: Salaried - Exempt

Updated on: 3.31.2026

Generous Benefit Package that includes: Paid Vacation and Holidays, Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave, 401K (with match), Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, HSA with Employer Match, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement and Bonus Program

About EJWe are the leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications, and utility networks. EJ is a family-owned company with global operations. The corporate headquarters is in East Jordan, Michigan, where the company was founded in 1883.

Location: Elmira, MI

Plans, directs, and coordinates environmental and safety activities for the site. Establishes and promotes the maintenance of a safe, accident-free, and healthy work environment. Maintain compliance with air, water, solid waste permits and regulations while meeting all health and safety regulations and policies. Carries out the corporate safety policy to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. Ensure that all employees work proactively to reduce the risk of injury to themselves and their fellow employee. Uphold the company environmental policy which is to operate the business in full compliance with the letter and spirit of environmental laws and regulations. Strive for continuous process improvement and use production processes and controls that minimize the impact to the environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Promotes safety awareness, accident prevention, and employee involvement with regard to a safe work environment. Ensures employees understand the safety expectations of the organization.
• Promotes the company culture, the mission and vision, and the core values of the company.
• Supervises personnel within the facility Environmental, Health and Safety Department.
• Formulates site safety policies and procedures for site employees in compliance with state and federal OSHA rules and regulations, and corporate safety requirements.
• Participates in incident investigations and assists in worker’s compensation
• Compiles, submits and maintains all incident reports required by regulatory agencies, as well as internal reports and records.
• Assists with the administration of worker’s compensation programs, including occupational rehabilitation, return to light duty concerns, disputed claims and settlement negotiations.
• Creates, supervises, and coordinates training programs or media which will increase proficiency in safe practices and promote safety consciousness.
• Works in conjunction with all foundry departments to maintain environmental compliance.
• Maintains all facility permits covering equipment and process material for air, water, and solid waste areas (i.e. Title V, NPDES, Stormwater).
• Maintains all site-specific environmental recordkeeping and reporting functions (i.e. SARA Tier II, Form R, MAERS reports).
• Assists in selecting contractors and consultants and manages their efforts in specific health and safety, environmental project areas (i.e. stack testing, industrial hygiene testing).
• Coordinates disposal of all foundry residual materials (i.e. solid waste, waste oil, and waste coolants).
• Plans and coordinates recycling activities for foundry by-products and maintains material records.
• Works with local, state and federal regulatory agency personnel to maintain permit requirements, and inspect process operations, and maintain required records.
• Promotes company and industry environmental interests through participation with appropriate industry associations.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; and eight to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Safety and Health & Safety Official, CHMM Certification, and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) are preferred qualifications.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; climb: and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. Ability to use respirator and PPE typically utilized in a foundry setting.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly near moving mechanical parts, industrial vehicles, and molten metal. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.