EHS Manager

Airdrie, CanadaPosted Jul 16, 2026
## 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...

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