Job Title: EHS Manager
Location: Muscatine, IA
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Type: 1099 Contractor
Compensation
Rate: Local $50-$55/hr | Traveler $48-$51/hr
Per Diem: $140/day (Traveler) | None (Local)
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Schedule
Hours: 40 hours/week
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Shift: Day Shift
Project Scope
This role supports a general industry manufacturing facility in Muscatine, IA, with primary responsibility for day-to-day Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) leadership and execution. The EHS Manager will drive site-level strategies that align with corporate objectives, ensuring sustained compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and internal policies, procedures, and operating principles.
The assignment focuses on strengthening EHS management systems, improving performance through leading and lagging KPI metrics, and advancing a best-in-class safety culture with a zero-incident mindset. The EHS Manager will be hands-on across the shop floor, partnering with operations and corporate stakeholders to implement best practices, deliver training, and maintain audit-ready compliance programs.
This position also requires strong incident communication and coordination, including partnership with Heinz Legal and Communications for incidents with potential risk to people, plant, or brands, as well as diligent facilitation of the Workers' Compensation process when needed.
Qualifications
OSHA 511
5+ years of EHS experience in a manufacturing / general industry environment
Walking-Working Surfaces (Subpart D): fall protection and housekeeping
Personal Protective Equipment (Subpart I): eye, face, hand, and head protection requirements
Hazard Communication (1910.1200): chemical hazard training and SDS access
Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): hazardous energy control procedures
Electrical (Subpart S): safety requirements for electrical systems and equipment
1910.151: medical services and first aid requirements
Additional Requirements
Ability to work onsite in Muscatine, IA (local or travel/commuter)
Availability for a 40-hour, Monday-Friday schedule for the full 6-month duration
Comfortable operating across shopfloor and corporate stakeholder groups
Able to report, communicate, and document EHS performance, initiatives, and action plans
Key Responsibilities
- Own and execute EHS strategies aligned with corporate objectives and aspirations
- Use leading and lagging KPI metrics to drive EHS performance and accountability
- Report and communicate EHS results, initiatives, and action plans to stakeholders at all levels
- Partner with Heinz Legal and Communications regarding incidents that could jeopardize people, plant, and/or brands
- Stay current on applicable EHS legislation and practices impacting the facility
- Develop and manage the EHS department financial budget
- Engage and enroll cross-functional teams (shopfloor and corporate) in the EHS journey
- Ensure adherence to policies, procedures, processes, and operating principles; revise/evolve as needed
- Drive continuous improvement, capability, and culture toward best-in-class performance and a zero-incident mindset
- Implement EHS Management Systems and Best Practices as designed
- Provide training to staff and employees to reinforce roles and responsibilities in EHS performance
- Ensure compliance with all EHS legislation and regulatory bodies (federal, state, and local)
- Develop and maintain processes/tools to sustain regulatory compliance
- Facilitate the Workers' Compensation process with diligence when required
- Benchmark internal/external best practices and apply learnings with pace into operations
Skills
EHS strategy execution, OSHA general industry compliance, KPI management, incident reporting/communication, safety training delivery, EHS management systems implementation, regulatory auditing readiness, program development (PPE/HazCom/LOTO/Fall Protection/Electrical/First Aid), stakeholder engagement, budgeting, continuous improvement, Workers' Compensation coordination
Knowledge Base
Demonstrated expertise in general industry OSHA compliance and program ownership, including walking-working surfaces/fall protection, PPE, hazard communication/SDS management, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, and first aid/medical services. Strong working knowledge of implementing EHS management systems, leading cultural improvement on the shop floor, using KPI metrics to drive performance, and maintaining sustained compliance through effective processes, training, communication, and cross-functional partnership.
Equal Opportunity
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