Manager, Environmental Health & Safety at Henny Penny in Eaton, Ohio

Job Description:

Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!


The Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager oversees and manages all environmental, health and safety programs within a facility that contains office, laboratory, and manufacturing functions. This role is responsible for developing policies, procedures, and programs to ensure the safety of all employees, contractors, vendors, etc. The EHS Manager will develop, oversee training, and recommend specific environmental health and safety related programs and activities. All while understanding and following corporate and government regulations and guidelines.



What You'll Be Doing

• Monitor and maintain compliance with all Federal, State and Local EHS laws.


• Subject matter expert providing analytical and technical guidance related to OSHA, DOT, EPA standards, process safety, and LOTO.


• Engage with both plant and corporate leadership in building strategic plans to energize associates in safety and environmental improvement.


• Develops and implements strategies with the goal of creating a culture of safety.,


• Establish and manage expense and capital budgets for EHS department.


• Evaluate existing and develop new safety training needs within the organization.


• Assists with Workers Compensation injury review, investigation, and corrective actions.


• Maintain environmental and health/safety records.


• Collaborates cross functionally to ensure effective equipment guarding, design, installation, and compliance.


• Analyzes data regarding performance against organizational metrics, incident trends, serious incidents, regulatory and legal issues.


• Adapt and implement corporate environmental, health and safety policies.


• Analyze the impact of safety and environmental compliance on proposed projects.


• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.


• Provide leadership and management to support EHS staff.


• Consistently models the Company Values and Expected Behaviors.


• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree: Occupational Safety & Health or equivalent.


• ASP/CSP highly preferred.


• 5-10 years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.


• Strong leadership skills.


• Strong written and oral communication skills. Is organized and self-motivated for excellence.


• Ability to analyze and solve problems with data driven approach and root cause analysis.


• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.


• Strong math skills and excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, organization, and time-management skills. Statistical knowledge and aptitude.


• Ability to work well with both technical and non-technical associates.

About Us



We're known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We're a behind-the-scenes engine in the world's most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy's. We're 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.


We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world's most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.


Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Apply Now