Job Description

Industry: Building Materials

Job Category: Manufacturing - Plant Management

We re looking for a proactive and experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead our safety initiatives and ensure a safe, compliant, and healthy work environment. This role is critical to maintaining our commitment to employee well-being and regulatory excellence. You ll oversee all aspects of safety from OSHA compliance and training to incident investigation and budget management.

Penbryn is part of JM s insulation business = the largest of three businesses at JM. JM first opened the Penbryn plant in 1963 and continued to make significant investments in the facility over the next 40 years. The plant is currently at 200+ employees operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week manufacturing a variety of fiberglass building insulation products on a single HERM line and continue to serve as a distribution hub for JM operations along the East Coast.

Your Day to Day:

• Lead Safety Programs: Develop, implement, and continuously improve regulatory and company safety programs (OSHA, NFPA, ANSI).
• Policy Management: Create, review, and enforce plant safety policies and procedures.
• Training Oversight: Assign, track, and report on all regulatory and safety training across the facility.
• Workers Compensation: Manage cases including doctor visits, light duty assignments, reporting, and financial forecasting.
• Hazard Identification: Train employees, conduct audits, develop corrective actions, and monitor progress.
• Budget Control: Oversee the health & safety budget including PPE, supplies, and first aid resources.
• Reporting: Prepare and present weekly/monthly safety performance reports.
• Incident Response: Serve as Medical First Responder and lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and case management.
• Change Management: Conduct safety reviews for Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Other Duties: Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support safety and compliance.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Bachelor s degree and 5+ years of safety leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, NFPA standards, and Workers Compensation laws.
• Proven experience in hazard recognition, incident investigation, and case management.
• Certified in First Aid, AED, and CPR.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with plant leadership.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (up to 10 days/year).
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in varied plant conditions (heat, cold, noise, heights, etc.).

Why Join Us?

We re committed to creating a safe and supportive workplace where every employee can thrive. As a Health & Safety Manager, you ll play a vital role in shaping our safety culture and driving continuous improvement.

Security Clearance Required: No

Visa Candidate Considered: No

Compensation

Base Salary - USD $90,000 to $120,000

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Full-time

Benefits - Full

Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate

Commission Compensation - No

Bonus Eligible - No

Overtime Eligible - No

Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes

Candidate Details

5+ to 7 years experience

Seniority Level - Mid-Senior

Management Experience Required - Yes

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Willingness to Travel - Occasionally

Screening Questions
Bachelor s degree
Do you have 5 years in a Safety Management position
Experience with manufacturing/industrial environments

Ideal Candidate

Safety Manager will have 2 direct reports safety specialist & hourly safety technician, and potentially adding the training coordinator to report to this role as well in the near future.

Needs to have organization skills, attention to detail, needs strong leadership, ability to drive the Health & Safety programs. Will partner with the Environmental Manager as well as the Facility Nurse on driving the safety culture in the plant. This person will be hands-on, be comfortable on the plant floor engaging with the workforce.

Why we're a great company

Who We Are

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy.

A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

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