EHS Manager Jobs in Wisconsin
EHS Manager jobs in Wisconsin concentrate heavily in manufacturing, food processing, and industrial operations, with steady demand from the chemical and paper industries that anchor the state's economy. Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Madison are the leading hiring metros, where employers like Kohler, Kraft Heinz, and Rockwell Automation maintain long-standing EHS teams. The most in-demand specialties include industrial hygiene compliance, OSHA recordkeeping, and process safety management for high-hazard facilities. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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The EHS Manager - Training Center & Field Service leads environmental, health, and safety compliance, training, auditing, and risk-reduction activities supporting the Training Center, Field Service organization, and assigned facilities, including locations in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Texas. This role oversees critical safety programs, develops and delivers practical EHS training, conducts site and field assessments, and partners with Operations, Service, Training, and EHS leadership to ensure regulatory compliance, consistent safety practices, and continuous improvement.
Major Responsibilities:
Critical Safety Program Compliance
- Lead implementation and ongoing compliance of Electrical Safe Work and Lockout/Tagout programs across Training Center, Field Service, and assigned facilities.
- Support Hoist/Crane and Rigging compliance, including inspections, training, safe work practices, and field observations.
- Oversee Powered Industrial Truck program requirements, including training, evaluations, observations, and corrective actions.
- Identify program gaps and partner with leaders to implement corrective actions and improve safety performance.
Training Program Development and Delivery
- Develop and maintain safety training materials, instructor guides, field checklists, practical demonstrations, and knowledge assessments.
- Deliver engaging EHS training in person, virtually, and through remote field support for associates, technicians, leaders, and trainers.
- Partner with Training Center and Field Service leadership to integrate EHS requirements into onboarding, technical training, and skills validation.
- Evaluate training effectiveness through observations, assessments, audits, and incident or near-miss learnings.
Field Service Assessments, Auditing, and Worksite Analysis
- Conduct facility assessments, field service audits, ride-alongs, and job observations to verify regulatory and company safety requirements.
- Evaluate high-risk work, including electrical work, LOTO, hoist/crane/rigging activities, and powered industrial truck operations.
- Perform Job Safety Analyses and risk assessments for field service, Training Center, equipment, and facility activities.
- Document findings, recommend risk-based corrective actions, track actions to closure, and validate effectiveness.
Facility EHS Compliance and Hazard Prevention
- Support facility EHS programs including hazard communication, chemical and waste management, inspections, emergency preparedness, recordkeeping, and environmental monitoring.
- Ensure assigned locations comply with applicable OSHA, EPA, WDNR, DOT, state and local requirements, and company standards.
- Investigate incidents, near misses, property damage, releases, and field events; identify root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Drive risk reduction and continuous improvement initiatives supporting zero incidents and environmental impact prevention.
Other Duties as assigned and the following
- Serve as an EHS subject matter resource for Field Service, Training Center, and facility leadership.
- Develop standard work, checklists, coaching tools, and communications supporting safety-critical programs.
- Support EHS systems administration, SAP Super User responsibilities, and EHS Specialist activities as assigned.
- Travel to assigned facilities, training locations, and field service sites as business needs require.
Minimum Requirements:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in EHS, Engineering, Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Technology, or equivalent experience.
Work Experience
- Minimum 6 years of progressive EHS experience in manufacturing, service operations, training, or field-based environments.
- Experience implementing safety programs including Electrical Safe Work, Lockout/Tagout, Hoist/Crane and Rigging, and Powered Industrial Trucks.
- Experience conducting EHS audits, field assessments, compliance inspections, corrective action validation, and EHS training.
- Ability to travel approximately 30% to assigned facilities and field service locations, including Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Texas.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, WDNR, DOT, state and local EHS requirements applicable to facility and field service operations.
- Working knowledge of NFPA 70E, hazardous energy control, machine guarding, hoist/crane/rigging, powered industrial trucks, hazard communication, and environmental compliance.
- Strong auditing, risk assessment, root cause analysis, corrective action, and training development skills.
- Ability to communicate, train, coach, and influence effectively across multiple functions, locations, and levels of the organization.
Preferred Job Requirements:
Education
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, EHS, Industrial Safety, or related field.
Certification / License
- CHMM, CSP, ASP, CIH, PE, CHST, CUSP, or other relevant professional certification.
Work Experience
- Experience supporting field service, technical training, manufacturing, or multi-site EHS operations preferred.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Experience supporting mobile service technicians, field service operations, technical training centers, or geographically dispersed operations.
- Advanced knowledge of electrical safe work/NFPA 70E, hazardous energy control, material handling, and other safety-critical programs.
- Experience developing training content, practical evaluations, facilitation guides, and skills verification tools.
- Experience with EHS/LMS systems, SAP or similar ERP platforms, and environmental compliance programs.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus.
“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.
For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.
Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?
The EHS Manager - Training Center & Field Service leads environmental, health, and safety compliance, training, auditing, and risk-reduction activities supporting the Training Center, Field Service organization, and assigned facilities, including locations in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Texas. This role oversees critical safety programs, develops and delivers practical EHS training, conducts site and field assessments, and partners with Operations, Service, Training, and EHS leadership to ensure regulatory compliance, consistent safety practices, and continuous improvement.
Major Responsibilities:
Critical Safety Program Compliance
- Lead implementation and ongoing compliance of Electrical Safe Work and Lockout/Tagout programs across Training Center, Field Service, and assigned facilities.
- Support Hoist/Crane and Rigging compliance, including inspections, training, safe work practices, and field observations.
- Oversee Powered Industrial Truck program requirements, including training, evaluations, observations, and corrective actions.
- Identify program gaps and partner with leaders to implement corrective actions and improve safety performance.
Training Program Development and Delivery
- Develop and maintain safety training materials, instructor guides, field checklists, practical demonstrations, and knowledge assessments.
- Deliver engaging EHS training in person, virtually, and through remote field support for associates, technicians, leaders, and trainers.
- Partner with Training Center and Field Service leadership to integrate EHS requirements into onboarding, technical training, and skills validation.
- Evaluate training effectiveness through observations, assessments, audits, and incident or near-miss learnings.
Field Service Assessments, Auditing, and Worksite Analysis
- Conduct facility assessments, field service audits, ride-alongs, and job observations to verify regulatory and company safety requirements.
- Evaluate high-risk work, including electrical work, LOTO, hoist/crane/rigging activities, and powered industrial truck operations.
- Perform Job Safety Analyses and risk assessments for field service, Training Center, equipment, and facility activities.
- Document findings, recommend risk-based corrective actions, track actions to closure, and validate effectiveness.
Facility EHS Compliance and Hazard Prevention
- Support facility EHS programs including hazard communication, chemical and waste management, inspections, emergency preparedness, recordkeeping, and environmental monitoring.
- Ensure assigned locations comply with applicable OSHA, EPA, WDNR, DOT, state and local requirements, and company standards.
- Investigate incidents, near misses, property damage, releases, and field events; identify root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Drive risk reduction and continuous improvement initiatives supporting zero incidents and environmental impact prevention.
Other Duties as assigned and the following
- Serve as an EHS subject matter resource for Field Service, Training Center, and facility leadership.
- Develop standard work, checklists, coaching tools, and communications supporting safety-critical programs.
- Support EHS systems administration, SAP Super User responsibilities, and EHS Specialist activities as assigned.
- Travel to assigned facilities, training locations, and field service sites as business needs require.
Minimum Requirements:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in EHS, Engineering, Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Technology, or equivalent experience.
Work Experience
- Minimum 6 years of progressive EHS experience in manufacturing, service operations, training, or field-based environments.
- Experience implementing safety programs including Electrical Safe Work, Lockout/Tagout, Hoist/Crane and Rigging, and Powered Industrial Trucks.
- Experience conducting EHS audits, field assessments, compliance inspections, corrective action validation, and EHS training.
- Ability to travel approximately 30% to assigned facilities and field service locations, including Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Texas.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, WDNR, DOT, state and local EHS requirements applicable to facility and field service operations.
- Working knowledge of NFPA 70E, hazardous energy control, machine guarding, hoist/crane/rigging, powered industrial trucks, hazard communication, and environmental compliance.
- Strong auditing, risk assessment, root cause analysis, corrective action, and training development skills.
- Ability to communicate, train, coach, and influence effectively across multiple functions, locations, and levels of the organization.
Preferred Job Requirements:
Education
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, EHS, Industrial Safety, or related field.
Certification / License
- CHMM, CSP, ASP, CIH, PE, CHST, CUSP, or other relevant professional certification.
Work Experience
- Experience supporting field service, technical training, manufacturing, or multi-site EHS operations preferred.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Experience supporting mobile service technicians, field service operations, technical training centers, or geographically dispersed operations.
- Advanced knowledge of electrical safe work/NFPA 70E, hazardous energy control, material handling, and other safety-critical programs.
- Experience developing training content, practical evaluations, facilitation guides, and skills verification tools.
- Experience with EHS/LMS systems, SAP or similar ERP platforms, and environmental compliance programs.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus.
“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
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EHS Manager Job Market in Wisconsin
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Electronics & Hardware
What Wisconsin Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in EHS manager jobs across Wisconsin.
- Bachelor's degree in occupational health, environmental science, or a closely related field
- Active Certified Safety Professional or Associate Safety Professional credential preferred by most Wisconsin employers
- Minimum five years of EHS experience in manufacturing, food production, or chemical processing environments
- Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA 1910 general industry standards and Wisconsin DSPS safety regulations
- Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action follow-through
- Familiarity with environmental permitting under Wisconsin DNR air, water, and waste regulations
EHS Manager Jobs in Wisconsin: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a ehs manager in Wisconsin?
Most ehs managers in Wisconsin start with a bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, environmental science, or industrial engineering. Wisconsin does not require a state-issued EHS license, but employers consistently favor candidates who hold the Board of Certified Safety Professionals' CSP credential. Building experience in manufacturing or food processing, the state's dominant industries, and learning Wisconsin DNR permitting requirements gives candidates a clear competitive edge for management roles.
Which companies hire ehs managers in Wisconsin?
Companies currently hiring ehs managers in Wisconsin include Amazon, Amcor, and WELLS, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Wisconsin's deep manufacturing and food processing base means many of these openings are tied to plant and facility-level operations rather than corporate headquarters roles.
Which Wisconsin cities have the most ehs manager jobs?
Milwaukee, Cottage Grove, and Mayville have the most ehs manager openings in Wisconsin. Milwaukee leads because of its dense concentration of industrial manufacturers and distribution operations, while Green Bay's large food processing and paper industry employers drive demand there, and Madison's mix of government agencies, university facilities, and growing biotech firms rounds out the market.
Are there remote ehs manager jobs in Wisconsin?
Yes, but they're rare. EHS managers are primarily on-site roles because the work requires physical audits, walk-throughs, and direct oversight of facility operations. About 33% of ehs manager openings tied to Wisconsin are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those positions tend to cover program development, compliance documentation, or multi-site coordination rather than hands-on plant safety work.
How can I get hired as a ehs manager in Wisconsin with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is an EHS coordinator or safety technician role at a Wisconsin manufacturer, which typically requires only a relevant degree and no prior EHS management experience. Large employers like papermakers and food processors in Green Bay and the Fox Valley region regularly bring on entry-level safety staff. Earning the Associate Safety Professional credential early and volunteering for OSHA 30-hour training signals seriousness to Wisconsin hiring teams and accelerates the move into management.
Where can I find and apply to ehs manager jobs in Wisconsin?
You can find and apply to ehs manager jobs in Wisconsin on Migrate Mate, which lists current Wisconsin openings. Search the roles that fit your background and experience level, then apply directly to the ones that match. No account or profile is needed to see the listings.
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