EHS Manager

Job Description

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager to join our team at Gerresheimer. This role will be responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight, aligned with Global EHS & Sustainability, for occupational health, safety, hygiene, occupation medicine personal, environmental, and sustainability issues, including federal, state and local compliance to regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, Monitor and Audit the Environmental Control System, which must meet the requirements established by Federal, State and Local regulations
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of existing and proposed local, state and Federal regulations
• Maintain site-specific EHS program and plans in accordance with state and federal regulations and company expectations
• Manage site environmental health and safety teams, including the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the site Safety, Ergonomic and Environmental Committee
• Use every opportunity to drive EHS awareness by demonstrating safe behavior, continuous self-development and education in areas of environmental, health & safety compliance, industry trends and regulatory developments
• Develop site specific roadmap in line with corporate sustainability strategy and goals
• Ensure compliance with all environmental, health and safety regulations

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Knowledge:

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in engineering, industrial science management, environmental science management, or environmental engineering
• 7+ years of relevant working experience in EHS management in a manufacturing environment or related industries
• Desired licensing: OSHA 45001, ISO9001, ISO14001-2015, CSP, CIH, HAZ, VPP

Skills / Abilities:

• Experience in obtaining, and maintaining OHSAS certification
• Strong analytical skills and proven success in managing budgets and vendors
• Ability to work and engage with all levels of stakeholders
• Lead investigation of accidents, incidents, and near misses to identify causes and to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future
• Maintain compliance with all applicable Waste, Water and Air regulations through required preventative maintenance of the equipment, recordkeeping, preparation of report and activity plans
• Ability to deliver internal health and safety management courses
• Provide leadership to site staff, employees and EHS committees that will continue to drive a strong EHS culture
• Drive EHS compliance through audits, process / equipment review and proactive risk elimination and track corrective actions to closure
• Coordinate and conduct EHS training for employees contractors and visitors as needed
• Compile periodic reports to HQ, work cooperatively with EHS and Sustainability HQ on various simplification and risk reduction projects
• Ability and willingness to perform essential physical requirements in order to maintain compliance with regulations and business expectations