Action Staffing-Group
Our client, a manufacturer in Irvington, NJ, is seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager. The successful candidate will provide leadership in driving continuous improvement in Environment, Health, Safety performance and risk reduction. This role will lead a team of direct reports and provide technical expertise across all functions to ensure a compliant and safe workplace for all employees, visitors, and contractors. This leadership role reports to the Director EHS M&A and is an exciting opportunity to build an EHS program and change company culture.
Location: Irvington, NJ Onsite, Monday through Friday
Salary starts at $170,000/year, commensurate with experience. Annual bonus opportunity.
Responsibilities
Lead the Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S) Team, providing technical expertise and achieving injury, illness, and risk reduction objectives. Manage EHS metrics, reports, permits, and other documents as required by regulatory agencies and corporate management. Perform EHS risk assessments as required (e.g., Safety Risk Assessments, PPE Hazard Assessments, IH Qualitative Assessments). Promote EHS compliance and risk reduction through detailed EHS programs, leadership participation and engagement, employee training, inspections, and auditing. Maintain site permits, licenses, and certificates. Fully implement Serious Injury & Fatality Prevention Program (SIFP), including recognition and reaction to event precursors. Develop and manage the EHS budget. Represent the company at audits and site visits by local authorities and customers. Conduct formal reviews of facility operations to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and company policies (e.g., CAA, CWA, RCRA, TSCA, SARA) and applicable city, county, and state regulations; create and drive action plans to implement corrective actions. Conduct formal reviews of facility operations to ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies (e.g., OSHA, Machine Guarding, LOTO, Work at Height, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Industrial Hygiene, Confined Space Entry, Event Root Cause Analysis & Emergency Preparedness); create and drive action plans to implement corrective actions. Monitor regulatory changes to ensure continued compliance with upcoming federal, state, and local rules and regulations. Provide regular reports on compliance status, the cost of compliance, and audit/inspection results to the plant leader, EHS director, and relevant leaders. Implement an EHS Management of Change program. Create and drive action plans to implement identified corrective actions. Qualifications/Requirements
BA Degree in EHS or related field required. At least 10+ years of experience implementing an EHS management system within a chemical or manufacturing setting. Professional safety or environmental certification highly preferred (e.g., CSP, CIH, CHMM). Experience in EHS excellence programs (e.g., VPP, ISO 45001/14001) preferred. Experience in technical safety disciplines such as machine safety, LOTO, compressed gas, and industrial hygiene. Experience in hazardous waste management, stormwater, wastewater, air compliance, chemical management reporting, SPCC planning, EPCRA reporting, and emergency response coordination. Experience achieving sustainability-related goals for Scope 1, 2, and 3. Employment details
Seniority level: Director Employment type: Full-time Job function: Management Industry: Manufacturing
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Lead the Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S) Team, providing technical expertise and achieving injury, illness, and risk reduction objectives. Manage EHS metrics, reports, permits, and other documents as required by regulatory agencies and corporate management. Perform EHS risk assessments as required (e.g., Safety Risk Assessments, PPE Hazard Assessments, IH Qualitative Assessments). Promote EHS compliance and risk reduction through detailed EHS programs, leadership participation and engagement, employee training, inspections, and auditing. Maintain site permits, licenses, and certificates. Fully implement Serious Injury & Fatality Prevention Program (SIFP), including recognition and reaction to event precursors. Develop and manage the EHS budget. Represent the company at audits and site visits by local authorities and customers. Conduct formal reviews of facility operations to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and company policies (e.g., CAA, CWA, RCRA, TSCA, SARA) and applicable city, county, and state regulations; create and drive action plans to implement corrective actions. Conduct formal reviews of facility operations to ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies (e.g., OSHA, Machine Guarding, LOTO, Work at Height, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Industrial Hygiene, Confined Space Entry, Event Root Cause Analysis & Emergency Preparedness); create and drive action plans to implement corrective actions. Monitor regulatory changes to ensure continued compliance with upcoming federal, state, and local rules and regulations. Provide regular reports on compliance status, the cost of compliance, and audit/inspection results to the plant leader, EHS director, and relevant leaders. Implement an EHS Management of Change program. Create and drive action plans to implement identified corrective actions. Qualifications/Requirements
BA Degree in EHS or related field required. At least 10+ years of experience implementing an EHS management system within a chemical or manufacturing setting. Professional safety or environmental certification highly preferred (e.g., CSP, CIH, CHMM). Experience in EHS excellence programs (e.g., VPP, ISO 45001/14001) preferred. Experience in technical safety disciplines such as machine safety, LOTO, compressed gas, and industrial hygiene. Experience in hazardous waste management, stormwater, wastewater, air compliance, chemical management reporting, SPCC planning, EPCRA reporting, and emergency response coordination. Experience achieving sustainability-related goals for Scope 1, 2, and 3. Employment details
Seniority level: Director Employment type: Full-time Job function: Management Industry: Manufacturing
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