Env., Health, and Safety Engineering Manager jobs in Newark, NJ

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The Environmental, Health & Safety Manager will support our company's efforts in environmental, safety, and sustainability at our manufacturing site in Summit, NJ. Efforts will include supporting the development, planning, organization, and execution of strategies to maintain a safe, healthy, and environmental compliant manufacturing facility. This person will play a key role in fostering a proactive and integrated EOHSS culture throughout the site.

Reporting to the Associate Director, EOHSS, this person will coordinate, implement, assess, and ultimately improve environmental, health, safety, and sustainability outcomes in line with business objectives. The Manager will have two to three direct reports and contractor oversight as well. The EHS Manager will be expected to act according to the BMS values of integrity, inclusion, passion, innovation, urgency, and accountability. 

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Develop, implement, & improve EOHSS programs to meet federal, state, local, and internal EOHSS laws, regulations, codes, rules, and standards.

• Provide technical support and oversight in relation to EOHSS programs and activities on-site.

• Lead and mentor team members & operation leaders to enable them to successfully deploy and empower ownership of EOHSS best practices.

• Ability to apply EOHSS regulatory program requirements in a manufacturing setting.

• Conduct business in a collaborative, inclusive, and energetic way while supporting the site, the team, and extended functions as we strive to build upon the existing EOHSS management system.

• Participate and support EOHSS operational and tier discussions, various EOHSS committees; and EOHSS self-assessments and audits.

• Accountable for EOHSS regulatory preparedness and establishing relationships to drive business objectives as one team

• Gather data and utilize to steer team members on appropriate courses of action

• Ensure personnel are aware of their responsibilities with respect to environmental and safety controls and reporting, providing training as needed

• Responsible for utilizing EOHSS platforms for investigations, inspections, and compliance activities

• Execute recordkeeping/reporting at national, state, local level as well as within BMS expectations

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum education of a Bachelors degree in relevant field (e.g. engineering, health and safety, environmental)

• Minimum of five (5) years of direct EOHSS experience in manufacturing or pharmaceutical industry settings.

• Experience interfacing with EOHSS-related agencies & auditors.

• Working knowledge of applicable EOHSS governing bodies and their expectations (i.e. OSHA, NJDEP, EPA, NFPA, etc.).

• Knowledge, experience and proven track record with the design and execution of EOHSS programs in a manufacturing setting.

• Knowledge and experience with the design and execution of objective risk assessments.

• Strong Incident Investigation and Corrective Action and Preventative Action skill set.

• Proficiency in computer based systems (e.g. Microsoft office, EHS web based systems).

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On-site Protocol
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

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