EHS Manager

Gerresheimer is the global go-to partner for medicine packaging, drug delivery devices and solutions with the broadest product range for pharma, health, well-being and biotech. We bring every kind of medicine safely, reliably and conveniently to or into the patient. Customers and partners from all over the world approach us with new challenges. We are their solution provider with the absolute will to deliver, from the concept up to the final product. This is how we meet the needs of our customers and their customers – the users.

We are driven to achieve our ambitious goals through a high level of expertise, a focus on quality and the purpose of what we do. Thanks to the involvement of our comprehensive international network and their industrial competence, we know the markets and develop innovative and sustainable solutions.

We play an essential part in people's health and well-being and gladly accept the responsibility for this.

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

Education / Experience / Knowledge:

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in engineering, industrial science management, environmental science management, or environmental engineering
• 10+ years of relevant working experience in EHS management in a manufacturing environment or related industries, with 3 years in a management position
• 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