Director Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

Tolmar Careers•Windsor, CO

About The Position

The Director Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) provides enterprise leadership and strategic direction for Tolmar’s EHS programs across all company locations. The position establishes EHS strategy, governance, policies, standards, management systems, and performance expectations; advises senior leadership on material EHS risks and priorities; ensures compliance with applicable regulatory and governmental requirements; and leads continuous improvement to protect employees, support operational continuity, and advance business objectives. The role has enterprise accountability for occupational health and safety, environmental compliance, industrial hygiene, emergency preparedness and response, Workers’ Compensation, contractor safety, EHS considerations for capital projects and site expansions, and development of the EHS organization. The Director leads EHS programs across facilities, establishes performance measures and reporting, develops training governance, and builds the EHS function and its capabilities. The role manages industrial hygiene and environmental compliance programs, provides oversight of emergency preparedness and Workers’ Compensation, and directs EHS planning for construction, contractors, capital projects, and new or modified facilities, processes, and equipment. It also supports capital planning, design reviews, permitting, API classification and occupational exposure limits, controlled-substance compliance, and medical programs for manufacturing and laboratory personnel. The position serves as a senior advisor and company representative to executive and site leadership, government agencies, auditors, insurers, consultants, and other stakeholders. It leads risk-reduction initiatives, supports business continuity and disaster recovery planning, and integrates employee safety and environmental initiatives with the corporate ESG program. The role is expected to operate within Tolmar’s core values of centering on people, being proactive and agile, acting ethically, constantly improving, and being accountable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 12 years of progressively responsible EHS experience in a multi-site organization, including enterprise policies, standards, management systems, compliance, and performance improvement.
At least 7 years of leadership experience, including leading managers and/or professional EHS staff and influencing senior leaders across multiple functions or locations.
Demonstrated enterprise leadership across complex EHS disciplines, with judgment and executive presence to influence priorities and decisions in a matrixed, multi-site organization.
Proven track record of establishing and executing enterprise EHS strategies, management systems, governance, and performance-improvement programs across multiple locations or business units.
Strong experience integrating EHS design and operational requirements into facility, equipment, and product design.
Strong knowledge of EPA, OSHA, DOT, DHS, CDPHE, and local environmental, safety, and health regulations, including the ability to interpret and clarify federal, state, and local requirements.
Strong knowledge of Workers’ Compensation regulations and associated processes.
Understanding and experience working in a cGMP manufacturing environment.
Executive-level written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex risks, options, and recommendations to senior leadership and regulatory authorities.
Ability to design and carry out complex industrial hygiene monitoring in manufacturing and laboratory environments.
Knowledge of EHS risk assessment processes, safety systems analysis, and job safety assessments.
Knowledge of employee safety for sales and marketing teams.
Ability to initiate or support global safety and environmental initiatives for Tolmar.
Ability to interpret and implement EHS construction requirements, including contractor safety, arc flash protection, job safety analyses, and crane pick plans.
Ability to conduct internal and support external audits for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Ability to design adult-training curricula for EHS training.
Ability to set enterprise priorities, allocate resources, and balance immediate operational needs with long-term EHS strategy across multiple facilities.
Demonstrated ability to lead an enterprise EHS function with broad autonomy and accountability for strategy, talent, budget, compliance, risk, and performance outcomes.
Ability to lead through significant incidents, regulatory matters, and organizational change while maintaining clear decision-making, communication, and accountability.
Demonstrated ability to build organizational capability through workforce planning, leadership development, succession planning, and effective use of internal and external expertise.
Strong computer abilities in the Microsoft Office suite for preparing reports, studies, and publications about company EHS trends and accomplishments.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field.
Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or a comparable EHS credential.
Experience leading EHS programs in pharmaceutical manufacturing, cGMP, or a similarly regulated operational environment.
Experience in the pharmaceutical, medical-device, biotechnology, life-sciences, or another highly regulated industry.
Experience with VPP, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, or ISO 45001 management systems.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead Tolmar’s enterprise EHS strategy, culture, governance model, and multi-year priorities in alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational risk.
Direct EHS programs and responsibilities across all Tolmar facilities, setting consistent standards while accounting for site-specific operations, risks, and regulatory requirements.
Establish enterprise EHS performance measures, goals, and management-review processes covering incidents, OSHA recordables, Workers’ Compensation, environmental performance, audits, risk reduction, and corrective actions.
Advise executive and site leadership on regulatory, operational, and emerging EHS risks, and provide regular reporting on performance, trends, material risks, regulatory developments, resource needs, and improvement plans.
Establish the enterprise EHS training strategy and governance framework, ensuring required programs are effective, current, and compliant with applicable requirements.
Lead, develop, and organize the EHS function, including workforce planning, role clarity, performance expectations, succession planning, capability development, and deployment of internal and external resources.
Sponsor and direct cross-functional EHS risk-reduction and continuous-improvement initiatives, addressing significant risks and recurring trends through sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
Manage the industrial hygiene program, including monitoring for noise and chemical and physical hazard exposures.
Manage environmental compliance issues, including air, wastewater, and hazardous waste management, and drive improvement projects.
Participate actively in the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning and response team.
Provide executive oversight of emergency preparedness and response programs, including readiness, crisis coordination, drills, training, external-agency relationships, and business-continuity integration.
Provide strategic oversight of Workers’ Compensation governance, claims strategy, performance trends, risk-reduction priorities, and coordination with Human Resources, management, insurers, and service providers.
Direct EHS planning and risk management for site expansions, construction activities, contractor programs, capital projects, and new or modified facilities, processes, and equipment.
Manage site-expansion EHS issues and contractor safety, and manage multi-matrix environmental permits.
Maintain Tolmar’s Material Safety Data Sheets library and updates associated with current and new products.
Serve as liaison with local and state government agencies regarding EHS issues.
Lead EHS input into capital planning and investment decisions, ensuring regulatory, employee-safety, environmental, and operational-risk considerations inform project scope and prioritization; assist with capital-improvement planning and decisions.
Develop criteria and processes for evaluating APIs, classifying them into bands to establish barrier devices, handling requirements, and PPE, and establishing occupational exposure limits for APIs in research, laboratories, and manufacturing.
Manage compliance with the DEA license for R&D storage and testing of controlled substances.
Participate in facility and new-equipment design reviews to identify EHS requirements and design standards, and perform EHS-related permitting for projects.
Partner with engineering staff on projects, including User Requirement Specification development, by providing EHS guidance.
Maintain current knowledge of applicable EHS regulations and support the medical program for manufacturing and laboratory personnel.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Lead internal technical teams to identify and resolve EHS issues, conduct internal audits, and support external audits.
Represent the company with regulatory agencies, external auditors, insurers, consultants, and other stakeholders.
Develop and manage EHS operating and capital budgets and establish resource priorities based on risk, compliance, and business impact.
Lead employee-safety and environmental initiatives that contribute to the corporate ESG program.