EHS Manager

Croda International • New Castle, DE

6d • Onsite

About The Position

EHS Manager Lead Safety, Health & Environmental Excellence at a Critical Manufacturing Site. Croda is a purpose-led FTSE 100 organization driven by Smart science to improve lives™. As we continue to strengthen manufacturing capability and sustainable growth, world-class Safety, Health and Environmental performance remains fundamental to operational success. As EHS Manager, you will serve as the senior Safety, Health and Environmental leader for the Atlas Point site and a key member of the Site Leadership Team. You will provide strategic direction, technical leadership, and regulatory oversight across all environmental, occupational safety, and process-safety activities. This role combines regulatory leadership, people leadership, and operational influence. Success depends on building a strong safety culture, maintaining regulatory excellence, and ensuring EHS and process-safety principles are embedded into every operational decision.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years leading Environmental and Safety programs within chemical manufacturing or another complex industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DNREC, Responsible Care, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and related regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with site emergency-preparedness and response programs, including drills, incident command, mutual-aid coordination, and response-team readiness.
• Demonstrated success interacting with regulators, auditors, local responders, and external stakeholders.
• Experience leading EHS teams and building organizational capability.

Nice To Haves

• Translate changing regulatory requirements, operational risks, and business needs into a proactive EHS strategy.
• Drive measurable improvements in compliance, process safety, contractor safety, emergency preparedness, and operational-risk reduction.
• Build strong partnerships across Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, PSRA, Legal, contractors, emergency responders, and Site Leadership.
• Respond effectively to emerging risks, regulatory changes, operational challenges, and emergency situations.
• Build trust through credibility, transparency, consistency, and visible leadership.
• Challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve EHS systems, behaviors, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the SHE team consisting of two (2) EHS Advisors and one (1) EHS Technician through clear objectives, performance management, training, development, and succession planning.
• Integrate EHS requirements into capital planning, operational improvements, and site-transformation initiatives.
• Influence leaders and employees across the site to consistently achieve high standards of EHS performance.
• Proactively identify regulatory risks and implement pragmatic, sustainable compliance solutions.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve SHE management systems that meet regulatory requirements, industry best practice, and Croda standards.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DNREC, Responsible Care, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and other applicable requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain SHE programs to comply with applicable SHE regulatory and Croda Group standards.
• Serve as the primary site contact for regulators, auditors, local authorities, and external stakeholders.
• Maintain effective coordination with local responders, regulators, and community partners for potential site emergencies.
• Ensure the site is prepared to respond effectively to high-consequence safety, environmental, and operational events.
• Ensure effective contractor SHE management, including qualification, onboarding, site oversight, compliance assurance, and performance monitoring.
• Own the site PSM program, contractor EHS framework, and emergency preparedness and response program.
• Support emergency situations outside standard working hours.

Benefits

• Croda recognizes employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce is directly linked to our ongoing success.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company.
• In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager