Environmental Health and Safety Leader

DuPont•Pennsauken, NJ

22h

About The Position

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers Environmental Health and Safety Leader The Pennsauken, NJ site currently has an opportunity for an EHS (Environmental, Health, & Safety) Leader to provide leadership and direct the environmental, industrial hygiene and safety (EHS) activities at the site. The site has approximately 25 employees and contractors and is a key chemical manufacturing facility that produces polyisocyanurate foam products and is aligned to the Shelter business of DuPont. The products manufactured at the Pennsauken site provide thermal insulation to meet building codes and play a major role in the overall operational efficiency over the lifetime of a building. This leadership role supports High Hazard processes and is key to our site and business success. The successful candidate will not have any direct supervision responsibilities but will work with a network of other EHS professionals to provide technical leadership on personal safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental management. The EHS leader will ensure that programs meet corporate governance and regulatory needs of this site manufacturing facility.

Requirements

BS in science or technical degree in the field of EHS management, or relevant work experience in EH&S is required.
Basic experience with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Compliance is required.
At least 8-10 years of site operations related experience is required for this position, in chemical industry is preferred.
Experience and working knowledge of U.S. and State of New Jersey occupational health, safety and environmental regulations is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines as well as manage change and work independently.
Networking, influence, and conflict resolution skills with strong focus on deliverables with excellent oral and written skills along with the ability to apply these in the regulatory, advocacy and public affairs culture
Demonstrated ability to utilize computer software (systems used are Microsoft Office, intra/internet, etc.) including helping to implement the Cority industrial hygiene software system and/or ETQ Reliance at a site.

Nice To Haves

Preferred candidate would be credentialed as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (or equivalent certification recognized by the International Occupational Hygiene Association National Accreditation Recognition Committee).

Responsibilities

Serve as EHS representative on the management team for the site.
Manage environmental permit strategy to ensure continuous license to operate.
Manage submittal of all permit and regulatory required agency reports.
Ensure that systems are established and implemented to enable understanding of compliance requirements for the site and business.
Analyze and evaluate EH&S performance across the site and develop strategic improvement plans and goals to integrate improvements into business operations.
Manage the site EHS, contracted emergency services and contracted security services programs, and work to integrate these programs into business operations.
Provide EHS guidance to the site to drive a Commitment to Zero safety culture and lead the site’s ISO 14001 Management System.
Chairs site Safety Committee meetings and provides topic guidance for Safety Toolbox meetings.
Network with other DuPont EHS professionals, trade and professional associations as well as businesses, sites, and other functions on tools and approaches for EHS compliance and be effective in shaping policy, best practices and standards for the sites.
Oversee the site industrial hygiene programs including occupational monitoring.
Serve as TSCA 8c coordinator for the site.
Develop internal audit plans (1st Party EHS Audits), review performance, and feedback gaps to management to drive continual EHS improvement.
Manage the site level interface with 2nd party corporate audit and represent sites during execution across various competencies (Process Safety Management (PSM), Safety and Industrial Hygiene, Fire, Distribution and Environmental assessments.
Manage and in some cases develop corrective action plans and oversee resolution of audit findings.
Support injury and illness recordkeeping and case management process; maintain relevant logs and documentation.
Participate in field auditing and visibility for interactions with employees.
Coach teams and individuals on EH&S issues.
Provide geographic specific advocacy for the site.
Serve as site Responsible Care Management System leader.