Environmental Health, Safety & Security Manager

Pivot Bio•St. Louis, MO

13h•$108,000 - $136,000•Onsite

About The Position

Fueled by an innovative drive and a deep understanding of microbiology, genomics, crop nutrition and agriculture, Pivot Bio is pioneering game-changing advances in fertilizer technology. Our first commercial product harnesses the power of naturally-occurring microbes, modern gene editing and application technologies to provide nitrogen to crops. We are dedicated to providing new solutions for farmers to improve yield as they work to help feed the world’s growing population. Read/Hear more about Pivot Bio on Forbes or PBS News Hour. Lead and monitor the Environmental Health, Safety & Security Programs for the entire organization including our manufacturing floor, R&D labs, warehouses, and offices. Provide direction, guidance, and execution of safety initiatives as we scale our safety culture.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required in relevant field of work.
Minimum of 8+ years of broad environmental, health and safety experience in both laboratory and operations environments.
Knowledge and experience with EHS Management systems and their deployment.
Certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Environmental Professional (CEP).
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and execution for the environmental, health and safety (EHS) function across the enterprise in support of strategic objectives and initiatives.
Provide specialized technical and regulatory expertise in developing EHS continuous improvement processes and determining required follow up activities associated with EHS incidents, agency inspections, and/or internal/external audits.
Develop of leading and lagging Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that deliver best in class EHS performance and demonstrate a high level of urgency around needed EHS paradigm culture shift change.
Evaluates, recommends, develops, and implements policies and procedures to ensure awareness of and compliance with EHS requirements.
Ensure EHS guidelines and procedures are standardized, current, accurate, compliant and effectively communicated throughout all of our work locations.
Responsible for proactively identifying and driving corrective and preventative action to EHS issues.
Assure risk management and business continuity processes are applied, coach incident response capabilities into the regional teams, analyze incident data, and develop actionable solutions.
Coach colleagues at all levels within the organization and use strong influencing skills around EHS goals/values and that a strong EHS culture ensures business productivity targets can be met.
Provide oversight to industrial hygiene monitoring services covering potential chemical exposure, biological survey, noise and indoor air quality monitoring for continuous improvement of safe operations.
Develop and manage physical security programs which include, but not limited to site risk assessment, minimum security requirements and response.
Work collaboratively with stakeholders on a wide range of risk assessment activities, develop and continuously improve policies, procedures, and guidelines to manage EHS risk throughout the organization.
Project Management experience in a high-growth fast-scaling environment, with expertise in scoping, leading and delivering complex programs, as well as a proven track record of project management skills from conception and design through implementation, measurement and continuous improvement.
Demonstrated ability to manage multi-state EHS regulations, programs, and safety teams.
Exercise a leadership, coordination, and communication role with the internal organization to drive continuous EHS improvement across the organization.
Excellent communication skills and ability to influence various levels of stakeholders, including C-Suite.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organizational and planning skills, handling multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines.