Global Safety & Occupational Health Manager

Ingevity•North Charleston, SC

About The Position

In this role, you will have the opportunity to have a real impact on the company by providing multi-faceted Safety and Occupational Health (S&OH) support to our businesses and operating sites. The S&OH Manager will be responsible for leading global S&OH programs to enable the organization to drive injuries, illnesses, and incidents to zero. This role will lead processes to develop, upgrade, and implement company-wide S&OH standards and managing systems. The S&OH Manager will focus on advancing the company's S&OH capabilities and culture.

Requirements

BS degree or higher in chemical engineering or other engineering, technical, or scientific discipline required
7 or more years of experience working in S&OH roles at manufacturing locations
Experience managing global S&OH programs at corporate or division level or across multiple sites required
Sound technical and regulatory knowledge relating to S&OH
Proven ability to communicate with impact across all levels of an organization and lead by influence
Highly motivated, customer oriented individual with a solid history of planning, execution, and organization and people skills
Self-motivated, results oriented and able to learn rapidly, multi-task efficiently and effectively plan and organize to meet multiple deadlines.
Excellent computer skills with proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Open Text, SAP, all Google drive applications
Team oriented, "roll up your sleeves" mindset

Nice To Haves

Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist preferred

Responsibilities

Leading and continuously improving global S&OH programs for the company.
Working across all manufacturing sites to partner with their Safety & Health teams and provide subject matter expertise and guidance.
Function as the subject matter expert for S&OH in various specialized competency areas.
Monitoring and communicating patterns and trends in S&OH performance and leading the development and implementation of appropriate responses.
Leading efforts to develop new and maintain existing S&OH and process safety management standards policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Providing oversight and management to corporate S&OH and process safety related EHS systems.
Monitoring developments related to regulations and industry standards, assessing impacts, and leading implementation for any new S&OH requirements.
Developing, and leading S&OH training. Overseeing development of site S&OH resources.
Leading 2nd party S&OH audits, analyzing audit findings for company-wide applicability and response, and ensuring audit tools are available and current.
Conducting audits at 3rd party provider locations and for mergers and acquisitions.
Assisting sites with 3rd party audits and interactions.
Organizing S&OH networks, ensuring specialized competency areas and needs are addressed.
Leading or participating in significant injury, illness, and incident investigations, providing assistance with classifications, root cause failure analysis, and completion of recommendations to prevent reoccurrence.
Working closely with HR and Medical on managing workers compensation cases, medical surveillance and wellness programs.
Overseeing exposure monitoring programs, analyzing results, and recommending action plans.
Leading the ergonomics and other health related programs for the company.
Managing and monitoring support and services provided by contractors and consultants.
Representing the company on relevant external committees, teams, and associations.
Benchmarking similar companies and industries for continuous program improvement.