Senior EHS Manager
About The Position
The Senior EHS Manager provides site leadership and strategic direction for Environmental, Health, and Safety programs at Universal Display Corporation’s Ewing, New Jersey campus. The role leads and develops the local EHS team while supporting global policy standardization and risk mitigation. It is accountable for developing and executing a unified EHS vision aligned with corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices, and provides subject matter expertise to the global EHS program. The position also develops future EHS leaders, fosters innovation, and champions continuous improvement that delivers measurable business impact. The role oversees the site EHS management system, regulatory compliance, performance metrics, incident response, training, sustainability, and continuous improvement. It provides EHS oversight for laboratory, pilot-area, and research-support-system design and commissioning, and partners with business leaders to incorporate EHS into strategic planning, capital projects, and new product introductions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field.
- At least seven years of direct EHS experience supporting chemical laboratory, research and development, or advanced materials environments, including responsibility for laboratory safety, chemical hygiene, hazardous materials, and hazard operations.
- Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent.
- Expertise applying OSHA, EPA, NJDEP, and local regulatory requirements in chemical laboratory and R&D environments, including chemical hygiene, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, air emissions, wastewater, emergency planning, and regulatory inspections.
- Track record of developing and executing EHS strategies that deliver measurable performance improvements.
- Experience leading implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems, including internal audits, management reviews, corrective action management, risk-based planning, and direct support for third-party certification and surveillance audits.
- Strong leadership skills and experience managing and developing EHS leaders.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills across multiple levels and geographies.
- Success standardizing EHS policies and systems across complex, matrixed organizations.
Responsibilities
- Establish, maintain, and continually improve the site EHS management system, including governance, annual objectives, documented procedures, internal audits, management reviews, corrective-action tracking, and alignment with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 principles.
- Support the Global Director Facilities & EHS in developing global EHS policies, procedures, and performance standards across sites.
- Benchmark against industry leaders and identify and adopt innovative safety, environmental, and sustainability practices.
- Identify, mentor, and develop high-potential EHS talent across sites.
- Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, NJDEP, and local requirements related to chemical hygiene, hazardous materials, air emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, laser safety, radiation safety, and emergency planning.
- Maintain EHS key performance indicators and proactive metrics for dashboards.
- Serve as the primary EHS liaison to local site leadership, functional leaders, and external local, state, and federal regulatory agencies.
- Ensure prompt reporting and investigation of injuries, illnesses, environmental events, near misses, and high-potential incidents; facilitate root-cause analysis, assign corrective actions, verify their effectiveness, and communicate lessons learned across relevant sites.
- Establish and oversee EHS training and competency programs covering regulatory requirements, high-risk work, laboratory and R&D activities, contractor orientation, refresher training, and verification of employee understanding and field application.
- Integrate proactive, data-driven sustainability practices into business operations.
- Drive continuous improvement to enhance safety performance, reduce environmental impact, and improve operational efficiency.
- Provide EHS oversight for the design, modification, commissioning, and startup of laboratories, pilot areas, and research support systems, including review of fume hoods, local exhaust ventilation, gas detection, emergency power, chemical storage, fire protection, and emergency equipment.
- Partner with business leaders to integrate EHS considerations into strategic planning, capital projects, and new product introductions.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and annual bonus program.
- Medical and prescription drug coverage, dental insurance, and vision insurance for employees and family.
- Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Account options.
- Health Savings Account option.
- Group Term Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits for employees.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- 401(k) company contribution.
- Breakfast and lunch at no cost to employees at the Ewing Worldwide Headquarters cafeteria.
- Annual charitable matching gift.
- Generous paid time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
