Senior EHS Manager

Momentive•Waterford, MI

14d•Onsite

About The Position

As the EHS Leader at our Waterford, New York manufacturing site, you will play a critical role in protecting people, the environment, and the business within a large, complex operation. You’ll have full ownership of Environmental, Health, Safety, and site security for a workforce of more than 600 employees and contractors, leading and mentoring a highly skilled team of thirteen EHS professionals. In this visible, site wide leadership role, you’ll set the strategy for environmental compliance, occupational health, safety performance, and security, driving a proactive safety culture, strong regulatory excellence, and continuous improvement across all operations.

Requirements

BS Degree in Environmental, Health and Safety, Engineering or a related technical discipline.
15+ years’ EHS experience in chemical/industrial environment.
3+ years’ experience in the chemical industry
Strong personal leadership skills and a proven ability to drive and sustain improvements in EH&S performance across their organizations.
Strong influencing and decision-making skills; ability to coach all levels of the site organization.
Proven experience creating an empowered culture.
Excellent communications skills with both internal and external personnel.
Demonstrated leadership ability, in a matrix organization.
Demonstrated ability to generate and drive significant performance and process improvements

Nice To Haves

Environmental and/or Safety Related Certifications
Graduate Degree

Responsibilities

Lead and own all EHS management systems at the Waterford site, driving standards, processes, performance metrics, and key initiatives.
Champion a strong safety culture by partnering closely with site leadership to deliver meaningful, lasting improvements.
Protect and strengthen the site’s license to operate by ensuring top-tier EHS performance, compliance, and community trust.
Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies, including OSHA and EPA, while building strong, credible relationships.
Bring global best practices to life locally by leveraging company resources to continuously elevate site performance.
Lead, mentor, and develop the EHS team while influencing ownership and safe behaviors across the broader site.
Ensure EHS standards, procedures, and training are clear, effective, and consistently executed across all functions.
Oversee strong execution of EHS-related Management of Change processes.
Drive incident reduction through investigations, structured root cause analysis, and embedded learnings.
Operate as a key member of the site leadership team, partnering across functions and reporting to the Americas EHS Director.

Benefits

Health, dental & vision insurance, including critical illness coverage and optional orthodontia coverage.
Paid parental leave for the birth of a child; adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
Short term disability with 100% base salary coverage.
Company funded counseling (EAP) and assistance finding care for children, parents, or pets.
25 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus paid holidays.
Additional time off with years of service.
401k savings plan with 5% employer match plus additional contribution based on years of service.
Student debt pay-off program.
Professional development programs and courses.
Wellness programs and financial education.