Senior EHS Manager

Lonza•Vacaville, CA

2d•$142,500 - $237,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior EHS Manager provides hands-on leadership to a team of safety professionals and drives the strategic design, execution, and continuous improvement of site-wide physical safety programs. The role protects personnel, assets, and operational continuity by translating regulatory requirements into practical operational controls and fostering a proactive safety culture across the facility. As a member of the site EHS leadership team, the manager works across the site to integrate safety into daily operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in physical science, life science, engineering, occupational safety, environmental health and safety, or a relevant scientific or technical field.
At least 8 years of relevant experience in EHS and/or EHS program management.
At least 3 years of experience as a people leader.
Deep technical knowledge of federal OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and local safety regulations.
Experience developing and executing multi-year physical safety strategies, metrics, and risk-reduction roadmaps.
Ability to lead, mentor, and develop safety professionals and provide responsive, floor-level technical expertise.
Ability to partner across functions and with external contractors to integrate compliant safety programs into plant operations.
Ability to communicate complex EHS metrics, risks, and resource requirements to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Establish strategic vision, leadership, and operational frameworks to cultivate a proactive safety culture and systematically mitigate unsafe behaviors and physical hazards.
Author and drive multi-year physical safety roadmaps, key performance metrics, and strategic goals aligned with broader site operational priorities.
Direct site-wide safety culture initiatives and continuous improvement programs to protect personnel, assets, and operational continuity.
Communicate performance indicators, critical risks, resource requirements, and strategic updates to site leadership, employees, contractors, and service providers.
Recruit, lead, and develop a high-performing team of safety professionals, fostering technical capability and floor responsiveness.
Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities, Warehousing, and Quality to embed regulatory-compliant safety programs into daily business workflows.
Lead self-initiated capital and continuous improvement projects from justification through execution, managing schedules, resources, and budgets.
Apply technical knowledge of federal OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and local safety regulations to resolve complex workplace hazards.
Engage visibly in the field to proactively address unsafe conditions and behaviors.
Translate EHS metrics, risks, and resource requirements into actionable insights, data-driven business cases, and strategic updates for executive leadership.