Sr. Manager, Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)
About The Position
The Senior Manager of Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) develops, implements, and oversees NEOTech's enterprise-wide EHS strategy across its domestic operations. The role establishes consistent corporate EHS standards, strengthens safety culture, mitigates operational risks, and ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. It works closely with executive leadership and teams across Operations, Engineering, Human Resources, Quality, and site management to standardize EHS management throughout a manufacturing network spanning seven states and eleven sites, while addressing the distinct operational requirements of each facility. This corporate functional leadership position balances strategic direction with practical operational execution. The Senior Manager establishes EHS governance and performance expectations, collaborates with leaders and site management to drive sustainable improvements, and maintains a presence in manufacturing facilities. The role requires regular travel to domestic facilities. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents due to ITAR and/or CUI compliance. Candidates being considered for hire must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test, including screening for illegal drugs and marijuana.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 12 years of progressive EHS experience in manufacturing, industrial, or other highly regulated operational environments.
- At least five years of leadership experience, including developing, implementing, and managing EHS programs.
- Demonstrated EHS leadership across multiple manufacturing facilities or geographically distributed operations.
- Comprehensive knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, and federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations.
- Experience establishing corporate EHS policies, management systems, performance metrics, and compliance programs.
- Experience leading incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective action programs, and organizational risk-reduction initiatives.
- Experience partnering with executive leadership, plant management, Engineering, Operations, and Human Resources.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership capabilities.
- Ability to influence organizational change and drive accountability across multiple operational teams.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly to domestic NEOTech facilities.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident due to ITAR and/or CUI compliance.
- Must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test, including screening for illegal drugs and marijuana.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM).
- Experience within electronics manufacturing services (EMS), aerospace and defense manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, or other complex industrial environments.
- Experience integrating EHS programs across multiple facilities following mergers or acquisitions.
- Experience supporting facility expansions, capital investment projects, equipment installations, and contractor safety programs.
- Familiarity with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or comparable environmental and occupational health and safety management systems.
- Experience implementing digital EHS management systems, performance dashboards, and data-driven continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain enterprise-wide EHS policies, procedures, management systems, and performance expectations across domestic facilities.
- Provide strategic direction to site management and designated EHS personnel to ensure consistent implementation of corporate standards.
- Partner with executive leadership to establish annual EHS objectives, performance targets, resource requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Oversee compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, and federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations.
- Establish standardized processes for regulatory compliance, environmental permitting, inspections, reporting, and recordkeeping.
- Oversee corporate EHS audits, facility risk assessments, and compliance reviews; establish corrective and preventive action processes to resolve risks and compliance gaps.
- Develop a proactive safety culture emphasizing employee engagement, hazard identification, risk prevention, and operational accountability.
- Establish standardized safety programs addressing manufacturing-related risks.
- Standardize incident reporting, investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes; identify trends and initiatives to reduce injuries, lost-time incidents, and recurring safety events.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to incorporate EHS requirements into manufacturing processes, equipment installations, automation projects, and facility improvements.
- Lead environmental compliance programs and establish standards for hazardous waste management, chemical handling, spill prevention, permitting, and regulatory reporting.
- Support environmental initiatives that improve operational efficiency, reduce waste, strengthen responsible manufacturing practices, and support corporate sustainability and environmental reporting requirements.
- Establish and monitor EHS key performance indicators, reporting processes, dashboards, and governance processes to promote visibility, accountability, timely corrective action, and sustained improvement.
- Lead EHS integration activities associated with acquisitions, facility expansions, operational changes, and other strategic business initiatives.
- Partner with Engineering, Operations, and executive leadership to evaluate EHS requirements for capital investments, new equipment, manufacturing technologies, and facility modifications.
- Partner with Human Resources and Operations on occupational health, employee injury management, workers' compensation, and return-to-work programs.
- Travel regularly to domestic NEOTech facilities.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Company-paid basic life/AD&D insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Voluntary supplemental insurances.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
- Sick leave, vacation time, and company-paid holidays as paid time off.
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
