Health Safety Environment Senior Manager, Somerset, NJ
Health Safety Environment Senior Manager
Somerset, NJ
Onsite
25% Travel Required to California
As the Health Safety and Environment Sr Manager, you are responsible to provide HSE leadership, knowledge and guidance across all operational departments and teams of the site. You drive, maintain, and improve operational HSE processes, initiatives, projects and campaigns, provide data-based direction for improvement, while building capabilities and a learning culture together with the site leadership team. Be a well-rounded HSE solution partner in protecting our people, the environment, and our assets to support sustainable business growth by building effective relationships, coaching, influencing, and supporting stakeholders at all levels within the organization to strengthen HSE culture.
At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.
Your key responsibilities
- Ensure the local HSE management system is effectively designed, implemented, and controlled and meets DSM-Firmenich standards, ISO standards, and all relevant regulatory requirements.
- Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the site operations and ensure a robust but efficient risk based HSE audit program is in place.
- Co-own with relevant stakeholders the site HSE and continuous improvement plan, considering DSM-Firmenich HSE global Strategy.
- Facilitate and support line management through investigation of all injuries, illnesses, and incidents and ensure outputs enhance the management system.
- Support interactions with the local regulatory agencies, including but not limited to NJDEP, CALOSHA, Regulatory agencies, and industrial risk support.
- Lead local internal audit programs, maintain, and improve ISO 14k and 45k standards and ensure success in clients, authorities and certification audits.
We bring
- A rich history and a promising future of bold, scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers;
- A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset;
- A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally;
- The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose;
- Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected
- A firm belief that working together with our customers is the key to achieving great things
You bring
- BS degree in an Engineering discipline
- Thorough knowledge of OSHA regulations and experience working with regulatory agencies and industrial risk assessment.
- 5-10 years’ experience in chemical manufacturing environment and Chemical Process Safety
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong technical skills and familiar with root cause and risk assessment methodologies
dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.
As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.
Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
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About dsm-firmenich
As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.
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