EHS Manager

About the role

The EH&S Manager supports the Performance Products Division located in Conroe, Texas. The role is part of the Conroe Site Leadership Team, responsible for ensuring Huntsman Performance Products, Conroe Site operates in compliance with all corporate and regulatory policies, procedures, and laws regarding environment, health, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Direct the activities of the site environmental, health and safety group to ensure an environmentally sound, safe and healthy work environment for employees and the surrounding community.
• Act as an advisor to the Site Manager in all matters pertaining to environmental compliance, health and safety, including legal matters.
• Implement federal, state, and local governmental policies and regulations in matters of environmental compliance, health and safety and assure compliance in all matters under his/her direction.
• Oversee the activities in coordination with the Occupational Health and Safety Center of Excellence of Huntsman Performance Products and the Conroe Site’s Medical Department.
• Administer the site Environmental, Health & Safety policies, evaluate work, and make recommendations to the Site Manager on hiring, promotions, salaries, and release of people under his/her direction.
• Prepare and timely submit the environmental, health and safety expenses, staffing, and capital budgets. Ensure that expenditures are appropriate and properly documented and within budget or appropriate amounts.
• Assist the Site Manager in setting site policies, practices and procedures and in operating the plant to safely and compliantly maximize profits.
• Perform as an active and engaged leader on the Site Leadership Team driving towards improved EHS performance and site culture.
• Represent the “Zero Harm” program for the Site.
• Coordinate site security needs and emergency response efforts.
• EHS management and HS direct reports actively participate in the Emergency Response Team (ERT).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related field with ten (10) plus years of work-related experience.
• Specific Skills And Knowledge: Proficiency with Internet, Email, and Microsoft programs; strong oral, written, and presentation skills; strong PC skills; leadership competencies; high technical and analytical abilities to identify environmental, health and safety trends; previous interactions with local emergency responders (Fire Department, Hazmat, etc.); availability for periodic on-call duties.
• Certifications: Certifications in one or more applicable areas of environmental, health, and safety (i.e., CIH, REM, CSP) are a plus.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States.
• Communicates tactfully and effectively both verbally and in writing and maintains effective work relations with those encountered during the course of employment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new instructions and/or dynamic organizational priorities are critical for job success.