What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Environmental Health and Safety position at External?
Padagis is hiring a Senior Manager, Enviornmental Health and Safety (EHS) to play a critical role in ensuring the safety, health, and environmental compliance of our organization. They will lead strategic initiatives, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with business leaders to create a culture of safety and sustainability. This position is pivotal in safeguarding our employees, minimizing risks, and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Duties:
- Strategic Leadership:
- Develop and execute EHS strategies aligned with organizational goals.
- Advise senior management on EHS matters, risk mitigation, and compliance.
- Foster a proactive safety culture across all levels of the organization.
- Risk Assessment and Compliance:
- Identify and assess EHS risks within the workplace.
- Ensure compliance with local, national, and international regulations.
- Conduct safety audits and inspections.
- Policy Development and Implementation:
- Create and update EHS policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Implement safety programs and initiatives.
- Train employees on safety protocols.
- Emergency Preparedness and Response:
- Develop and maintain emergency response plans.
- Coordinate drills and exercises.
- Respond effectively to incidents and crises.
- Environmental Stewardship:
- Monitor environmental performance.
- Implement sustainable practices.
- Address environmental impacts.
- Reporting and Documentation:
- Maintain accurate records related to EHS activities.
- Prepare reports for management and regulatory agencies.
- Ensure timely submission of required documentation.
- Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis:
- Incident Response: Lead investigations into accidents, near misses, and safety incidents.
- Root Cause Identification: Analyze incidents to identify underlying causes and recommend corrective actions.
- Continuous Improvement: Use incident data to drive continuous improvement in safety processes.
8. Stakeholder Engagement:
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- External Partnerships: Collaborate with regulatory agencies, industry associations, and community organizations.
- Internal Communication: Regularly communicate EHS updates to employees, management, and board members.
- Employee Engagement: Engage employees in safety committees, training sessions, and awareness campaigns.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health, or related field
- Minimum of 8-10 years years of progressive experience in EHS management.
- Professional certifications (e.g., Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist) are advantageous.
- Travel: 15% of the time to US locations
Preferred qualifications:
- High-speed manufacturing experience
- Demonstrated experience/skill in high accountability model
Key competencies:
Since its beginning, Padagis has been undergoing the process of identifying what we believe will lead to the success of our organization in a competitive landscape. To that end, we have developed a set of five “core” competencies. We strive to bring employees on board the journey with us who exemplify these key competencies:
- Service delivery – Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations…
- Active collaboration – Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success…
- Demonstrate agility – Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change…
- Think differently – Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists…
- Excellent execution – Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes…
About us:
At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.
What’s Next:
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