Senior EHS Manager

Role Overview

You are a strategic, innovative facilities safety manager ready to help clients optimize their business!

 

Sodexo is seeking a Unit Safety Manager for a pharmaceutical client located in Rahway, NJ. The primary purpose of this role is to ensure a safe work environment at a client site by providing strategic safety oversight. This role drives a safety culture at the site level and will be responsible for recognizing and mitigating any potential risks surrounding Health & Safety, in facilities maintenance and construction projects. This position is responsible for ensuring the implementation and compliance with the client’s safety policies and ensures legal compliance to all Federal, State and Local regulations. 

 

SodexoMagic 

SodexoMagic is the joint venture partnership between NBA Hall of Famer, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and Sodexo. As a certified minority company, we deliver food, facilities management and integrated services to corporations, healthcare facilities, K-12 schools, colleges and universities and aviation lounges. This strategic alliance between Magic Johnson Enterprises and Sodexo, Inc., enables us to deliver creative solutions to our clients along with our local partners throughout the communities we serve. 

 

This position will be required to be on site 5 days a week

What You'll Do

• Successful client and third-party audits of Sodexo and client HSE activities
• Timely reporting and investigation of HSE related incidents and audit findings
• Maintain communication with key Sodexo and client personnel, monitoring HSE and providing support, advice and expertise to operational teams at all levels
• Provide expertise in Health, Safety and Business Risk and advice and consultancy for the client
• Perform inspections of HSE compliance for all project activities which Sodexo provide to the client
• Work with client and Sodexo teams to investigate, analyze root-causes and implement corrective actions (CAPA) where HSE deficiencies are discovered
• Present HSE related topics to Sodexo and client management and produce reports as required
• Conduct training in HSE topics to the wider Sodexo operations team
• Promote and develop a health and safety culture which secures effective implementation of policy, procedures and responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with contractor safety program and high-risk work requirement
• Perform Daily site walkthroughs to identify areas of non-compliance (E.g. Blocked exits, trip hazards, improper storage) and work with area personnel to correct observations

 

What We Offer

Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

 

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.

What You Bring

• 5 years Equivalent Experience in life science facilities or IFM
• Knowledge of site specific and OSHA requirements, and can measure the effectiveness of Operational Excellence / HS&E strategies and programs in a fact based and objective manner  
• Experience training staff, overseeing project work, proactive evaluation of potential hazards, thorough reporting and safety communications
• Specific knowledge of policies and procedures for controlling occupational health, safety, and environmental hazards that come under Federal, State, and local regulations (e.g., Control of Hazardous Energy; Permit Required Confined Space Identification and Entry, Asbestos, Lead, Right to Know (GHS), Fall Prevention, Slips/Trips/Falls, Storm Water, etc.)
• Complete Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental audits. Recommend, justify, implement, and manage safety devices, equipment, and/or products that help protect employees and customers and mitigate losses
• Leadership experience managing technical safety employees

 

Who We Are

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We believe in improving the quality of life for those we serve and contributing to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Sodexo partners with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike. We do this by p