Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

The EHS Manager, San Diego is responsible for developing, managing, and executing EHS strategy and corporate EHS programs across all San Diego locations, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations and effective risk management. This individual will drive EHS improvements throughout all Illumina operations, as part of a highly innovative and collaborative business model. The vision for Illumina is that every Illumina employee will be a leader in EHS. The EHS Manager will play a lead role in helping Illumina to achieve this vision through high engagement and empowerment with our employees and site leaders.
 

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of EHS professionals at the SD site to support implementation of EHS programs, processes, training, and systems for all San Diego (SD) locations and operations ensuring compliance with applicable laws and support the Illumina EHS mission and strategy. 

• Collaborate with Global EHS team to support the implementation of global EHS strategies, programs, guidelines, policies, processes, systems, tools, training, best practices, and actions. 

• Monitor, interpret and assess existing or emerging EHS laws, regulations, regulatory policy, and industry practices to determine operational and business impacts and develop action plans for further risk management. 

• Active participant on SD Leadership Teams, SD Emergency Management Team, and Americas (AMR) EHS Leadership Team.

• Lead and document key EHS business processes such as EHS risk assessments, incident investigations and other occupational safety processes.

• Partner and engage with SD and regional business partners to measure, analyze, and communicate EHS Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and metrics.

• Manage the SD environmental programs such as hazardous waste management, industrial wastewater, storm water and air emission requirements.

• Deliver EHS expertise for facilities changes, moves and enhancements in conformance with local building/fire codes.

• Partner with Human Resources and Risk Management on the collaborative management of the workers compensation program 

• Liaison between Illumina and local SD regulatory agencies

• Prepare and deliver training as needed in areas such as, but not limited to, chemical/lab safety, ergonomics, emergency response and life safety.

• Frequently interact with direct reports and/or functional peer group managers, and customers to lead a cooperative effort among members of diverse project teams.

• Active recipient of planning initiatives at the SD and AMR regional level, execution at site level.

• Use business expertise to drive accountability and support of removing barriers during execution of initiatives.

• Responsible for results, including costs, key performance indicator metrics and attainment of long-term regional strategy.

• Advanced coaching and mentoring for direct reports as part of routine and proactive processes through individual development plans, quarterly check ins and real time clear concise feedback to help team realize full potential.

• Celebrate teams’ successes and provide personalized recognition for the right team behaviors and actions.

• Ability to drive continuous improvement and lean methodologies with optimum effectiveness.

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Requirements:

• EHS Leadership skills that inspire others to desire and achieve EHS excellence.

• Solid understanding of applying EHS regulations/standards to a site.

• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

• Experience building strong partnerships with employees and developing a safety culture that is integrated throughout all levels of the organization.

• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Ability t