Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

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Job Title: Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

Location: New Brunswick, NJ

Position Summary:

The primary focus of this role is to support Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) as the manager of EHS for the New Brunswick facility within the Department of Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability. The individual in this role will be responsible for supporting the company’s environmental, occupational health, safety, and sustainability efforts within the New Brunswick site to drive long-term company and stakeholder value. The position will support the development, planning, organization, and execution of strategies to maintain a safe, health, and environmental compliant facility.

This position plays a key role in executing corporate and local policies and procedures that will enable and foster a proactive and integrated EOHSS culture that promotes a positive, proactive approach throughout all operational and enabling function areas at the facility. The manager of EHS for the New Brunswick site will report to the Associate Director of EHS and coordinate, implement, assess, and improve environmental, safety, occupational health, sustainability outcomes using global and local regulations and consensus guides, BMS management systems, policies, and procedures to promote compliant, forward-leaning culture and preserve BMS reputation while driving shared Company objectives. The Manager will be expected to approach the coordination of these tasks in alignment with the BMS values of integrity, inclusion, passion, innovation, urgency, and accountability. 

Role & Responsibilities:

• Implements/ Improves new and existing EHS programs to meet compliance with federal, cantonal, and local environmental, safety, medical surveillance and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus guides.
• Attend daily, weekly, and/or monthly governance meetings as needed to support operations. This includes tier meetings, field inspections, GEMBA walks, and various staff meetings.
• Manage the hazardous work permit program and safe work permits.
• Develop, create, and manage site platforms, databases, and SharePoint for documentation of procedures, forms, SOPs, investigations, reporting, inspections, action items, communications, and other management system platforms and their outcomes in line with quality and EHS requirements.
• Perform hazard/risk/exposure/ergonomic assessments for current and future process introductions documented in appropriate change management or new material introduction process. Work with outside consultation as needed to determine risk mitigation.
• Develop, implement and manage Management of Change procedure.
• Support capital project reviews, process safety management, environmental, and industrial hygiene programs as required.
• Develop, create, and maintain, and distribute EHS reports, and records.
• Create and maintain a systemic process to ensure workflow timelines for EHS events and action plans are adhered to including mechanisms for EHS performance and trend reports.
• Active engagement in EHS training programs and development of curricula.
• Key contact for internal customers, researchers, facilities, management, and other cross functional groups, building strong relationships by handling EHS inquiries.
• Accountable for EHS regulatory preparedness and building rapport and trust through all interactions (external agencies and internal stakeholders)
• Participates in the continuous improvement of site EHS culture; models what good looks like.
• Provides technical acumen and oversight to all