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Senior Manager Industrial Hygiene & Ergonomics

Johnson & Johnson
Belgiumfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Sept 2025

About the role

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Environmental Health, Safety (EH&S) and Facilities Services (FS)

Job Sub Function:

Environmental Health & Safety

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Dublin, Ireland, Geel, Antwerp, Belgium, Latina, Italy

Job Description:

The Senior Manager Industrial Hygiene (IH) & Ergonomics (Ergo) is a technical expert in Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics.  These two EHS&S specialties are critical to Johnson & Johnson as they address prevention of occupational illness associated with exposure to chemical, physical, biological and radiological agents and the prevention of ergonomic hazards.  This individual demonstrates a depth of knowledge and experience that is capable of recognizing and controlling these occupational health related hazards.  The breadth of responsibility requires a person who can communicate effectively at all levels and across multiple cultures.

You will be responsible for:

  • Develops and deploys a Global Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics strategy and tactics to close compliance gaps in existing IH and Ergo processes and programs and ensure regulatory compliance and protection of employee health.

  • Serves as a technical expert on IH and Ergo issues supporting complex challenges at site, sector and enterprise level. Provides customer service related to problem solving, incident investigations and urgent response on request.

  • Data management: supporting the implementation and improvement of IH & Ergo Data Management Systems (ex. Cority), performing trend analysis using Tableau, Curve Data Gathering.

  • Develops, deploys and reviews IH & Ergo standards, guidelines and tools that provide value for the business.

  • Connects and leverages other Company IH and Ergo Experts through IH and Ergo Communities of Practice; Supports Governance Structure IH and Ergo Delivery Model.

  • Develops, delivers and reviews guidance and training solutions related to IH and Ergo. Communicates updates via different channels.

  • Establishes and monitors key IH and Ergo metrics, providing analysis and reporting to the Director PSM & IH as well as Senior Leaders (including General Managers, Manufacturing Platform Leaders, EHS&S leaders, Legal, etc.).

  • Coordinates, supports and leads the IH and Ergo technical compliance assessment process.

  • Coaches, mentors and develops less experienced employees with IH and/or Ergo responsibilities. Support resource model and individual development plan.

  • Interpreting IH and Ergo risk assessment data in order to develop technically sound and feasible exposure controls for complex operations.

  • Applying advanced knowledge of hazards associated with chemicals, noise, vibration, heat and cold stress, indoor air quality, illuminance, non-ionizing and ionizing radiation, biohazards, ergonomic hazards etc. to control exposure and protect employee health.

  • Leading complex incident investigations.

  • Interpreting risk assessment data against codes and standards.

  • Conducts benchmarking to identify the best practices and applies lessons learned.

  • Supports innovation and technology advancement goals by identifying and executing a technology test and learn as identified.

  • Provides effective Leadership beyond IH and Ergo CoP by developing and recognizing IH and Ergo Network Members supporting J&J IH and/or Ergo Program: innovation, special projects, sharing good practices.

Qualifications/requirements:

  • Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree. Preferred are of study: EHS, IH or Allied Sciences. Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is preferred.            

  • 10+ years of overall EHS experience, with a strong emphasis on Industrial Hygiene a

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