Director – Ehs – Environmental – Health and Safety

Director – Ehs – Environmental – Health and Safety

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree is required, discipline in EHS related field, Engineering, Sciences or a similar technical discipline
• 8+ years of related post-graduate EHS experience in a manufacturing environment in a regulated industry
• Extensive experience managing and implementing EHS programs
• 5+ years of managerial and leadership experience in directing staff professionals, preferably within EHS
• Thorough knowledge of federal EHS regulations and guidelines; maintains that knowledge to stay contemporary
• Proven track record of safety and environmental accomplishments and the ability to successfully drive and manage change
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent project management and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Candidate will demonstrate personal leadership, initiative, judgment, and accountability in day-to-day work activities in addition to exhibiting strong planning/organizational skills
• Ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously including individual contributor activities balanced with leading others
• Ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

Responsibilities

• Sets strategic direction for EHS at the site
• Partners with site leadership in establishing short and long term EHS objectives for the site
• Establishes site EHS metrics, drives action plans and regularly publishes status updates
• Leads the EHS program at the site to minimize impact of operations on the environment, assure the health, and safety, of company employees, contractors, and visitors, and to assure effective incident response, including Emergency Preparedness & Response and Investigation
• Builds a culture of EHS excellence
• Champions and drives cultural change within the site to enhance site safety culture and a ‘zero-incident’ mindset
• Ensures mechanisms are established to identify and manage EHS regulatory requirements that apply to site operations including preparation of impact assessments, permit applications, registrations, and certifications; preparation and review of routine and special reports; and oversight of routine inspections
• Acts as the primary point of EHS contact for external / regulatory bodies
• Ensures implementation and maintenance of EHS management systems that meet contemporary external and Pfizer internal EHS standards and enhance and continuously improve the EHS program at the site
• Establishes and maintains self-assessment systems that periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the site EHS management system
• Integrates EHS risk assessment within business operations thereby assuring all initiatives at the site are conducted in a safe manner and in full compliance with all applicable regulating bodies or Global EHS standards
• Manages, executes the site EHS budget
• Ensures all EHS functions are adequately resourced and managed to maintain compliance with all applicable Company policies and government regulations and to meet contemporary standards
• Develops and enhances the EHS team through effective organizational design, selection, development, training, and performance management of all colleagues
• Ensures delivery of in-sourced and outsourced EHS services at the site, including selection and management of properly licensed wastefirms
• Partners with Engineering to develop and drive Environmental Sustainability plans, including waste, water and Greenhouse Gas reduction roadmaps for the site
• Ensures effective processes are established to ensure EHS review of capital projects; such that risk reduction controls are included within the design and project execution
• Develops relationships with above site stakeholders including Global EHS, Business Continuity management, Global Colleague Wellness and EHS professionals within the Pfizer Community of Practice (COP), to ensure program alignment and leverage network resources
• Leads Crisis Management Team when events arise.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry
• CSP, CIH, or other EHS-related professional certification
• Experience with Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing