EHS Manager

Job Description:

EHS Manager

Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our three distinct business divisions. Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales and marketing, customer service – and the list goes on.

Here, you can make an impact and make a difference. Come join us.

Huntsman is seeking an EHS Manager supporting our site located in Geismar, Louisiana.

Job Scope

As a member of the Geismar Site Leadership Team, the position exists to directly be responsible for how Rubicon conducts its business in accordance with all corporate and regulatory policies, procedures, and acts of law regarding environment, health and safety; and that the company is effectively providing an environmentally sound, safe and healthy work environment for the employees of the Rubicon and the extended neighboring community.

In summary, as the EHS Manager, you will:  

• Direct the activities of the site Environmental, Health and Safety group to coordinate those efforts toward a common goal of providing an environmentally sound, safe and healthy work environment for the Rubicon site, as well as neighboring community.
• Act as an advisor to the Site Manager in all matters pertaining to environmental compliance, health and safety, including but not limited to legal matters.
• Direct the implementation of federal, state, and local governmental policies and regulations in matters of environmental compliance, health and safety and assures compliance in all matters under his/her direction.
• Direct and coordinate activities of Rubicon’s Medical Department.
• Administer site Environmental, Health & Safety policies, evaluate work, and makes recommendations to the Site Manager on hiring, promotions, salaries, and release of people under his/her direction.
• Responsible for the preparation and timely submission of the environmental, health and safety expense, staffing, and capital budgets. Ensure that expenditures are appropriate and properly documented and within budget or appropriated amounts.
• In conjunction with managers and supervisors of other site departments, assist the Site Manager in setting site policies, practices and procedures and in operating the plant so as to safely and compliantly maximize profits.
• Perform as an active participate on the Site Leadership Team.
• Responsible for site security and the emergency response team.

Other general responsibilities:

• Follows instructions and performs other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.
• Assists other employees in accomplishment of Rubicon company goals.
• Participates in and completes company-required training programs.
• Participates in Environmental, Health, & Safety initiatives as set forth by the company.
• Coordinates Geismar site emergency response and evacuation plans.
• EHS management and HS direct reports actively participate in the Emergency Response Team (ERT).

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
 
The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Rubicon in the United States.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related field with 10+ years of work-related experience.
• Or 15+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing setting.

Skills and knowledge

• Must have a level of proficiency with Internet, Email, and Microsoft programs.
• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills are a necessity.
• Strong PC skills.
• Leadership competencies.
• Must have high technical and analytical abilities to identify environmental, health and safety trends and to act to meet these requirements with minimum disruption and expense.
• Requires tact and diplomacy in dealing with government representatives, press representatives, associates, and the general public.
• Previous interactions with local emergency responders (FD, Hazmat, etc.)
• Previous experience with CFATS security regulations a plus

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Certifications in one or more applicable areas of environmental, health, and safety (i.e., CIH, REM, CSP) is a plus.

Competencies

• Communicates tactfully and effectively both verbally and in writing and maintains effective work relations with those encountered during the course of employment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new instructions and/or dynamic organizational priorities is critical for job success. 

Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local. 

 
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