SHE Manager Technical Center

Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia.

Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.

At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.

We are seeking a strong manager to improve the facility across all areas of safety, environment and health, audit and compliance. The role is in our technical facility and involves a lab and instruments and chemistry formulations and working across multiple business segments.

The SHE&S Manager will oversee the safety, environmental, and health initiatives for the Synthomer Akron Technology Center as well as other sites and company initiatives as assigned.

Coordinate the Akron Technology Center SHE&S/RCMS management system and serves as facilitator of site safety committee.

Establish and maintain site specific SHE&S policies, programs and procedures that ensure compliance with all applicable Synthomer, federal, state, and local regulations and corporate standards.

Maintains and monitors current information and educates site leadership and employees to ensure site compliance on government SHE regulations and corporate policy.

Tracks reported hazards, action items, and ensures timely follow up and communication to stake holders regarding corrective actions.

Prepares required reports, plans, and other government SHE&S filings and ensures timely and accurate submission.

Maintains the environmental compliance programs including hazardous waste.

Ensures industrial hygiene monitoring for identified hazardous risk such as air, noise, dust, etc.

Evaluate jobs (JSAs) for possible ergonomic and other safety improvements and engineering improvements and implement these work design changes with appropriate team members.

Actively investigate all incidents and near misses, identifies root causes, risk rank all corrective/preventive and ensures they are implemented.

Lead the Emergency Response Team and maintain an up-to-date emergency response procedure.

Coordinates and ensure execution of sites’ safety efforts including training, audits, required health screens, workman's compensation, accident investigations, and general safety awareness.

Supports the local site management team with development and achievement of SHE&S annual performance goals; OSHA and regulatory requirement compliance; coordination of site safety committee initiatives and behavioral/area audits; hazard analysis and recognition; risk ranking and execution of critical safety projects

Actively participate in projects and SHE efforts at other sites as requested

Interact with the site workforce at all levels to demonstrate, educate and enforce safe work practices.

Other duties and projects as assigned.

Bachelor's Degree required. Chemistry, Polymer Engineering, or similar science or engineering degree preferred.

Minimum of 5 years demonstrated safety experience required. Preferably in a manufacturing or laboratory environment.

Minimum of 1 year of laboratory experience (including intern/co-op) required.

Must be proficient in serving as a change agent and working with the organization/ management to change safety culture.

High energy, productive, team player

Working knowledge of OSHA regulations.

Ability to read, analyze and interpret regulations, professional journals, technical procedures and technical results.

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