EHS Manager

Position: EHS Manager

Primary

Location:

Hopewell, VA (including 30% or more travel and responsibility for Catawba, Covington, and Johnsonburg)

Schedule:

Full-Time

Reports To:

Regional EHS Manager

Compensation: $95,000-$115,000 + bonus + benefits.

Chemtrade is committed to delivering innovative solutions that address the complex challenges faced by our customers. As a responsible corporate citizen, we prioritize safety, sustainability, and environmental stewardship in all aspects of our operations. Our talented and diverse workforce is at the heart of our success, as we recognize that their knowledge, skills, and dedication drive our ability to deliver exceptional products and services.

At Chemtrade, we believe in creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. By putting people at the center of our operations, we build strong connections, nurture innovation, and create a fulfilling work experience for all.

The Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager serves in a leadership role in the implementation, support, and oversight of Chemtrade Responsible Care EHS policies, procedures, standards, guidelines and practices at Chemtrade facilities located in their assigned locations. These programs include, but are not limited to environmental, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, product safety, Responsible Care, emergency response and planning, loss prevention, process safety, security and medical programs.

This individual provides guidance and facilitates a collaborative approach to site management on implementation of EHS and Responsible Care programs in order to reduce risk and incidents of accidents, injuries, and environmental releases. The EHS Manager stays current on relevant Environmental, Health and Safety regulations and compliance with applicable regulations. The EHS Manager is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the performance of the EHS and Responsible Care programs and personnel to ensure performance meets or exceeds Chemtrade expectations.

This includes, but is not limited to providing required training, permitting and reporting, auditing, and recordkeeping. Maintains appropriate safety supplies and general support of the Chemtrade EHS culture, with an emphasis on continual improvement. The EHS Manager performs other tasks as assigned by the EHS Resource Team Director and site manager to support Chemtrade EHS programs.

• Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering or science, occupational health or safety, industrial hygiene, or another relevant field preferred but not required.
• Minimum 7 years of related safety management, environmental and/or supervisory responsibility preferably in chemical manufacturing or related environment.
• Advanced knowledge of EHS regulations, management systems, regulatory agencies, trends and resources. Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) and extensive Internet search capabilities.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Ability to build consensus and influence others.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Highly motivated and results oriented.
• Exceptional organization and presentation skills. Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel (30-50%) up to a full week stay for support visits to manufacturing sites, attendance at professional development seminars or training, or other travel as required.

• Interfaces with site personnel to identify hazards, and to develop and implement corrective/improvement measures. This could include the review and approval of specific work permits, as well as participation in incident investigation teams, safety audits, design reviews, process safety reviews, project review teams, and/or job task analysis. 20%
• Coordinate and manage the implementation of Chemtrade Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) and Responsible Care policies,…