Manager EHS

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®. Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

The Manager of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) has responsibility for the continuous improvement and support of the Corporate EH&S programs for Sterigenics. This position will provide support and training in Queensbury, NY to ensure compliance with all federal, state and Company EH&S requirements.

Reporting Structure

The Manager of Environmental, Health & Safety will report to the Director of EH&S.

Major Responsibilities Environmental Support

Become familiar with federal, state and local environmental (air, waste, water) requirements for identified plants. Provide ongoing support and training to the plants for compliance with the current environmental requirements. Develop working relationships with appropriate state and local environmental regulatory parties. Prepare environmental permit applications, when needed. Also prepare and submit regulatory agency reports. Coordinate and support compliance testing. Work closely with Operations, Engineering, and QA departments to ensure continued EH&S compliance and further support EH&S corporate initiatives.

Health

& Safety Support

Support ongoing implementation of the Corporate EH&S System at identified plants including the development of standards and work instructions. Provide training and training materials to the plants for required safety training topics. Monitor the industrial hygiene testing results and follow-up, including assistance with action plans, as needed for identified plants. Assist plant safety committees as needed to improve the safety awareness in identified plants.

Support implementation of Process Safety Management and Risk Management Programs at designated US facilities. Conduct Process Hazard Analysis and/or Risk Assessments and follow up on any issues generated. Assist in Worker Compensation claim management. Conduct incident investigations and corrective/preventative actions for all incidents. Assist the facility in incident tracking and trend evaluations. Participate in and conduct periodic inspections and lead EH&S Corporate Audits for all facilities.

Follow up on all items with appropriate management.

Minimum Education al Requirements, Experience and Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree, in a technical discipline
• Seven or more years of Environmental, Health & Safety experience, preferably in the medical device or pharmaceutical or chemical industries.
• Strong knowledge of Federal, state, and local EH&S related regulations.
• Basic understanding of OSHA Process Safety Management and/or EPA Risk Management Program.
• Computer proficiency ability, Microsoft Office preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Well organized, ability to manage multiple locations and projects

Approximate overnight travel required: 30%

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts 401(k) program with Company match that immediately vests…