EHS Manager

As the EHS Manager, you will be accountable for leading and managing all Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) programs and systems for the Facilities in Wallingford, CT, and Montvale, NJ. You will provide professional EHS expertise to meet OSHA, US EPA, US DOT, as well as similar State and municipal regulatory agencies. You will oversee the daily responsibility for the continuous improvement of all Company EHS activities through the implementation of EHS programs and process improvements, leadership development and individual employee EHS training.

Your primary focus over all Company EHS activities is the establishment of an “Injury-Free Workplace Culture” and the continual reduction of risks, the implementation of best practices, along with world class EHS performance programs and systems.

• Provide professional EHS expertise and leadership to deliver a robust and sustainable EHS culture for the Business, with a passion for improvement and reduction of risk.
• Identify and assess risks throughout the AMETEK Wallingford, CT, and Montvale, NJ facilities. Develop and implement control measures consistent with an injury‑free and zero environmental incidents culture that includes the relentless pursuit of engineered solutions such as automation, hands‑free work and ergonomic improvements.
• Lead and manage all AMETEK Wallingford, CT, and Montvale, NJ EHS programs and systems to ensure worker safety complies with all applicable regulatory and company standards, must operate with credibility and unquestioned integrity as an EHS technical expert, overseeing consultants/contractors with the ability to implement EHS solutions.
• Coach, lead, mentor, train, and develop managers, supervisors and employees to achieve EHS objectives and to support individual employee EHS knowledge and development. Develop and implement training programs to ensure all workers have current EHS knowledge to meet company expectations and adhere to required training calendar requirements.
• Recognize and respond with immediate focused efforts and/or involve others when needed, in response to changes in conditions and act with urgency to address upset/non‑compliance conditions.
• Be fully and passionately aligned with the company philosophy that working safely is a condition of employment; willing to implement and enforce policies accordingly.
• Regularly conduct Plant EHS audits and assess Plant EHS risks. Identify and implement changes to mitigate any risk, improve EHS programs, increase the effectiveness of all EHS programs and, where prudent, improve production efficiency and reduce operating cost.
• Be the Subject Matter Expert and Owner of the BU incident management/tracking system which includes the capture, documentation, tracking of corrective actions identified in observations, near miss, and injury incident programs.
• Be responsible for annual/periodic audits and reviews of all corporate and divisional EHS programs, and for all location compliance registry elements and notify management when additional resources are needed to meet compliance requirements.
• Be responsible for the timely and accurate completion and submittal of regulatorily required, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual EHS logs/reports, and communicate applicable performance and trends to align with EHS compliance metrics and benchmarks.
• Understand and lead the site to maintain compliance with permit mandated requirements of programs such as hazardous waste disposal (RCRA), storm and industrial wastewater discharge (NPDES), air emissions (Title V, Air Quality) and any applicable remediation programs.
• Serve as the primary contact for all regulatory agencies, inspectors, permit officials, etc. Be a member of the (Site/BU) Leadership Team in the event of a significant site accident or environmental incident. With the support of the site leadership team, be the Wallingford, CT, and Montvale, NJ subject matter expert to ensure compliance with Company and regulatory standards.
• Actively participate in Divisional and Corporate programs and collaborate as required with other EHS Pros to ensure alignment with company initiatives, share best practices, present…