Overview

The Environmental Health and Safety Director leads, plans, creates and directs the Repligen Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) program. This includes compliance with EHS regulations and standards that mitigate or eliminate EHS risks.The EHS Director must have a strong ability to influence and lead associates, set direction and vision and provide support to all levels within the organization.  This individual must be driven to find root cause and provide sustainable solutions.  This leader will connect with employees at different levels and deliver effective communications both written and verbal with emotional intelligence to handle and resolve conflicts effectively. Oversight will include prioritizing multiple demanding projects and insuring their timely completion.

This senior level role reports to the VP of Engineering Operations and provides support to all Repligen sites and functions globally including but not limited to USA, Sweden, Germany, Ireland and Estonia.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with leadership at all levels to set EHS strategies and annual goals for manufacturing sites. Analyze performance, find opportunities, and set strategies/policy for year-over-year improvement and sustainment. Also handles the Global Business Continuity (BCMS) and emergency response strategy and reporting.
• Provides summary reports and visual management on the progress towards EHS goals, on site EHS activities, and any agency/regulatory inspections/violations.
• Serves as lead auditor for Repligen EHS site audits of global facilities, tracks audit completion.
• Responsible for environmental and safety regulatory report submissions and maintains top level global compliance calendar.
• Develops and delivers presentations to and provides advice to operations management, individual site leadership teams.
• Handles EHS related regulatory responses and follow-up activities towards positive outcomes that minimize regulatory and reputational risk.
• Maintains a strong matrix reporting relationship with Site Leaders, Engineering, Facilities and ESG leaders.
• Demonstrates and applies EHS regulations and standards and uses guidelines and industry ideal practices to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years providing EHS leadership for a manufacturing environment.
• Industrial, aerospace, oil & gas, food & beverage, medical device, or pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Must have had extensive EHS oversight for multiple manufacturing locations globally.
• Excellent time management skills with an ability to understand key achievements, goals, and objectives while leading groups of internal and external resources to meet project goals.
• Lean operations background or a solid foundation in continuous improvement practices preferred.
• Ability to put strategy into action and influence across various functions and levels within the organization.
• Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) with focus in Environmental Management & Sustainability, Occupational Safety & Health Management, Industrial Hygiene, or other related science/engineering degree (required). Masters in a related science or engineering field and/or MBA is preferred.
• Preferred certifications/designations: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), HAZWOPER- Emergency Response
• Travel up to 30% including international travel.
• Must have valid passport or ability to obtain.
• Ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time, climb ladders and stairways and lift up to 30 lbs.