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Environmental Health and Safety Manager
New Castle, Delaware · Construction/FacilitiesAt Adesis, we support companies working to improve lives and create new technology. Whether it’s helping biotech and pharmaceutical companies develop new products or assisting in the chemistry behind the dazzling visuals of modern OLED displays — we innovate for life.
Adesis is a subsidiary of Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED), a pioneer and leader in OLED materials and technologies used in everything from smartwatches to phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, TVs and cars. We bring UDC’s spirit of innovation to the biotech, pharma and specialty chemical industries.
We pride ourselves in our ability to solve challenging chemistry problems and find solutions for our clients. We specialize in organic and organometallic synthesis, from milligrams to multi-kilogram quantities. Our business model provides clients with organic chemistry services in early-stage research, scale-up & development, and specialty manufacturing.
From chemists to business and sales professionals, when you work for Adesis, you are joining a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Position Summary:
The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will assist, the Head of Corporate Operations in all aspects of risk-based health, safety and environmental programs at the New Castle, DE and Wilmington, DE facilities. The EHS Manager will be the support contact for EHS compliance and assist with managing interactions with regulatory agencies. She/he will partner with Facilities, Chemistry, Manufacturing, and other departments to provide support and coordination of overall EHS compliance and implementation of procedures and training consistent with the Company’s policies and guiding principles.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Physical Demands
Core Competencies
Our highly competitive employee package offers medical, dental and vision benefits. Also included are:
Adesis is a subsidiary of Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED), a pioneer and leader in OLED materials and technologies used in everything from smartwatches to phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, TVs and cars. We bring UDC’s spirit of innovation to the biotech, pharma and specialty chemical industries.
We pride ourselves in our ability to solve challenging chemistry problems and find solutions for our clients. We specialize in organic and organometallic synthesis, from milligrams to multi-kilogram quantities. Our business model provides clients with organic chemistry services in early-stage research, scale-up & development, and specialty manufacturing.
From chemists to business and sales professionals, when you work for Adesis, you are joining a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Position Summary:
The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will assist, the Head of Corporate Operations in all aspects of risk-based health, safety and environmental programs at the New Castle, DE and Wilmington, DE facilities. The EHS Manager will be the support contact for EHS compliance and assist with managing interactions with regulatory agencies. She/he will partner with Facilities, Chemistry, Manufacturing, and other departments to provide support and coordination of overall EHS compliance and implementation of procedures and training consistent with the Company’s policies and guiding principles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Uses every opportunity to drive EHS awareness by demonstrating safe behavior, continuous self-development and education in areas of environmental, health & safety compliance, industry trends and regulatory developments.
- Lead safety orientation for new employees.
- Coordinate the purchase, proper use, maintenance, and inspection of necessary safety and personal protective equipment.
- Develop comprehensive EHS management systems that measure compliance, and performance as well as ensure continuous improvement.
- Develop, disseminate, and maintain EHS standard operating procedures.
- Develop, coordinate, and maintain documentation for Air Quality registrations and/or permits. Conduct inspections of exhaust and safety equipment as required.
- Evaluate working conditions across the site to identify and mitigate potential hazards, risks, and unsafe conditions.
- Support and participate in EHS Safety Committee activities internal to Adesis.
- Manage, implement, and test emergency response plans and keep them current.
- Ensure all regulatory standards relating to chemical inventory, labeling, and safety data sheets are met and kept up to date.
- Manages regulatory recordkeeping and reporting with agencies including, but not limited to, OSHA, EPA, DNREC, DOT.
- Assists the Head of Corporate Operations to implement and manage TSCA/PMN processes for newly developed chemical compounds.
- Use appropriate communications and escalations to inform upper management of all EHS related events including, but not limited to injuries, illnesses, emergency incidents, including updates until root cause, corrective and preventive actions are identified and implemented.
- Responds in timely fashion to emergency response, and other incidents and provides EHS guidance.
- Participates in Capital Project processes to review and comment on Project Safety Plans, conducts project walk-throughs for continued Safety Plan alignment, and attends meetings to provide safety observations and discuss any potential employee health and safety concerns.
- Maintains regulatory knowledge in applicable EPA, OSHA, DNREC, and DOT regulations.
- Participate and provide recommendations in the development of safety capital expenditure items and annual safety budget.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree, Occupational Health & Safety major preferred; a BS in Engineering, Chemistry or Business-related discipline will be acceptable with the proper experience.
- CSP or other certifications preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations governing environmental, health and safety standards.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to travel.
- Technical expertise in occupational health and safety with a strong emphasis in chemical safety/compatibility.
- Must possess excellent communication skills.
- ISO 14001, ISO 17025, and OHSAS 18001 program development preferred.
- 5-7 years of professional experience in an industrial EHS leadership role, preferred.
Physical Demands
- Extensive walking inside of buildings and around exterior areas of the sites.
- Climb and descend ladders and stairs.
- Work around electrical equipment using proper safety procedures.
Core Competencies
- Delivers Results: Takes initiatives and delivers results; Challenges self and others to create value; Takes courageous decisions and balanced risks to create value for our clients and Adesis.
- Insightful: Seeks deep understanding of stakeholders’/clients’ needs, motivations and behaviors, and translates them into insights to create value for our clients and Adesis.
- Thinks Holistically: Understands the overarching impact of one’s own actions on other areas of the business; Looks for synergies inside and outside the organization to create value for our clients and Adesis.
- Learns: Demonstrates curiosity and learns from the experience of success and failure; Proactively shares knowledge with others in order to affect continuous improvement.
- Collaborates: Develops trustful relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve the corporate goals and accelerate the strategy; Encourages and leverages diversity to improve outcomes.
- Champions Change: Seeks new opportunities to create value for our clients and Adesis; Supports the implementation and acceptance of change across the organization.
- Leads Others: Inspires, motivates, influences and coaches others to create value for our clients and Adesis; Creates a culture of accountability that provides space for colleagues to contribute to their fullest potential.
Our highly competitive employee package offers medical, dental and vision benefits. Also included are:
- 401K Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Life, Disability and AD&D Insurance
- A generous time-off policy that includes up to twelve weeks of maternity/parental leave
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Professional Development Program