Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Operations Leader

External Overview:

• FMC Corporation is committed to providing employees with ample opportunities to contribute, lead and be recognized as innovators, to look beyond barriers to provide solutions, to be challenged in what they do and to love doing it. FMC  is a S&P 500, diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a century. As a global leader utilizing advanced technologies and customer-focused research and development, FMC provides innovative and cost-effective solutions to food, agriculture, pharmaceutical, specialty and related industries.

Reporting

• Direct report to Corporate EHS Operations Director
• Dotted line reporting to Business Unit Operations Director

Responsibilities:

• Identifies, develops and implements strategic solutions to the business’s EHS challenges which improve operational performance, corporate consistency, and enhance business profitability
• Provides EHS expertise to division sites relating to identifying and advising of potential safety/health hazards or environmental concerns and assist in developing and implementing corrective actions. Provides expertise pertaining to global regulatory  standards, as well as professional direction concerning risk management
• Aligns implementation of the EHS improvement process with the goals of the business and supports the development of strategic EHS initiatives within their respective business plans
• Participates in cross-functional EHS audits of company facilities and ensures adequate follow-up and remedy for issues identified
• Assures timely and accurate reporting for all EHS regulatory requirements in the respective business and conducts due diligence audits related to potential business activities
• Provides oversight and advice regarding the development and implementation of formal and informal audit and assurance processes for the business
• Keeps current of EHS trends and state of the art solutions for EHS matters.   Collaborates with site leadership to develop tools and techniques; help managers and employees to manage change to mitigate the safety impact
• Drives safe work practices and environmental responsibility.  Collaborate with sites to comply with EHS policies, procedures, and awareness programs
• Coordinates or leads  investigations and corrective/preventive actions of significant incidents or near misses to identify and solve root causes
• Leads division EHS initiatives program to assure process and process changes are properly evaluated as to their potential hazards with regards to environment and safety.

Required Education:

• B.S. degree - in engineering, industrial health and safety, operations or similar degree

Qualifications:

• Strong facilitative leadership abilities to enable organization to achieve EHS objectives
• Experience with  Hazard and Risk assessment, process Safety, Environmental Compliance, OHSA, Emergency Response, Contractor Management, Management Systems, and Incident Investigation preferred
• Experience managing EHS auditing initiatives, including conducting risk assessment, ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and policies, interviewing key personnel and conducting audit reporting and writing.
• Experience in a global multi-plant manufacturing environment a plus.
• Ability to influence direction across a complex global organization
• Demonstrated success in developing strategies and implementing processes to ensure the company is compliant with both internal and external requirements.
• Must be able to work at all levels of the organization plus with external regulatory agencies, must have excellent communication skills.
• Strong project management skills along with strong program development and proven training experience a plus.
• Must be able to travel 25 – 40 % of the time.

Competencies

• Approachability
• Motivating Others
• Organizational Agility
• Drive for Results
• Listening
• Functional/Technical Skills EHS
• Developing Director Reports & Others
• Managing and Measuring Work
• Standing Alone
• Presentation Skills
• Written Communications

Additional Information

• FMC employs people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career. FMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV and supports a drug free workplace. (US Only)