Senior EHS Leader: Site Safety, Compliance & Risk

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager (Onsite); Tijuana; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager (Onsite) in Baja California, Mexico leads the site EHS programs and ensures regulatory compliance across operations, quality, engineering, and maintenance. The role requires a BS in EH&S or related field, 7+ years of leadership in regulated manufacturing, and fluent English and Spanish.

You will drive a strong safety culture, conduct audits, and coordinate with agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in EH&S or related field.
• Fluent English and Spanish (written and verbal).
• 7+ years Environmental, Health & Safety leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years managing environmental permitting, regulatory inspections, government agency interactions, and industrial hygiene or occupational health programs.
• Experience managing contractor safety programs and high-risk operations.
• Working knowledge of Mexico environmental, health, and labor regulations.
• Knowledge of NOM-028-STPS-2012 (Process Safety Standard) or equivalent process safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead site Environmental, Health & Safety programs and management systems.
• Establish a strong safety culture through visible leadership, coaching, employee engagement, and influence across key site functions.
• Maintain strong field presence through observations, safety walks, contractor oversight, and risk assessments to identify operational risks, elevate concerns, stop work when needed, and support safe and compliant operations.
• Serve as the site owner for environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, including permits, reporting, submissions, renewals, modifications, and agency interactions.
• Partner with Legal, Engineering, Operations, and Quality to assess process changes, sterilization validations, equipment modifications, facility expansions, and related EHS or regulatory impacts.
• Lead industrial hygiene and EO-related compliance programs, including exposure monitoring, respiratory protection, fit testing, occupational health surveillance, hazard communication, ergonomics, and employee notifications.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective action programs, emergency response efforts, and required employee training.
• Conduct inspections, compliance assessments, audits, and analyze EHS metrics to drive continuous improvement and ensure timely closure of findings, actions, and regulatory commitments.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, or a related technical discipline

Job description

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager (Onsite) in Baja California, Mexico leads the site EHS programs and ensures regulatory compliance across operations, quality, engineering, and maintenance. The role requires a BS in EH&S or related field, 7+ years of leadership in regulated manufacturing, and fluent English and Spanish.

You will drive a strong safety culture, conduct audits, and coordinate with agencies.