Associate Manager, SHE

SC Johnson GmbH; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health care plans

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave

Flexible work arrangements

Vacation purchase options

Recreation and fitness centers

Childcare support

Counseling services

Job summary

SC Johnson GmbH is seeking an Associate Manager, Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) to design, implement and oversee the site’s safety and health programs. You will lead data-driven improvements, manage reports and contractors, and partner with operations to achieve site SHE targets.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in safety-related fields, 5+ years of experience, and strong project management skills. Travel up to 10% and an on-site work environment are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of safety, health, and environmental experience in a manufacturing environment with leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated project management to prioritize and complete multiple projects.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state and local environmental regulations.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a safety leader on the manufacturing floor, engaging with staff and leadership.
• Lead injury reduction through hazard identification, risk mitigation and corrective actions.
• Foster a culture of safety ownership with coaching and leadership development.
• Conduct safety observations, floor walks and field engagements to spot risks.
• Oversee incident investigations, coaching teams to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Use data to identify trends, prioritize resources and drive safety improvements.
• Ensure regulatory compliance programs support operational excellence and injury prevention.
• Lead, coach and develop SHE professionals and set clear field expectations.

Skills

Safety leadership

Incident management

Risk assessment

Data-driven decisions

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety or related

Master's degree (preferred)

CSP

CIH

CHMM

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Associate Manager, Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), you will be responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and overseeing the site's safety and health compliance programs. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives, including data analysis, incident management, and risk assessment activities, to help maintain a safe and compliant work environment. In this role, you will manage direct reports and contractors while developing and partnering with safety and health champions across the site's Operations and Maintenance teams. You will work collaboratively to ensure critical compliance activities are completed effectively and consistently while supporting the site's overall safety and health objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a visible safety leader by maintaining a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and engaging directly with employees, supervisors, and managers.
• Lead the site's injury reduction efforts through proactive hazard identification, risk mitigation, and accountability for corrective actions.
• Drive a culture where safety ownership exists at all levels of the organization through coaching, mentoring, and influencing leaders and employees.
• Conduct routine floor walks, safety observations, and field engagements to identify risks and remove barriers to safe work execution.
• Oversee the incident investigation process, with a focus on coaching teams to identify root causes, implement sustainable corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.
• Use data to identify trends, prioritize resources, and drive measurable improvements in safety performance.
• Challenge unsafe conditions, behaviors, and processes while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, employee engagement, and participation.
• Oversee regulatory compliance programs while ensuring related activities support operational excellence and injury prevention.
• Lead, coach, and develop SHE professionals while establishing clear expectations for field engagement and performance.
• Partner with site operations leaders to deploy leader standard work for managers and supervisors to support the achievement of site-specific safety targets and objectives.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of safety, health, and environmental experience in a manufacturing environment, including demonstrated leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated project management experience to enable prioritization and management of multiple projects to completion.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state and local environmental regulations.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship for full-time employment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Advanced degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Designation as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or equivalent certification.
• Experience leading teams and managing others.
• Ability to build open, candid, and trusting relationships and collaborate effectively to achieve shared objectives.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate information clearly and concisely to stakeholders.
• Ability to influence decisions by providing clear, fact-based rationale.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Full-time core business hours, with the expectation of occasional night and weekend availability.

Up to 10% domestic travel may be required.

Approximately 50% of work time will be spent in an office environment.

Approximately 50% of work time will be spent in a manufacturing environment.

This role is not eligible for relocation.

This position is not eligible for remote work.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

SC Johnson's total compensation packages are at or above industry levels. In addition to salary, total packages may include bonuses, long-term incentives, matching 401(k) contributions and profit sharing based on company profitability, job level and years of service. As a family company, we're committed to providing benefits such as subsidized health care plans, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, flexible work arrangements, vacation purchase options, recreation and fitness centers, childcare, counseling services and more.

Inclusion & Diversity

We're a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive. We're committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

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