ESHA North America Manager

SGL Carbon; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

401k Retirement Plan with employer 401

Job summary

SGL Carbon in Charlotte, NC seeks a senior EHSA leader to manage incident response, regulatory monitoring, and corporate EHSA programs across North American sites. The role includes mentoring staff, coordinating services, and aligning site practices with corporate standards.

Responsibilities include developing operating plans and budgets, analyzing risk metrics, and driving improvements in safety, environment, and process safety while engaging with regulators and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Environmental Sciences or Engineering is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Strong customer service and relations skills.
• Ability to define, document, and test process improvements including implementation of tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage NA EHSA Incident Management process for employee safety, process safety and environmental safety.
• Develop EHSA operating plans and budgets for sites; monitor regulatory trends and establish compliance programs.
• Coach and mentor site EHSA staff; lead multi-site initiatives and projects.
• Coordinate communications between sites on common practices; liaise with regulatory agencies on significant issues.
• Maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and ESG/CSR data; support global EHSA activities and project teams.

Skills

Written communication

Customer relations

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Environmental Sciences or Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

We are a global technology company specializing in carbon, graphite, and composite products and solutions for applications with exceptionally high requirements. Its high-quality materials and products are used in forward-looking industries such as automotive, energy generation, aerospace, semiconductor technology, and fuel cell manufacturing. In addition, we develop solutions for the chemical industry and a wide range of industrial applications.

In 2025, SGL Carbon SE generated sales of €850 million. The company employs around 3,800 people at 29 locations in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Summary of job content

:Manage EHSA function for the North America Region, analyze key metrics and regulatory trends to identify risks an

ddevelop and implement initiatives and activities to maintain acceptable risk levels. Mentor and develop NA sites’ EHS

Astaff and facilitate communications between sites regarding common practices and issue/problem resolution. Evaluate service providers, systems and technologies and make recommendations for application at sites. Serve as liaison wit

hregulatory agencies for significant regulatory issues to monitor and protect SGL interests

.
Key Accountabilitie

s: Manage NA EHSA Incident Management process respectively employee safety, process safety and environmental safe

ty Support site management for development of EHSA operating plans and budget

s. Monitor regulatory trends and work with sites to establish compliance programs.

Analyze key metrics to identify risks and establish Corporate EHSA programs to maintain acceptable risk level

s. Manage and maintain regular check and control measures (audits) to ensure compliance conformity and top safety performan

ce Evaluate EHSA systems and technologies and make recommendation

s. Coach and mentor site EHSA staff and participate in performance metrics and evaluation assessment

s. Facilitate NA EHSA meetings and communications to share corporate programs, common problems, and best practice

s. Support Global EHSA activities and participate in project teams to ensure EHSA issues are effectively addressed for new

ormodified manufacturing operation

s. Maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for SGL NA produ

ct Manage the on time and on quality ESG / CSR data generation, collection and distribution proce

ss Coordinate industrial hygiene monitoring programs for SGL NA site

s. Responsible for $400k annual operating budge

t. Local (Charlotte) EHSA responsibility including compliance and reporting for Service Cent

er
Skills and Knowled

ge: Bachelor or master’s degree in occupatio

nalSafety and Environmental Sciences

orEngineering required Knowledge of Federal and State regulati

onspertaining to environmental and safety

inindustrial manufacturing setti

ngs Excellent written and verbal communicat

ionskills with all levels of organizati

on. Strong customer service and relations

hipbuilding skil

ls. Strong ability to define, document, test proc

essimprovements including implementation

oftools and technolo

gy.
Experien

ces: Minimum 15 years EHSA experience requi

red. Minimum 5 years of experience wi

thincorporate or multi-site organization

Minimum of 5 years of experience in lea

dingEHSA teams with a proven track recor

d ofdriving results, mentoring staff, and mana

gingproje

cts.Dimens

ion: Must be extremely organized, strong abilit

y toprioritize, and multi-task in a fast-mo

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What we o

ffer:SGL offers a competitive benefits package inclu

• ding:Medical and Prescription Drug cov
• erageDental insu
• ranceVision insu
• ranceEmployee Assistance Program
• (EAP)Flexible Spending Account
• (FSA)Health Savings Account
• (HSA)Basic Life and AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment) insu
• ranceShort Term and Long Term Disability insu
• ranceVoluntary Spouse Life insu
• ranceVoluntary Child Life insu
• rance401k Savings Retirement Plan with employer
• matchVacation
• daysPaid Hol

idays