ESHA North America Manager

SGL Carbon; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

401k with employer match

Job summary

SGL Carbon is seeking a senior EHSA leader to manage the North America EHSA function, analyze key metrics and regulatory trends, and implement initiatives to maintain acceptable risk levels. You will mentor and develop NA sites’ EHS staff and facilitate communications between sites for best practices.

Responsibilities include evaluating services, coordinating with regulatory agencies, and supporting global EHSA activities to address issues in new or modified manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Environmental Sciences or Engineering is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Ability to analyze regulatory trends and identify risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage NA EHSA Incident Management process for employee safety, process safety and environmental safety.
• Develop EHSA operating plans and budget with site management.
• Monitor regulatory trends and implement compliance programs at sites.
• Coach and mentor site EHSA staff and participate in performance metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Analytical thinking

Education

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

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 Accountabilities

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.

s. 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 Knowledge

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

ls. Strong ability to define, document, test proc

essimprovements including implementation

oftools and technolo

gy.
Experien

Experiences

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

ment
What we o

• ding:Medical and Prescription Drug cov
• 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