Global Safety & Occupational Health Manager

Ingevity; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingevity seeks a Safety, Health & Environmental Manager to lead global S&OH programs across our manufacturing sites, advancing safety culture and compliance. You will serve as a subject matter expert, partner with site teams, and drive company-wide standards and training initiatives.

The role requires strong regulatory knowledge, 7+ years in S&OH roles, and the ability to influence across all organizational levels.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher in chemical engineering or related field.
• 7+ years in S&OH roles at manufacturing locations.
• Experience leading global S&OH programs at corporate or multi-site level.
• Strong regulatory knowledge relating to S&OH.
• Certified Safety Professional or CIH preferred.
• Proven ability to influence across all levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead global S&OH programs across sites.
• Partner with Safety & Health teams at manufacturing sites.
• Develop and maintain S&OH standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Oversee S&OH and process safety related EHS systems.
• Lead audits and investigations; implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with HR and Medical on workers' comp and surveillance.

Skills

S&H program leadership

Cross-functional comms

Regulatory knowledge

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Education

BS in chemical engineering or related field

Certified Safety Professional or CIH preferred

Tools

SAP

OpenText

PowerPoint

Excel

Google Drive

Google Workspace

Job description

Job Family Group: Safety, Health, & Environmental Are you ready to do something remarkable? Ready to collaborate with an incredible team to solve problems that improve people's lives? Meet Ingevity. At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. Our products enable oil to flow better, crops to grow fuller, roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner. Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily. We understand there is no challenge too big and no contribution too small. We seek out new ideas for tackling complex problems and celebrate achieving the improbable. We value each person's unique talents and synergize them to create meaningful impact and sustainable solutions for our customers and our world. Bold. Energetic. Ingenious. Genuine. If these qualities describe you, we'd love for you to join Ingevity!

Ingevity is a company made up of extraordinary people of every race, religion and background, all worthy of the same dignity. Our differences are one of our great strengths. Join us in building a culture of increasing diversity and respect - a culture where everyone belongs.

Ingevity is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

How you will impact Ingevity:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to have a real impact on the company by providing multi-faceted Safety and Occupational Health (S&OH) support to our businesses and operating sites. The S&OH Manager will be responsible for leading global S&OH programs to enable the organization to drive injuries, illnesses, and incidents to zero. This role will lead processes to develop, upgrade, and implement company-wide S&OH standards and managing systems. The S&OH Manager will focus on advancing the company's S&OH capabilities and culture.

• Leading and continuously improving global S&OH programs for the company.
• Working across all manufacturing sites to partner with their Safety & Health teams and provide subject matter expertise and guidance.
• Function as the subject matter expert for S&OH in various specialized competency areas.
• Monitoring and communicating patterns and trends in S&OH performance and leading the development and implementation of appropriate responses.
• Leading efforts to develop new and maintain existing S&OH and process safety management standardspolicies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Providing oversight and management to corporate S&OH and process safety related EHS systems.
• Monitoring developments related to regulations and industry standards, assessing impacts, and leading implementation for any new S&OH requirements.
• Developing, and leading S&OH training.
• Overseeing development of site S&OH resources.
• Leading 2nd party S&OH audits, analyzing audit findings for company-wide applicability and response, and ensuring audit tools are available and current.
• Conducting audits at 3rd party provider locations and for mergers and acquisitions.
• Assisting sites with 3rd party audits and interactions.
• Organizing S&OH networks, ensuring specialized competency areas and needs are addressed.
• Leading or participating in significant injury, illness, and incident investigations, providing assistance with classifications, root cause failure analysis, and completion of recommendations to prevent reoccurrence.
• Working closely with HR and Medical on managing workers compensation cases, medical surveillance and wellness programs.
• Overseeing exposure monitoring programs, analyzing results, and recommending action plans.
• Leading the ergonomics and other health related programs for the company.
• Managing and monitoring support and services provided by contractors and consultants.
• Representing the company on relevant external committees, teams, and associations.
• Benchmarking similar companies and industries for continuous program improvement.

What you need to succeed:

• BS degree or higher in chemical engineering or other engineering, technical, or scientific discipline required
• 7 or more years of experience working in S&OH roles at manufacturing locations
• Experience managing global S&OH programs at corporate or division level or across multiple sites required
• Sound technical and regulatory knowledge relating to S&OH
• Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist preferred
• Proven ability to communicate with impact across all levels of an organization and lead by influence
• Highly motivated, customer oriented individual with a solid history of planning, execution, and organization and people skills
• Self-motivated, results oriented and able to learn rapidly, multi-task efficiently and effectively plan and organize to meet multiple deadlines.
• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Open Text, SAP, all Google drive applications
• Team oriented, "roll up your sleeves" mindset
• Ability to travel approximately 30%

Ingevity provides products and technologies that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. Through a team of talented and experienced people, we develop, manufacture and bring to market solutions that help customers solve complex problems and make the world more sustainable. Headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, Ingevity operates from 23 locations around the world and employs approximately 1,600 people. For more information, visit Ingevity.com.