Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Program Manager

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Redmond (WA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Retirement Plan

Paid time off

Company benefit programs

Job summary

SGS is seeking an experienced OHS Program Manager to lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of occupational health and safety programs across research, laboratory, and technology operations. The role emphasizes balance between compliance, risk management, and business objectives in a dynamic environment.

The position is hybrid, requiring a minimum of three days on customer site, and reports to the global safety function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in safety.
• Experience with hazard identification, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to operate within a corporate OHS strategy and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead OH&S programs for research, laboratory, and technology operations.
• Provide guidance on hazard identification, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct incident investigations, audits, and corrective actions.
• Develop risk management processes and safe work procedures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to enable safe and efficient operations.
• Deliver safety training and promote a strong safety culture.
• Support lab safety programs including chemical safety and hazardous materials.

Skills

Hazard identification

Risk assessments

Incident investigations

Regulatory compliance

Chemical safety

Laboratory/industrial operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Multinational experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety or related field

Minimum 4 years OH&S experience

Job description

Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Program Manager

• Full-time
• Compensation: USD 101,000 - USD 120,000 - yearly

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. It operates a network of over 2,000 offices and laboratories around the world.

We are seeking an experienced OHS Program Manager to lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of occupational health and safety programs supporting innovative research, laboratory, and technology operations for a high-technology customer. This role is ideal for a collaborative, solutions-oriented safety professional who can balance compliance, risk management, and business objectives in a dynamic environment. The successful candidate will partner closely with researchers, engineers, facilities teams, and business stakeholders to ensure hazards are identified, risks are effectively managed, and practical safety solutions are implemented.

This is a hybrid role; minimum three (3) days per week on customer site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, implementation, and management of occupational health and safety programs supporting research, laboratory, and technology operations.
• Provide expert guidance on hazard identification, risk assessments, industrial hygiene, regulatory compliance, and safety best practices.
• Conduct and support incident investigations, audits, inspections, exposure assessments, and corrective action activities.
• Develop and maintain risk management processes, including risk assessments, Job Hazard Analyses, Management of Change reviews, and safe work procedures.
• Review facility, equipment, and operational changes to ensure appropriate safeguards and risk controls are identified and implemented.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop practical solutions that enable safe and efficient operations.
• Develop and deliver safety training, communications, and awareness initiatives that strengthen safety culture and workforce engagement.
• Analyze safety performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Support laboratory safety programs including chemical safety, hazardous materials management, hazardous waste, compressed gases, cryogens, and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with global teams to promote consistency, share best practices, and support implementation of corporate OHS programs and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4years of Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, or Industrial Hygiene experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in occupational health and safety programs, hazard identification, risk assessments, incident investigations, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of chemical safety, hazardous materials management, and laboratory or industrial operations.
• Ability and willingness to operate within an established corporate OHS strategy while contributing innovative solutions and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with international and remote team members across multiple locations and time zones.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience working in a multinational organization is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CSP or CIH are preferred.
• Experience supporting research, laboratory, manufacturing, semi-conductor, or high-technology environments is highly desirable.

Join a collaborative global team where safety expertise, practical problem-solving, and partnership are valued as highly as technical excellence.

The salary range for this position is$101,000 - $120,000 (dependent on experience).

In addition, your compensation package includes the following benefits:

• Participation in the Company’s benefit programs coincident or following the first of the month in which you are hired.
• Immediate eligibility to participate in the Company’s 401K Retirement Plan
• Paid time off:
  • Ten (10)vacation days
  • Four (4) floating holidays annually
  • Seven (7) company observed holidays paid
  • Sick time accrual

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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